Well Gents Here it is! Elliot’s New and improved Diner with… Just a hint of pink[:D] (In the Ladies powder room only.)
Coffee’s always on and the pie will always be there! To improve the look I’ve added a few more pics and a few more seats for all those old weary legs! Chandeliers have been reinforced with grade 80 chain and… It’s been Phil Proofed!
Duke: Loved the Pic of the Berkshire always a favourite!
I have to get the roof on this place soon before the rains come!
Later All
Fergie
Remember that these bulbs I’m using came from a 20 light string. 120 volts divided by 20 = 6 volts. So it takes 2 bulbs to take 11 volts.
Here’s a simple table of some common string lengths using 12 volts as the power.
35: 120 divided by 35 = 3.4 volts. 4 bulbs.
50: 120 divided by 50 = 2.4 volts. 5 bulbs.
75: 120 divided by 75 = 1.6 volts. 8 bulbs.
100: 120 divided by 100 = 1.2 volts. 10 bulbs.
You can see how that works.
Here’s how I prep the two bulb sets to go into a structure.
First I cut the set from the string and leave the joining wire intact. I strip the ends on the other 2 wires.
I then tape the sockets together with electrical tape.
I then loop the joining wire against the 2 bulb bases and tape it in place. When the set is put into a structure the power wires will be attached to the stripped ends.
Good morning, everyone. I thought I drop in here to pass on some good news. First, though, some coffee and pie. Thanks.
A couple of weeks back, we heard that Tom_Bryant_MR was in the hospital after suffering a heart attack. Like a number of us, I sent him a PM to wish him the best. I was happy to see a reply from him this morning. He’s back home and obviously working through his online backlog. Nothing like a happy ending.
And speaking of happy endings, how about another piece of pie?
Well when I saw the other diner was closed, I thought the economy got another one. But when I saw its a new diner “The Full Meal Deal”, I was thinking…“Ha, take that economy!!!”
I guess I will start off with a OJ. Give me some time to look at the menu.
I think they are calling for rain to in southwest Pa. Better than snow, but I give that another month. I will probably just hang out at the house today. Might see what I can do, layout wise. Anything to keep me away from “THE SOAPS.”
**Good Morning,**Today: A chance of showers, mainly before 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. North wind between 14 and 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. North wind between 8 and 15 mph.Lee
Good morning.
It’s 72 and very wet here as I can hear a slow rain outside. The high is expected to hit a paltry 75 today and there’s a chance of thunderstorms.
Yesterday I went out and bought several strings of mini Christmas lights. I made sure that these are 20 light strings. I’ll be cutting them up into sets of 2 bulbs each for use in my structures. I already have 2 pairs made up with 1 pair already in a structure. Some will be easier than others while a few will be a real pain in the butt. For some reason I find myself looking forward to those few.
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[color=Red]Today’s Weather for:
Sundown, LA 71446-6114 10/16/2008
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[color=Blue]Heat Index[/color]: 77°F
[color=Blue]Humidity[/color]: 94%
[color=Blue]Dew Point[/color]: 70°F
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[color=Blue]High[/color]: 73°F
[color=Blue]Low[/color]: 72°F
[color=Blue]Rain[/color]: 0.00"
[color=Blue]Rain Rate[/color]: 0.00"/h
[color=Blue]Gust[/color]: 7mph SSE
Through 9 AM…a [color=Red]band of showers and thunderstorms[/color] associated with a slow moving cold front and extending from Galveston Bay and Lumberton to Merryville and Anacoco will move southeast at 7 mph. [color=Red]Rainfall rates 1 to 2 inches an hour can be expected[/color] around Buna and Merryville. Winds will shift out of the northwest behind this band.
[color=Red]Today High: 78[/color] [color=Red]Showers likely and isolated thunderstorms[/color]. [color=Blue]Highs in the upper 70s. Southwest winds around 5 mph in the morning shifting to the northwest in the afternoon[/color]. [color=Red]Chance of rain 60 percent[/color].
