PC I understand about dressing for it because I have ridden in some pretty cold weather myself and have told others that it isn’t any different then riding a snowmobile, just dress for it. My concern is that cold tires and cold pavement do not make a good mix so please make sure you have a safe ride. Oh, and by the way I live a little further North than you and at times we get more of the nasty stuff then you do.
Duke
Vincent, I hear ya on exams. My grade in spanish is to where if I got a zero on the exam, I’d probably get a 70-something for the semester. Which is a decent grade, but I’m hoping I at least passed the exam.
Had an exam today, and I either passed w/ flying colors or epically failed. There were maybe 30 or 40 problems dealing w/ molar mass, and either I did the equations or reverse, so either I got 'em all right or all wrong.
Tomorrow I have 3rd and 7th exams, then I’m FREE!
Hey Tom, we had a Christmas assembly today. You probably would have liked the choir part of it, but for me, the band absolutely blew them out of the water [:D] Had a great band at Schofield last year, looks like all those awesome ppl.s have funneled into AHS
Jim, thank you for the encouragement on the exams. My two toughest are tomorrow.
Good afternoon. I finally got all my stuff for today done. The Home Health nurse came by ‘around noon’ as they call it. Actually about 1 and fitted me up with the wound vac. It took over an hour because she couldn’t get it a tiny leak stopped. About 2:10 I finally said it would have to do because I had to take off for my Doppler scan, which I was late for. I got that done then went to the food stamp office to turn in my paperwork there then to the library then to the gas station to get gas for the car, my mother’s treat. Tomorrow morning I have to go into town to get my eyes dilated and checked. I’m not looking forward to that at all. In the afternoon I have to go back to get an MRI done. Fun, fun.
Here’s a peek at my new favorite pest.
Sawyer, the exam was way to easy. I nailed all 50 questions in 15 minutes. But I am Free from college for a few weeks!!! Which means I can get more hours at work, thus, more money for trains.
Chris, what’d I do?
Good Evening–
mmm—I see a thread showed up about NMRA—wonder what will occur with this one—[:-^]
Anyhooooo----our house is now all lit up–not quite in the same flair as a certain fellows down the street but with our own —eherm–style. I’m going to get some stuff done tomorrow for final details and then we’ll see if it makes any difference in terms of looks—
I also discovered that I need to get more cleaned up here-----sheeesh
Wwweeeeeeeeelll—better get ready to go off and sing the little heart out—heeheehee[:)]
Chloe, I’ll have 3 triple grease burgers and a large bucket of fries—as well as a large RBF inna bucket please[dinner]----I’ll be at the RC—[:)]
Grilled chicken with mushrooms, onions, and a side of steamed veggies, please.
***Vincent, CONGRATS on the exam. More time for work and money it brings for trains is also a good thing.
***Jeffrey, did the wound vac ever get worked out, or will the nurse have to return to finish the job? I don’t envy your medical shedule.
Respiratory therapist comes out to the farm tomorrow to set me up with the Bipapa machine. Hope it helps. I’ve now lost 15.5 lbs since adopting the caveman diet (as I call it). Wish it was all fat, but there is muscle loss, too. Perhaps some of that is from no longer being able to workout. Wife just prays it isn’t lymphoma. Me, too!
Cut some little pieces of playwood and glued them to the bottom of that last model trailer. When that dries, it will make it a snap glueing the skirt around the outsides.
Hope everyone is doing well.
[C):-)] Rob
The minor leak seems to have worked itself out. The nurse will be back on Friday. I wouldn’t wish my medical problems on my worst enemy, though there are some people whom I could single out to enjoy the experience. The problems I post on here are only some of what I’ve got going on.
Good Evenin’, Chloe - I’ll have a turkey sandwich with the veggies and some of that mayo-miracle-stuff on it, and a CAW mug of coffee please, with a slice of apple pie (on plate, yes) and a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top of the pie. Thanks!
