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Hi fellas, Whazup?

Been outta circulation for a while. Came down with an infection and a half earlier in the month. I think I've lost at least 10lbs if not more from it. My white count is still elevated, but I'm on my third round of AB's and hopefully I won't need a fourth. If I do the MD's say its gonna be a couple of days in the hospital for IV's to restore balance. Hope that doesn't happen. :mad: With monthly IgH treatments, I'm fast running out of usable veins for them to stick.

Hadn't done much on railroading front, except I did finish the construction on my Bowser USRA 2-10-2. Although it builds into a very smooth runner and really powerful puller like all Bowsers, this kit has some really major shortcomings if you're wanting to build it as a true USRA. The directions were typical Bowser, and if you've ever built any Bowser engine kit, (this is my 10th, including 4 of my own), you can get a mech that rivals brass in its smoothness. The problem is the boiler. Why they did the things they did, I'll never know. If I can, I'll do an indepth critique of the kit as soon as I feel better.

As for FAY, up here we got a lot more rain than I thought, and there was even some wind damage in the neighborhood. A neighbor lost a 6 ft maple!;) He had just planted it less than a week ago, a gust of wind blew it over. But what was worse, even with all windows rolled up tight, the inside of my truck got a good 4" of water in it. Both seats are soaked! I bet that's gonna smell real good soon! I've got both doors open and all windows down trying to dry it out.

KenL; Sorry I missed ya while you were here. Would have been great to see ya.

Well, enough about me so I'll be going now. Time for some more meds.:(
 
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WEATHER

Hot and Humid, what else!:D :rolleyes: :eek:

LOCAL NEWS

Gustav kills 22; eyes Louisiana, Gulf coast
http://www.myfoxtampabay.com/myfox/...=25&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=1.1.1

Fay didn't bust Bay Area drought
http://www.myfoxtampabay.com/myfox/...n=2&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=3.2.1
Told ya, those SOB Greenies from Swift mud would try to spoil the good news!:mad: :rolleyes:

Copper thieves target baseball fields
http://www.myfoxtampabay.com/myfox/...n=3&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=3.2.1


PERSONAL NOTE
Work was work today nothing new to report other than Hotter than a cat on a tin roof today! If it weren't for the sea breeze once in a while I would have died today!

Hey Mikey, How about that beer:o I need a few:)

Ken, I feel your pain! 8 weeks ago the washing machine took a dump! -$400 for that! 4 weeks ago my trucks water pump died! -$400 for that. then 2 weeks ago my wifes cars anti theft system shut the car down! -$400 for that mess! all total we spent $1200 in less than two months! Our budget is in and will be in the RED for the next few months!:mad: Just when it looks that we might catch a break:) :) :) we get broken:mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:

Jim, Gustav, looks to be headed your way!:eek: or close to ya:eek: Your turn;) The next one might get me:rolleyes: we'll see!
 
Hey Chris, while cutting my grass, you came to mind (don't know why:rolleyes: ) for a question. I have Centipede grass and fertilized it in the spring. I was wondering if I should now do it again. Also, do you fertilize when you will have the yard dry for a few days or the opposite. I have heard both recommended by X-purts, so which is it? I've never had any problems either way, but ...:confused:
 


Howdy crew!

Carey, good to see here again!

Chris, I'll buy you a Cold One since your broke from all those repair bills, I haven't completely maxed out my credit cards yet!:D

Mikey - I'd offer you one too, but I don't want you getting a DWI :eek:

I sure wish this forum software allowed us to change the titles of our threads. That one I posted about the Alabama trip has started taking on a life of its own, I'd change its name to "Virtual Irondale Cafe" if I could!
 
RexHea said:
Hey Chris, while cutting my grass, you came to mind (don't know why:rolleyes: ) for a question. I have Centipede grass and fertilized it in the spring. I was wondering if I should now do it again. Also, do you fertilize when you will have the yard dry for a few days or the opposite. I have heard both recommended by X-purts, so which is it? I've never had any problems either way, but ...:confused:
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Easy Q! It's the most common one I get asked!

Fertilizer should be applied 3 to 4 times a year or every 13 to17 weeks and no more than that! That's if you live where I do and it doesn't snow:D...... Does your lawn look yellowish or has yellow patches in it, you see a rash of weeds popping up and growth rate has slowed some? Then Yes! If it's still lush and green and growing like there's no tomarrow than wait till you see either a slowing of growth or the lawn starts to yellow some! A healthy properly watered and feed lawn should grow 1/4"-1/2" a day and be a nice even green(Not yellowish)! You can apply Dry and liquid fertilizers any time regardless if it were wet or dry, Just remember to water the snot out of it right after you put it down, at least 1" of irrigation or rain fall for fertilizers with a nitrogen count under 16%! Ferts with nitrogen over 16% should not be applied when in drought or with air temps are in the 90's unless you can keep up with the water needs!


