RT…No mater how much beauty rest the Chief takes, you can’t make a silk purse out of sow’s ear.[(-D]
Yow !!! When I first saw that " locked " on the pot …I was shocked … tried to read through and see any bad posts to see why … now I guess I get it … became too large or something .
Good evening. Got home in a timely manner tonight. On the way, I stopped by Hobby Lobby. For those interested, they had a few of the Lionel Santa Fe 0-8-0 sets. Lots of good talk about that engine. With the 40% coupon from the Internet, the price would be about $180.
Brutus, if interested, I bought some new ice cream sandwiches made with Mrs. Field’s chocolate cookies on the outside…very tasty! Swing by with the Tardis, I save a box.
Wife was on the phone with her best friend who lives up in Findley, OH. She was recently laid off and found out she has cancer. Bride says she is keeping a good attitude and just going through the motions. Has a husband and several kids to keep in mind.
Jon, regarding politics and musicians, I don’t really care who they support, but when you go to a concert, you shouldn’t have to put up with an hours worth of political talk in a two hour show. Of course, I also listen to some music from folks with different political persuasions. I just downloaded some Buffalo Springfield and others on the iTouch. Got about 600 songs, so there is bound to be a bunch.
Doug, great video. I too like the bridge scene. I am planning on using some detail on the inside of my tunnels as I want to run a camera around the layout too…
Chief, glad you are in. I will talk to the other guy and see if we can make it happen.
Hope everyone has a blessed night.
Dennis
Buckeye, I went to your web site. Nice photos, but I didn’t see any Norfolk Southern engines…
Dennis–easy big boy, I have not said one word about musicians and politics. What’s going on?
Good Evening from cool Southern Ohio
Got the house cleaned up and even hit the train room a bit. Going to relax with the bride in a few.
GregM – Thanks for the link, I will pass them on.
Jack – I love your “summary” posts!
Dennis – Prayers for your wife’s friend.
Patrick – Keep the cows warm
May God bless
Jim
Dennis…There are plenty of NS locomotives, but the statistics show they are only viewed by someone from NC. SEE NS Heartland Corridor Survey.
Good evening everyone.
Jack, If you want to build up your post count, you could break up your last post into about a dozen small ones. [;)]
My wife got some bad news today, a friend since HS has been diagnosed with cancer and the Dr. has given her 6-8 mos. Her husband survived lung cancer about 10 years ago.
Jon MY BAD! Somewhere in that moment in time when I was trying to get through all the posts…don’t want to miss anyone, I thought you had posted about liking one of the groups and don’t care about the politics. I was wrong…My comment was not directed towards you in a bad way, just a comment about how you go to a concert and get hit with all these messages, hey, I just want to hear and see a good show. My sister and brother in law who were die hard Springsteen fans since the 70s went to a concert in NJ when we were there for vacation. They said half of the two hour show was about how bad the president was. Again, I was responding to something I thought you had posted, but I was wrong. I am jealous of the groups and acts you got to see. I saw a number of good ones, but not the caliber of yours.
DVRed the Trains and Locomotives tonight (kids were watching Tom and Jerry). will check it out tomorrow. I am also working on a final plan for the control panel. I have the Lexan, and piano hinges, but I want to make sure I do it right. All the switches are run with enough wire, just need to feed them into the panel when done and wire the back of the switch to the main.
Well, again, sorry to Jon (please forgive me), and for having to clarify things above. Figured if I posted in public, apology should be like wise.
Dennis
Doug DG & Ray,
Did you guys see that Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow today?? Guess we got another 6 weeks of this miserable weather! Hope you guys do OK, if there is anything you need let me know I will do what I can to help. (Got to get off work early tomorrow, need to vacuum the pool)
Just kidding Buckeye. figured you could get a few miles of levity from that[;)] Your photos look great. Someday, I will get some scenery on the layout and actually have something to share. In the mean time, perhaps I need to learn how to post photos so that I will be ready.
Dennis–
No offense taken, no apology needed. Musicians and actors should keep their political mouths shut in a concert. Period. If they want to go hold a political rally on a campus at the student union, fine, I think we agree on that. I’ve never heard The Boss live but I sure would like to, if he got going on a political rant I think that might be the “let’s go get a beer moment”. I don’t ever remember Duke or Count or Dizzy or Chase or Woody or Miles making political statements, all they made was the best music ever. Cheryl Crow and Willie N. all had a political statements----- excuse me, pardon me, [;)] BEER MOMENT [tup] I’d still go to the concert for the music, that’s just me.
Good Evening All
We had a nice day for around here 38 degrees but Wed. it’s going down again, then back up. Well I had a chat with Doug,another with Charlie, and Brutus, and my train show friend, but no train running today. Had a good supper so all is well here…banilla and cupcakes are waiting…S.J.
Evening all!