Anybody know why Vinnie was chasing Chris down the tracks as I came in? Was it something he said?.. [:O]
Jeff. thanks for the info on the Bachmann bobber cabeese. I did a search online and found out that Kadee makes a kit (kinda rare for them) of a bobber, and it only runs about $5 more than the Bachmanns. I may get one for my mining or logging runs come next payday (or maybe after the start of the year; I still have property taxes to pay…). Hey, did you add personnel inside that bobber, or did it come that way? Looks nice (though I’m sure OSHA would have something to say about that!). With your new best buddy there, do you slide your foot under it, or what?[%-)]
Barry, now that Spring has found out how warm the laptop is, will you be able to pry him off of it? [;)][oops] And how soon can we expect the photo(s) of your superbly, uniquely lit home? [swg]
PC, I’m with the Duke and the others about that riding in 12 F weather - not counting the 60 mph wind chill (on top of the ‘standing still’ wind chill…). Brrrrr!! It might get you sent home early, but with a side trip to see the shrink for an assessment… [swg]
Galaxy, I’m envious (no, not of the free w**kout, though that’s kinda neat) - you have your shopping about done? [:O] Goddness, man - you’ll give all the Diners with wives or girlfriends trouble if their CFO’s think that this is when most guys get the shopping done! [B)]
Todd, what can you do, when the ground is froze over that hard? Guess the only thing left to do is MRR’ing in the basement, h
Moved again, I see.
Jeff, I like the bobbers. Do some of the figures represent some of the diners? That must be Todd on the platform. Who’s that guy chowing down all of those jumbo bergers and fries? Barry? …I’m not sure, but is that somebody sleeping in the back corner? Who could that be? … hmmmm… we could have some fun with this one.
Also, Jeff … continued prayers for your health.
Vincent … you’re in college. What are your studying?
Barry … You’re really chowing down on those burgers and fries!
Duke and PC … Um, cars have windows and heaters. Try a car next time in the cold weather.
Someone mentioned Kukla, Fran, and Ollie … I recall them. That was before color TV. … It may have bee nblack and white, but at least the programming in those days was appropriate for all family members.
I’m still getting into DCC. It’s not a perfect world. One decoder ws defective. Today, the program circuit quit in my DCC unit and I can’t program on the prgram track as a result. For now, I have 4 SD’s, 4 Baldwin diesel switchers, and 2 steam switchers programmed. That is plent for the one part of the layout wired for DCC.
Happy Model Railroading
It has a shoulder strap and is carried like a shoulder bag. There’s a foam pad in the wound that abuts another pad that runs a little way up my ankle to a plastic vacuum tube that runs up beneath my pants leg to the vac unit. The foam padding is sealed with adhesive backed film so a suction is created through the foam to draw the air and liquid out of the wound. The suction sets up a negative pressure causing the positive pressure outside to force the wound closed on the foam. That’s as much as I can say about it without somebody losing their last meal.
The figures came with the caboose. Somebody went to the trouble of installing them sometime in the past.
Tall glass of cool lemon water, please.
***Jim, I didn’t see the mask you were refering to. Tomorrow that person should bring several for me to choose from, so perhaps I’ll find a better fit. Made the one I have work by adding a rolled up sock where it hits the forehead. I’m sure I look rediculous, but only my wife sees me that way.[(-D]
As for the trailer skirting, once the wood/glue had dried enough, it took only a few minutes this evening to cut & glue it to the base. Turned out to be a simple shortcut.
Now a little more paint and it will be done. Guess then it will be time to work on the actual trailer park. Or perhaps dig out the first carnival ride kit.
[C):-)] Rob
Evenin’ folks!
Went over to school to observe the last Pack Meeting of Pack 2 in Geneva. Next time they meet as a pack, the number will have changed and they will have a new Chartering Organization. It was one of the meetings that nothing went right, but the cubs had a great time…[:-^] Lots and lots of energy, but no focus. After the meeting they loaded their huge cabinet with all the cub stuff into my old pick up truck and the Cub Master and I took it over to another leaders house for storage until it will be moved into the new home of the pack.
