Jeffrey Scott Wimberly
July 07, 1960-December 15, 2014
AKA Running Bear, Dr. Frankendiesel, The Spray Can Rembrandt
Volunteer firefighter, exceptional model railroader
and dear friend to many of us.
Jeffrey´s Trackside Diner was formerly Elliot´s Trac
Good Morning Folks!
Yes, I am back!
I needed a break from just about everything to set my mind at ease and try to sort out quite a few things to give Petra and me a new direction for our lives. While the former worked quite well, the latter ended as a futile attempt. Although the overall situation is not suited to settle into, I have to accept the fact that my hands are tied and there is nothing I could possibly do other than try to stick it out.
Que sera, sera
Whatever will be, will be
The future’s not ours to see
Que sera, sera
What will be, will be!
Yes, I have resigned.
I did not only brood over the bad times we are in, but also wo*ked in my layout a little. I installed the cork roadbed, laid the track and ballasted it. For ballasting, I used the proven but rather bad method of diluted white glue applied with a hypodermic needle fastened to a bottle , which resulted in a surge of the noise level. Took a lot of tweaking to cut down on it again, and also to solve some conductivity issues. Bemo track is made by Shinohara and I don´t think it is up to today´s standard. It´s a freebie, so I have to live with it.
Here is a short video showing the layout as it is today:
Galaxy - I am sorry to hear about the trouble you have with that house purchase. Somehow, there is a bad taste (or smell) to the whole deal, also considering the other circumstances you have mentioned. Maybe it´s better to step back and sort things anew?
Ken - I don´t want to appear patronizing, but if you really want to quit on the coffin nails, then just do it. I know you can do it - I did it 12 weeks ago! Yes, your eyes are not betraying you - I gave up smoking only 3 months ago! I was stupid enough to continue smoking even with all the health issue I have been going through. 3 months ago
Good to see you back Ulrich, layout looks good, especially the joinery work. You might have Petra try the E-cigarettes if she is having a challange quitting. No smoke, just water vapor and nicotine. That is what I ended up doing, having used tobacco for over 65 years. Will get a PM to you the next day or so–have been following the going-ons in your part of the world, as a guess–1935!
herrinchoker
As the winter season is rapidly approaching, join me for a winter journey along one of my favorite railroad lines:
Spectacular scenes of a train ride in a spectacular scenery, along with lots of background information!
Enjoy!
Glad to see You got some things sorted out,ULRICH…You have to do that some times…stop…take a look around and continue to march. I at one time used to carry a lot of speculation and worry about tomorrow when I owned mine own business. It did Me absolutely no good and actually hindered Me, in My way of thinking and feeling. What did I DO??? I just stopped worrying about tomorrow and lived and worked for today. What I learned was… if I followed that belief, I was calmer, happier, made the people around Me the same and tomorrow, took care of itself. I do the same in todays world…there is so much going on in it, most all of it, out of My control, that I live for today and one day at a time…helps Me and others around Me.
I like Your video…brings back fond memories, of all of Europe. As You may recall, My second wife was born in Austria, She still owns property there. Given by Her parents, She is not a US citizen, so She can continue to own property there. Her cousins, take care of it. It is a farm.
Take Care…God Bless! [:D]
Frank
Good morning… Coffee and a donut please. Changing clocks twice a year is very dumb. It would be nice if daylight time was discontinued. I hope everyone survived Halloween. We have never had kids doing Trick or Treat since we moved here in 2001.
Ulrich! … Just having you in the Diner puts a smile on my face. Glad you have your model railroad. Our hobby is good for “sanity breaks” to escape our troubles. Nothing is so bad that it is not good for something. … We Diners do care about you and Petra. … I started watching the Swiss video. I’ll watch more later. I was surprised to see horse racing in the snow. As I have said, I would like to ride the Swiss trains. Videos such as this one will have to suffice. …
Frank … Good to see you. I still want to assemble a Sylvan Models truck, and I am getting ideas. I should have my mind made up in a couple of weeks. Lots of non-model-railroad stuff happening now.