Ran trains with 4-yo, sort of…she mostly played with the crane! [:D]
Dennis: Quite a bit of difference in the Santa Fe 0-8-0 from the set, compared to the Lionel Lines 0-8-0.
Kurt
Oink Oink, the sow’s ear is back from a BUSY long day. Only two meetings tomorrow. Then may hit the road to the lake house for a day and night. Got two meetings Thursday evening and night. Do I would stay longer. Escape!!! Now for some popcorn. Did service my pickup this morning [oil, lube grease fittings. filter and rotated tires]. Was a good day to lay on the concrete. Was in the 60’s again. Cooler and raining now but not freezing. Weather person says snow flurries. ??? Will have to drop like a ton of feathers to do that. Feathers??? A ton of feathers is the same as a ton of bricks. Too warm. Hey, on Extreme Trains. The fast container train one. Noticed he kept jumping from one train to another. One was even hopper cars. One had a big NS right in the middle of two UP’s. I kept seeing black and watched real careful. Soon caught it. Was watching DVD’d versions and saw the fast reefer one today. That guy is nuts. Everything will cause a wreck or derailment. Too dramatic. almost news time. Later
PS: someone must have slithered in and voted the POT down again. I had it started with 5 stars.
Greg – prayers for job!JimSP – prayers for daughter’s job!JohnF – prayers for cure for cancer.
Doug - love your layout and a great video too!
DougDG - does the sign need to have self-contained power since it can be moved?
New pot is fine with me, now we know the routine! Wow - ice cream cookies, banilla and Kurt has rootbeer too! Let’s go guys [(-D]
Unless I missed it nobody mentioned Muddy Waters. I think Willie smoked to many of them funny cigarrettes, among other things.
Brutus, It will be self-contained power supply. I picked up a really small wooden box with a hinged lid, about 5x3x1, at one of the local craft stores. The “billboard” structure, 3/16x1/8 basswood strips, will go on the upside down box with the connector to the electronic control and power supply passing thru a hole in the base. It’s thin enuff to sit on the roof of most of the buildings and be hidden by the building facade. This is my first attempt at something like this and trying to work with this little bitty stuff is a real pain. Made a few booboo’s, they don’t effect anything but appearance so I can live with it.
Dennis, When we used to go to Park City to ski Mrs Fields corp offices were rite on main street and every nite after dinner we went by for desert. We would walk to every place in town so I always managed to pick a place with Mrs Fields between the lodge and the restaurant. I thought that just not to long ago they went belly-up, after Mr & Mrs split up.
Here’s the last post of the day or the first one, depending on your perspective.
First, prayers for the friends of Dennis’ and John F’s wives.
I was reading the weather reports from yuz guyz, Doug and Don on the left coast, Roy from Texas, and even Chief’s. Then our weather came on…another 6" of the white stuff in the next day. [banghead] The downside is more snowblowing and shovelling. The upside is that the fresh snowfall covers all of the yellow snow from the puppy. Man, can that pup crank it out!
Spent a few hours helping a friend update a resume. He was surprised at how much value he added to his firm when we quantified the costs he pulled out of the business and the efficiencies he developed. He got laid off while the less productive stayed on board. Very discouraging, left him confused. The good old boy network is alive and well, sometimes not in a good way for many who work hard and productively but nonetheless find themselves looking for work.
**Don…**when you were vacuuming the pool, did you find your speedo from the “busted hot water tank” escapades? Throw it out. It doesn’t look flattering on you.
**Doug…**lucky for us the Rocky Mountains contain most of that inadvertant California gas production caused by Super Bowl cuisine. My daughter featured Mexican food at her place. Between the refried beans and the peppers…yow! [dinner] Was almost tempted to sleep with the window open last night. Even the puppy was whining. [(-D]
**DougM…**thanks for the youtube link to your layout video. I didn’t know you ha
Don’t forget John Lee Hooker, and Buddy Guy! It was a few years ago now, but Buddy Guy had a place in Chicago, that features all these old superstars of Blues. Buddy’s usually there, and sits at the end of the bar. I’m not sure if he or it are still around, Doug?
Kurt
Morning Folks,
Busy day here at the Coffee Pot yesterday, I too am jealous of all of the great acts you guys have seen. Chicago has been a long time favorite. Back in the day I was a huge Yes fan and also Emerson Lake and Palmer, saw them multiple times, also Santana.
Weather here is not terrible, some flakes expected but not as much as forecast. Mainly a dusting so far. Today I have an all day training, best part is they are serving breakfast and lunch. Not often does the Board spring for meals, much less two meals. Surprised they didn’t cancel to save $$$, budget is going to be really bad with housing sales down and state income revenues down along with other budget cuts. Hopefully this too shall pass. They are cutting 40 teaching positions, worst I’ve seen in 30+ years.
Got to get going. Hope everyone has a great day.
Mitch