Barry, It will be locked… I was going to say that earlier, but had to leave for the meeting. Got home and checked, and Yep! It is locked. tstage put the kabosh on it. I was going to say almost exactly what Tom finally did, but again I didn’t have time before the meeting. In my first post at the thread, I stated that I know of no National policy to limit a guest to 3 meetings. As a Superintendent of a Division, I should have gotten something to that effect sent from either National or forwarded to me from the Region. I get updates several times a month via email from the Region. As a matter of fact, I would highly doubt that a National policy would come out right now to that effect as National has just opened the National Convention next Summer to all people whether a member or not… see: http://www.nmra75.org/ Those that wondered if it was somehow different insurance regs in Canada… Nope the same insurance policy covers all of the US and Canada. The liability issue is an important one. We have to hav
I thought so----hence all my questions. My insurance thing was more of a point about how sometimes these insurance things happen because we see people going into lawsuit land—
We done the Children’s Hospital and the mall—we have a coupla nursing homes to sing at—caroling is so much fun[:D]
I spent a bit of time at the Children’s Hospital on the MRR forum—had a surprise when I got back home tonight—little ‘Spring’ was cuddled up BY the laptop with his paw around it like he was cuddling it—
------and those triple grease burgers were really nice!!
Garry, I’m in college for technical drafting using CAD. I only have to take a few more classes before I get the degree.
Jim, I would re-paint, if 3 of my 7 cabooses weren’t already bay windows. I want to try to balance out numbers based on the prototypes balance. Right now that means I should get more wide visions (I have 3) or slant coupla cabooses (the bachmann one is actually right for one). the 7th caboose is a CB&Q 4-window wood caboose in BN green paint. That and I already spent my $$ on more trains.
Yep, Jim, all done shopping. Found what I was looking for today. Everything that is here is all wrapped and everything! [:D] Two items ordered online may be late. Hopefully one will come Friday, if not it won’t arrive until after Christmas. The other is no biggy, it is from the puddys {cats} to their loving pop-pop {me}, although I will share with my other half willingly. It is Susan Boyle’s CD I Dreamed a Dream. If you don’t know her or familiar with that CD, boy have you really missed the news-complete with Utube’s anual most viewed video award. I hope it arrives soon. It said it was in stock, but I wouldn’t be surprised if I got a “backordered” notice email.
PT for hands a regular deal, but working the one machine for conditioning is really playing ahvoc with my back. Have to stop using that machine, or we undo what we are trying to accomplish with my back at tomorrow’s PT.
Jeff- hope you are feeling as good as can be. The prayer candle was lit part of the day today with special thoughts for just for you.
Take care guys
Good evening all. A hot chocolate please Chloe, but hold the marshmallows. Yes, whipped cream would do very well instead! Thanks.
…Keith: I wouldn’t use AMI roadbed again…except for , well, roads! I would recommend trying the double sided tape - the kind that is just adhesive, not the foam backed. That’s what I’ve used in my freight yard re-model, and it’s pretty good. Far less messy than, I imagine, any of the caulking products are/could be. I’ve not used those for track, so don’t speak from knowledge. For the curves, don’t try to bend a long piece of the tape, just follow the curve with short pieces. If you are thinking economy, you don’t need a continuous strip of tape. Think of track nails, they aren’t every tie. I use a fair amount of the tape however, and once the track is where I want it to be I press it down into the tape firmly. A block of wood would do, but this last project I used the top of a bloodsugar test strip bottle. I’m putting the tape directly onto that blue (or pink but ours is blue) foam insulation board. How it would stick to cork I don’t know, but so long as the cork is fine-grained and smooth it should work. Another track layi
Evening all, just stopping in for a nightly RBF. I’ve been doing the wking thing more (not complaining about the hours either). I’ve also got a pretty big job going at the shop. Got a guy with a '98.5 Dodge 3500 with a Cummins, its got no power, and several CEL (check engine light) codes stored in it. I’ve read all the codes, checked the trouble tree’s for them and well…I’ve got to condemn the injection pump on it, even though the truck runs fine, just has no power. Aside from the injection pump, I’ve also got to condemn the accelerator pedal position sensor and the MAP sensor…all in all, about 2200.00 in parts alone, but them’s the breaks of having a diesel powered truck. You pay to play. Well that’s enough of my complaining, nothing really else happening, the new crossing gates and flashers are up at one of the crossings here in Troy. the other three that come through downtown are still slowly being worked on, but the one right at the interchange point with the COEH is up and probably running as of this evening, they were doing what looked to be final checks on it as I came home from wk this afternoon.
Sure is going to look different with the crossing all lit and gated now when CSX or the COEH rolls through, but it’ll help nonetheless.
Welp, that’s about all for me, continuing thoughts and prayers for all those in need (that’d be all of us).