[color=Red]Tonight Low: 60[/color] [color=Blue]Mostly cloudy with a[/color] [color=Red]chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms[/color]. [color=Blue]Lows around 60. North winds 5 to 10 mph[/color]. [color=Red]Chance of rain 40 percent.[/col
Well Robby what can I say? The menu has basically remained the same except for the additional starters such as Chicken Wings, Mega Burgers and daily Specials that may be a bit too Spicy and exotic for some. The Deep fat Frier has been augmented with a Broiler to cut down on the fat content! But… the Prices are the same as well as the Attitude one would expect from Floe and Zoe!! Though we have changed there uniforms. Sorry boys They are no longer wearing roller skates [:-^]
Mister Beasley (aka Mr. B) Glad to hear about Tom as it’s always unfortunate to hear about a fallen member, especially from something as hideous as heart disease. Tell him he’s always welcome here.
Jeff: what are you going to use as a power supply? I’m curious as I’m slowly weeding myself off of incandecent and going LED as I really don’t like the amps I’m drawing (I’ve got a host of transformers and it worries me sometimes)
Today is Wally World day with my MiL, probably look for some of those “Cherries” everyone speaks of.
Later All
Fergie
I’m using an old AT type computer power supply.
Good Morning, Zoe - yep, still a slight ‘new paint’ smell to the Diner, but I like Fergie’s paint job. Fergie, you must have some experience with painting, huh? [swg] I’ll have a glass of Ed’s OJ (glad our twins notified the railroad about the new location and where to ship the tanker cars), cup of coffee, and some of the breakfast special please (with blackberry jam). Thanks!
Rob, sent you a PM with a link on your wiring question that hopefully will help. [tup]
Lee, sorry I didn’t call last night - I was in the Diner until about snooze debate time, and by the time that was over, it was too late to call.
Jeff, thanks for the directions with the photo, for those of us still kind of getting the hang of this electricity thing. [;)]
I did check my wire last night that I have, and here’re the types:
If I recall correctly, the 12 gauge would be used for the busses (spelling?) and the 20 or 23 gauge for feeders (plus the Atlas ‘terminal’ rail joiners as feeders, for about 1’ or less to the bus lines). How about that, Diner electricians? Would that be about right, or what would I need something else/more? I have some terminal/barrier strips that I will have at each end of a section for the bus lines to hook up to.
I’ll get to breakfast while greater minds than mine think about the wiring. Thanks in advance for any and all suggestions.[:)]
Blessings,
Jim in Cape Girardeau
A large coffee in a SOUTHERN mug, please & thanks.
***Jeffrey, thanks for the clear explanation. Hey, as long as the current delivered is less than the rating for bulbs, I would be OK, right? I would prefer to have dimmer lights in structures, compared to what some of them use to come with.
***Jim, thanks for the link.
Have some farm stuff to do today. Have a great day folks.
[C):-)] Rob
Correct. It’s not going to hurt a 12 volt bulb to get just 8 volts. It’ll last a lot longer too.
Good morning,Coffee please.
MrB, I am glad to hear that Tom is getting back on track. (A little pun there)
Sue
Hey! What chew talkin’ 'bout Willis?
PC
It goes back to the original Coffee Shop and the first party when we hit the first 1,000 post. Turned out to be quite a party and Phil ended up with a [B)] when he found out how to tell the twins apart as well as a little pinch. But we would never mention anything about that,now would we?? [}:)][:D][:-^]
Duke
Afternoon All…Its sunny and 59 here…I’ll have a root beer float with double Ice Cream please…Thank You…Havn’t done much on Railroad…I fiddled around with a old portable scanner left over from Radio Station days…I didn’t think it would work but got it going…Programed CSX in to it…I am trying to find a old phone reciver cord to use on my hand held trottle I got one a Wally World but the new ones have wire to fine for my old eyes to mess with plus I don’t think it would hold up…need one from a old dail phone…Well its almost Nap time…You all have a good one…Jerry
Good late afternoon of a pretty much wasted day (up until now of course!)[swg]
Sup up lads and lasses, I haven’t had top for quite a while! Service is going to be slower without the roller skates, especially as they really got the hang of not overshooting the tables!