Herrinchoker. … Nice to see you here.
Garry, I totally agree with you. I wake up way too early as it is, but then when the time changes in the Fall, I wake up an hour earlier according to the clock on the wall. Supposedly, you get an extra hour of sleep when they turn the clocks back, but for me, I wake up at 3:30 AM because it really still is 4:30 AM according to my body clock.
Rich
I really would rather keep the clocks the same all year around, but would rather keep daylight savings time year around. The government seems to think they know best. Oh well.
It was rainy and cold Satururday here, will get in the 60s today, so time to finish winterizing the camper. Time for another cup of black coffee I think.
The wife and I are looking at the Cricut, as we both can get a lot of use out of it. But since we are looking at that we will probably get a new computer to go with it. I wish it was as easy to make money as it is to spend it.
Sun. 85 Mon. 69 Tue. 68
Its been summer like up to now but note the big temp. drop tomorrow. Winter is here. I will add 2 blankets to my bed, I still have my summer bed and Fri. I drained my cooler and closed off and insulated its vent opening.
Madog was gone 13 days.
We changed the clocks back already last weekend and it took me the whole week to get my inner clock set right. I wouldn´t mind getting rid of DST at all, although for us folks living up north, there is a benefit - it is stays dark a little longer in the morning. Without DST, sunrise in my neck of the woods would be 2.30am, that´s a little early [:)]
I spend the last hour running trains on my layout. It´s amazing how quickly gunk accumulates on the wheels! I have found a simple method of cleaning the wheels just by putting two lengths of 1" wide masking tape over the track with a 4" gap between them. The tape is the cheap stuff used by painters, not the expensive stuff modelbuilders use. It really works - those Bemo Swiss narrow gauge electrics are quite heavy and have a big flywheel in them.
Brunhilda - it´s not yet 5pm, but the sun´s aready setting here. How about a mug load of hot chocolate, beefed up a little with a generous swig out of that certain bottle Vinnie keeps beneath the counter? And a handful of chocolate chippers to go with it, please!
Mornin’ everyone! Is that [color=red]Ulrich[/color] in the back booth??? My gosh! It is!
Zoe, I’ll have the Breakfast Buffet for this Sunday… I’ll be in the back with the rest of the guys… Oh, could you make me a fresh pot of Marrakesh Express Dark Raost please and bring me my FGLK Mug.
[color=red]Ulrich[/color], so good to have you back! The place just isn’t as nice without you. Yes, the hobby is the escape from the ills of the world for many of us.
Daylight Savings??? They can get rid of it as far as I am concerned… The expected savings of energy and help to let people enjoy a longer evening were grossly over estimated. According to a US Energy Dept. Study it may save all of 0.03% energy use, and some other studies have shown it, in some places, actually increases energy use. For those interested, it started during WW1 and was brought back in WW2 and then kept. Personally I would rather have DST all year long, but either way I can handle it… [(-D] In order to adjust my kitties insulin injections, I started moving the shot later by 10 minutes or so several days ago. Today they got it at 9AM as usual…
I am skipping church this morning, as the family will not be there due to another commitment, and our Pastor is out of town. The minister (Retired) who is preaching today refuses to use the mic correctly and I will not understand a word she says. So…, I might better do some stuff around here. I didn’t get the carpet vacuumed yesterday and it really needs it so don’t try to call me for a while. I won’t hear the phone ring!
Have a good one!
73
Gooooood Morning!!!
Coffee and the Sunday breakfast buffet please, thank you.
Wife has already asked where we are going to eat today so……everything is normal
Made it through Halloween with less trick or treaters than usual. Ok I suppose, still had the grandkids stop by for more treats, super beggers. We sent er, delivered[:^)]… treats to them already because Brenda said they wouldn’t be here. My theory is if you can’t come over to get free candy……you don’t get free candy. Apparently, I’m alone in that thought. Friends of mine, well ours I suppose, brought her kiddos over for their “Special Bag” of goodies, They get the good stuff and popcorn balls same as our grandkids, and they get to come inside and say howdy doo to the dog.