PS: PC…you’re a nut for riding in that kind of weather, I normally won’t ride in weather below 40, unless its an absolute necessity, but at the same time, my period of being able to ride is getting cut short, just listed the bike on the Bay this afternoon…
Evening all. I’ve been so busy and everything is so screwey. I was busy all weekend with train rides and hockey (we’ve lost every game thus far). Then I was sick Monday and Tuesday. And the charging cord for my laptop broke and my new one won’t come till next week, and the home computer doesn’t work. Tonight, I had dress rehearsal and practice. Tomorrow is our band concert, which counts as our midterm exam. Progress reports came. Lowest was an 87 in algebra, which I expected, so not too bad. And this week isn’t going that great. I threw my contacts out, since I needed to replace them. And then my mom tells me that she never got me more. Great. So now I have to be blind for a week, until they come in (I wear my glasses during classes, even though they’re hideous). BUT, my friend (who I coincendentally like…) said I looked ‘different,’ in a good way with them on. [:)] So whatever… [;)] Well, I gotta go, so I’ll see you guys once I’m back on my computer. Peace…
" Oh hi… you must be Flo… the brunette and then there’s your twin sisters… Zoe and Chloe a redhead and a blonde. Wow all three of you look alike~ I’ll have coffee" …
Der John, once again you have pulled me from the fire~ In reading your post, I was wondering in the back of my mind .“What did I … didn’t do?” The glue held to the cork… but not the plastic.
What do you think? As I say that? I’m thinking that maybe I should have roughed up the bottoms of the ties with some light sandpaper. Yep… dah~ DOH! Of course good glue wouldn’t hurt. But right now… I’ve used Krystal Klear glue so much… I’d bet Canadian dollars to Peso’s just those two remedies alone would be better. I forget who mentioned Krystal Klear… but I have really come to like it. Once that stuff dries… it holds. But since you’ve shown some interest, I’ll tell ya. I am at the point… (I just got back from the hobby store) where I have to tackle some problems… issues … decisionis… and downright choices … and finding the solutions. This is where I am at.
Curved Re-railers is one of my solutions. Also, I am still trying to put in straight re-railers. I think you’d agree … no matter how well you lay out the track … there is some car that wants to derail … no matter what.~ Keep in mind I will be having a very long run… I’ll need re-railers… inside the mountains … maybe double re-railers~ I’m such a doubter… I doubt even my doubts.
Aside from buying re-railers. I bought some Peco’s. Just like the Atlas #6’s… but I think peco has a diff. number for it. I bought the Peco’s because of the ‘click’ in them. And that was one of my other issues. Coming to the
[B)]opens door slowly…very slowly. Peeks inside. Sees Flo and most importantly…no Vinnie!
Good evening… Flo? Ma’am? May I please have a cup of coffee??? Thank you Ma’am. Yes ma’am, at the Rivet Counter. Yes ma’am, I’ll behave…it was just a misunderstandification earlier…you see, Chloe thought I was speaking, favorably, I might add, about her, well, ahhhh anyhow…I wasn’t, I was actually speaking about JEFF’s new acquisitions. Yes ma’am…I’ll go sit down now.
VINCENT: Don’t sweat it Pal, I was in arrears with VINNIE, the bouncer and “enforcer” of the Diner. Somehow I got tossed out last night, and well…with the aforementioned misunderstandification, he kinda, like JIM said, chased me down the tracks. VINNIE don’t like it when we mess with the ladies…intentional or otherwise!!![B)][xx(]
VINCENT, was you the one with the caboose repaint or no dilema?? Here’s an idea for you, if you have enough home road cabeese, you could always paint one up for a connecting RR. Case in point, back when CNW still ran waycars, once in awhile, a UP caboose would show up on the rear of a freight, more often on coal trains or TOFC jobs. Even better was when a MoPac caboose would appear, especially if it was one of their home-built baywindow units. Champ Decals is a good bet, I’d also recommend Herald King and Oddballs. With Oddballs, it’s a good idea to coat the decals with Microscale Liquid Decal Film. He prints them with an inkjet, which makes 'em kinda touchy and delicate. If you’re short of bucks to repaint/decal, what’s the rush? Strip it now, paint it later, decal it whenever. I’ve got a rebuilt boxcar (from CNW foobie to MoPac) THAT got some of its decals almost a year ago. I’m still waiting to find the other set I need to finish it.
There, my half-a-cent worth of opinion.
JEFF</