#1 granson broke his foot fooling about. (He’s 14, so go figure!) That was so swolen when they Xrayed, there was some uncertainty in reading, and an appointment with an orthopedic specialist was recommended. Isn’t one in his home town, so Halifa or New Glasgow (which is quite a bit closer). So today mom reshedules her brand new job, and I leave home at 7:00 to go to get them to take them to NG. Arrive NG about 9:30. They go and wait for processing while I run errands, come back, no progress. Have lunch, and run some more errands. On return (total elapsed time at hospitial just north of 3 hours) to find that the specialist won’t be in today,and anyway their doctor had referred to the IWK inn Halifax anyway. Just didn’t bother to tell Elinor. So now I’m back home (arrived about 4:00), and we are waiting to find out when the first available appointment at the IWK might be. Oh Joy![:(]
Glad the menu has only been added to
…got to love those prices!
Slowly getting there on the hoist trolley for that crane, when that’s done, it’s the spreader that hangs beneath it, and actually lifts the containers. I hope to get another set of Z trucks at the Truro train show this Saturday. I guess if you’re roofing Fergie, you won’t be there.
Wish there was a Preview on this, I wonder why they took that feature off.[tdn]
Tu
Ahhhh the Good Ol’ Days!
Yeppers that’s when we had to replace the big bay windows in the front on a regular basis of the 1st place as someone would inadvertantly get “Da Boot”. That’s why none of us MESS with the gals!
One would have thought it was a Mariner’s Bar…[:D] Pass the hot sauce please!
Fergie
My calf muscles STILL hurt from those cramps. But no practice today or tommorow (THANK YOU COACH!!!)
Der; your story reminds me of some wasted days I’ve had, and I agree, they are agravating in the extreme and usually a monumental pain in the butt. I had to go see a specialist in Alexandria one time. I get there and sign in and have to wait a couple of hours only to be told he won’t be in because of ‘pick your reason’ and I’ll have to reschedule for another appointment in three months! I can’t wait that long! I call my doctor and explain the foul-up to him and he sets up an appointment with another specialist in Lake Charles for the following week. Well, that was in September of '05. A little thing called hurricane Rita put an end to that quick. He then got me set up with a specialist who was visiting our area. It was the guy I was originally supposed to see in Alexandria!
(Late) Afternoon, Diners - ah, I see DerJohn grabbed the TOP honours this afternoon. [dinner][:)] I think I’ll have a couple of filets, since they’re small and all… (anyone want to help me out with the other two that the chef fixed by mistake?)
and a nice salad, please.
Yep, I’ll have a glass of milk and a cup of coffee to wash it all down when I’m done… Thanks!
Fergie, those reinforced chandaliers sure look like they’ll hold up better than the ones in the old Coffee Shop did. Of course, since Chloe started having Vinnie ‘chaperone’ our parties, things have tamed down (a little, anyway…) [:-^]
I see that Duke woke up long enough to chime in on the (ahem…) ‘parties’ at the former place (Coffee Shop). (More like a “mariners’ party”, eh, Fergie?) But now it looks like Duke is back to his [zzz]'s. Are we sure the twins didn’t move him along with the DIner furnishings?
Sawyer, keep those calves iced down. Sounded like it was a bit of a painful game for you (and the rest of the team).
Somewhat busy day today at w**k, but ended up a little early, which was nice. [yeah] Definitely felt like fall with the cooler morning (but no frost to scrape off yet - YAY!!). I got my electric bill for last month, which was down some (mostly because I hadn’t had to run the air conditioning for a while). It’s that time of year when the light turns a golden shade in the afternoon - Very Nice![tup]
I’ll be at the corner booth, eating up DerJohn’s money (well, this filet is probably tastier than even Canadian money, but y’know…).
Blessings and a good evening,
Jim in Cape Girardeau