WElp, best set the clocks back to get that extra hour we’re promised. Can’t figure out how we get an extra hour, but if the government says we do, we do. Then kinda lazily do things between rest periods.
Ya’ll have a good da
Oh you funny, funny people and your “daylight savings time.” Here in Arizona we don’t mess with it. (Neither do folks in Hawaii.)
Honestly, I am a big fan of standard time all year in Arizona. In the middle of the summer, the sun comes up just before 5:00am, but that is the coolest, relatively speaking, time of the day. It means we can get out and hike, bike, or run early in the morning and still have time to get ready for w*rk.
The biggest argument I have heard about not having daylight savings time run all year had to do with school children. Having daylight savings time in the winter months would have them at bus stops or walking to school in the dark of the night.
Good Morning,
It is a dull day here and it is supposed to stay that way for the next 3 or 4. Oh well at least it is above zero, as in 8C.
Ulrich, nice to see you back in the Diner!
Good to see so many faces in the place to welcome November. Yikes, November already. Think I better get the lawn furniture put away this afternoon and do a little yard work. Can’t do much as it is very soggy out there.
No kids at our house last night. Maybe not having any lights on had something to do with it. We quit the candy thing a few years ago as we were only get 2 or 3 at the door so it just wasn’t worthwhile. Besides the kids drive the dog nuts.
The whole daylight saving issue doesn’t bother me much. I would rather have it all year so it would be lighter later in the winter. Time changes don’t affect my sleep at all. I used to travel a lot when I was working and that meant a time zone or 2 change for every trip. I found that I just seemed to get used to it.
I just might run trains today!
CN Charlie
Time Change
A old Lakota once observed " only the White man would cut off the tip of his blanket, and sew it on the bottom, and think he made it longer"!
herrinchoker
… words of eternal wisdom [(-D][(-D][(-D]
Good afternoon, Diners!
I seem to have caught that odd ailment that many of us have. I haven’t done much with the trains all summer. But, I’m getting the bug again, which is good. I hadn’t really taken a break from modeling for the last 10 years, so I guess I was due.
Ulrich (and others,) when the doctor told me I had Type 2 Diabetes, it felt like a death sentence. But, after changing medications and telling me I needed daily exercise, I took it seriously. I’ve been biking an hour or two every day, or playing hockey or sometimes just going for a walk. I’ve lost weight, exchanged belly fat for leg muscle, and I generally feel better than I have in years. I want to lose some more weight, so I’m trying to reduce my beer intake. That has not been easy.
Being retired, Daylight Savings Time has no particular effect on me. I sleep when I’m tired and wake when I’m ready. It will take me weeks to find all the clocks that need resetting, though. I usually leave the electronic thermostats on Standard Time because they don’t get much use in the summer, anyway.
Well, yeah! It’s my feet that get cold, after all.
It’s the first day of the month!
I would been here earlier but I was busy. Its nice to Ulrich and I enjoyed your layout.
I thought yesterday of breaking the N Scale Salt Lake Route layout in half and trying to fit on two doors. It almost worked I placed two industries to make the outskirts of the city before going fully desert scenery. I tried to keep my junction with an interchange (BNSF) but I don’t know if it will fit. The interchange track will be an added staging yard and later in life an add-on section to the layout. After placing two outskirts businesses on each side it estimated my downtown scene. I thought of putting some served industry so the scene wouldn’t look like an open space.
Its doable but my mind is getting tired of trackplanning and ready for the next step building it. UP will be the main railroad.
Wants and Needs
Amtrak station with downtown (city), rail junction with interchange track, 3 to 4 industries, probably an intermodal yard.
Evening guys
not much going on here, off for the next couple days so want to get some leaves raked up. Plan on watching the baseball game tonight and flip back and forth between that and the packers game. I picked up a new baseball strat o matic season set so might play some games tomorrow