Just a reminder of what the #'s mean onbag of fertilizer.

16-4-8 or N-P-K

16% Nitrogen, this Greens and makes the grass grow faster!Warning, Higher the % the more water it will need to water in and the faster lawn growth the more water it will need!

4% Phosphorus, this aids in blooming and going to seed!(Not needed much with grass that does not reproduce/spread by seed!)

8% potassium, Makes for healthy deep growing rooting system! also helps your lawn with drought issues!


I tried to keep from writing a book on the issue there's ton's more info;) :rolleyes: :D !



BTW: When I'm cutting the Grass My only thought is, "God must be mad at me, why else am I here!"LOL's
 
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Thanks Chris! My yard looks good after all this rain, but hasn't had the runners (centipede) that it normally would have. September is around the corner and it is usually a dry month for us.
 
Hi All ! had a busy day making stuffed cabbage rolls and just got done. Waiting for Fay to hit tonight or early on the morning . Not much else going on so I guess I'll call it a night !
 
Good very early morning everyone.

CJ, Nice to see you again. I'm sure your medical issues must drag on you but I sure hope the IgH treatments start to help. I know that getting competent veins starts to be a real problem when you've been stabbed over and over. I'm glad to see you're still doing some model building.

Chris, I have one of those lawn services doing my fertilization this year and they've really done a good job. Much fewer weeds and the grass is much thicker. I was doing the fertilization myself but I don't think I was getting the coverage right or fertilizing at the right times. I'm just not a very good lawn guy, I'm afraid. With all this rain, I think the lawn has grown about three inches since Saturday.

Rex, how have the teeth been treating you? I hope you're starting to get beyond the jello and pudding stage. :)

Ken, I think we should all meet at the Irondale Café next time and be done with it. :)

Paul, must be some Polish in your background with all those stuffed cabbage rolls. My SIL calls them pigeons. I don't know if that's an Ohio regionalism or common for those cabbage rolls but they sure are good no matter what they are called. That's one of the things I can't get down here in Alabama.

Chris, the picture on Gustav has become considerably more murky since last night. Gustav is really getting torn up by being over Haiti so long and is down to a minimal tropical storm. How soon and if it regains hurricane status depends on how far away for Cuba it stays. Some models are starting to dissipate the storm over Cuba, Others want to take him to the Yucatan, and most want to take him into the Gulf but as a cat 2 and maybe even a cat 1 headed toward the Louisiana/Mississippi border, with landfall sometime late Monday. It looks like it's going to spend a few days in the Gulf since steering currents are going to be weak. This could either make Gustav stronger or weaker than the models predict. Five day forecasts for landfall average a 50% error rate and intensity averages are usually off either way by 25 mph. My gut feeling is still somewhere from New Orleans to Mobile but we won't really have a decent picture until Saturday and maybe not even then if he decides to spend a few days relaxing over the Gulf. All I know is I spent two hours at Walmart today stocking up on hurricane supplies to beat the crowd. If it's not Gustav that gets us, it will be another storm this season.
 
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08-28-2008

Good Morning from Tipton IN ! :D

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RexHea said:
Thanks Chris! My yard looks good after all this rain, but hasn't had the runners (centipede) that it normally would have. September is around the corner and it is usually a dry month for us.
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If you have irrigation you can use up to 10-16% nitrogen and up the Potassium as much as possible! Scotts makes a all potassium fertilizer, I think it's called water smart:confused: It's nitrogen is around 6-8% and the potassium is around 40%.

Most fertilizers coverges are labled on the bag. Do to liability, feritlizer Co. up the coverage to keep people from over feeing/ burning there lawns!:rolleyes:
Like my favorite fertilizer says, 40# of product covers 5000sqft. It actually only covers 2500sqft! If you follow the instructions you hardly see any effects!
Jim, your right it is a balancing act! you have to know what your lawn needs to get it right! Down here some of our local spray tec's screwing up big time, they add way to much weed killers in their tanks!
If you just feed your lawn on a regular schedule and do it right the natural growth of your lawn will choke out the weeds!

My normal schedule is: 7,500sqft of lawn
January 3 bags of 16-4-8 and 20# bag of Ortho max
April 3 bags of 10-10-10 and 20# bag of ortho max
July 3 bags of 16-4-8 and 20# bag of Ortho max
October 3 bags of 10-10-10 and 20# bag of Ortho max

I spray liquid Iron one bottle between feedings to maintain the dark green!
 


Good morning.

The temp here is 77 and it's mostly clear. The high today is expected to be 93 and it will be mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain this afternoon.

Didn't get much done yesterday. Serviced a pair of Athearn P's (PA2-PB2 set) and put them in service. They're DCC, using a pair of old Lenz Bach1 decoders.

Today's Weather for:
Sundown, LA 71446-6114 8/28/2008

Heat Index: 81°F
Humidity: 89%
Dew Point: 73°F

So Far Today
High: 78°F
Low: 76°F
Rain: 0.00"
Rain Rate: 0.00"/h
Gust: 0mph NNE

Today High: 95 Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. West winds around 5 mph in the morning becoming southeast in the afternoon.

Tonight Low: 75 Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds around 5 mph in the evening becoming light after midnight.
 
Good Morning Coffee Shoppers!

The carpet cleaner is hard at work removing all the very icky remains of hairballs and worse from the living room carpet. I have to go do something else or we will never get it done. The two of us like to talk about teaching (we both taught here in Geneva for many years). He is a physical education teacher at one of the elementary schools that I did some teaching in.

Cool and cloudy right now here in the Finger Lakes. Currently 64°F with a high in the low 70s. The remnants of Fay should arrive very soon and light rain is predicted for the rest of today, tonight, and tomorrow morning. The neighbor across the street must be very frustrated this summer. He has completely stopped watering his lawn. The last time I saw him water was almost a month ago the day after we got 3" of rain.........

BTW Chris what should I put on my lawn? It is a blend of Kentucky Bluegrass, Red Fescue, dandelions, Chicory, and other native varieties. Keep in mind that I want it to STOP growing! I've mowed the d@%% thing way too much this year. Normally it is that nice brown dormant color by now. I have the greenest lawn in the area. My secret is to never ever fertilize, weed, or kill any bugs on it. What am I doing wrong?:rolleyes: ;) ;) If the city fathers would let me, I would let it grow into a beautiful bed of local native wildflowers and be done with it. My vegetable garden, that gets tender loving care. :rolleyes: :D (Hope you know I am pulling your leg a bit here....)

Have a great day all!
 
Good morning folks

It was 64 F on the van thermometer this morning. High today will be 76 F. We have a chance of showers tonight and tomorrow.

Yesterday was one of those crazy days with kids. My son had a Meet and Greet with his teachers. Next he had to have his photo ID for football taken. We topped off the night with a Cub Scout Pack Meeting. Needless to say no modeling got done.

I hope everybody has a good day.
 
Good Morning !!!!! Another perfect day here on the Niagara Frontier . Not the weather it's overcast with some rain as Fay is almost here . I mean no work and my dog is in my lap helping me type . Doesn't get any better the that . Not much else going on here . I'm with Ray my grass is a combo of Kentucky Blue Grass , Rye , dandelions etc. I have it fertilzed four times a year but it seems that the neighbor wwho doesn't always ends up in my lawn. All you guys in the Gulf , I hope Gustav weekens before it hits landfall !!!! Hope everyone has a real nice day !
 
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I was trying to do as asked above and I was curious about the hoscale.com site advertised on this forum.
I clicked on the link and came up to the HO Scale home page. But, it required me to register before I could look to see if I wanted to join.
With all the spam and virus warnings going around, I am picky about which sites I visit and give out my email address. So I backed away from the site and will not try again.
Am I overcautious in my selection of computer websites or am I right to be careful where I leave contact information?
 
Mikey, I'm with you, if they can't display their wares without your e-mail address, somethings fishy. They may be on the level, on the other hand why do they need your e-mail?
 
Howdy!

WEATHER

FREAKIN HOT and HUMID! No rain in sight!:mad:
Fay, come back!

LOCAL NEWS

Elderly man killed in home invasion
http://www.myfoxtampabay.com/myfox/...=10&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=3.2.1

Teen charged with school plot
http://www.myfoxtampabay.com/myfox/...n=3&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=3.2.1

PERSONAL NOTE
OK another real hot and humid day, We need fay to come back! Lawns are like boats, nothing but a Hole in which to throw away good money! Why do we put such effort into a thing which we hate to mow?

Ray, You have been blessed with real GOOD Soil, and I hate you for that!(My soil is pure Sugar Sand takes a great deal to get stuff to grow) But if you tire of mowing your lawn I'm sure some Round Up Pro can help with that!:D
 


Mikey,it do sound like a spammer. Good thing your were able to get outta there unscathed. Miss Flo,I'd also like a glass of ice water please. By the way,what do y'all think of Gustav? Where do y'all think the storm will end up? William.
 
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