Sad fact of life but yes a German shepherd is likely a good choice,hope she is not left waiting endlessly,do charities help with the dogsGreetings everyone!
Success - at least preliminary good indications. I got the old turnout removed by sliding the joiners completely on to the old TO; unsoldered the pair of feeders; used the flexible putty knife to carefully break the caulk I use for adhesive; and lifted the old one off. So far so good.
Did some clean and prep for the new TO including carefully drilling out the throwbar hole in case I do want to connect the Caboose throw, and soldered on the frog feeder wire. Slid the joiners into place and put down new latex caulk, and carefully, with patience, a mild batch of colorful language, some motivational pep-talk, and finally got all six joiners attached and the to weighted down. Yay!
Will solder on the feeder wires and should be back in business. Also ready to wire up the program track that comes off the turntable by means of a on-off-on DPDT toggle. That should be fairly easy as I can solder all the wires to the switch at the workbench and connect to respective sources mechanically.
All this done by 1830 (6:30pm) and then to enjoy two bowls of homemade black-eye pea with collard greens soup for dinner and some telly before the missus returned from her dinner with the daughters at 2030.
Youngest dau, she who is declared legally blind, had an occupational therapy appointment yesterday morning. Wife and I went with her as we have learned the hard way that it is better to have at least two sets of ears hearing what medical professionals say, but only she was allowed back with her due to covid precautions. It is always emotionally hard for wife and I to confront just how bad her sight has become. But she is getting more and more help and remains fiercely independent. Hopefully within a year or so, she will be able to get a seeing eye dog. She would prefer a breed like a German Shepherd. Why you ask? Because it apparently is a thing that low-life scum who mug look at those using blind-canes as 'easy targets.' Now remember that I am in the "Fallen Human Nature" business, but hearing that really makes my blood boil.
Anyways - - busy day today. Dog to the vet and then to get my booster shot.
Steve J
Have you a picture, would it be easier to replace the obstinate piece of track.Oh heck!
It's 11:00 am on the east coast of USA.
Been working for three hours trying to get a kink out of my 18" radius loop.
Three days now total, using every tool i own, trying multiple options, what a pain.
And the coffee got cold again
Excellent picture,nice weathering of buildings,like the back scene,nice rolling stock,the water tower looks shiny, do they make them like that nowadays, like the period vehicles,and the rocks to the left,and the break up of scenic ground looks really good,excellent model trees too,yes I could scoop up lots of that given half the chance lol.the swift sign is clean,it could be new sign,but it shines out like the water tower in an otherwise nicely weathered area.Good morning all,
I would like two eggs over medium, 4 bacon, crispy hash browns (not greasy), and a cup of hot Italian Roast Coffee.
But I got the bowl of Wheat chex with the hot Italian Roast. Nearly as good.
Going to hit 30 today, we were supposed to get some snow but it missed us.
I found this photo of my last layout while deleting junk from a memory card, some of you probably remember it:
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I still have some of the buildings.
Everyone have a great day,
Dave LASM
Or how often they repeat the same tired not working solutions that they think look good on paper despite the obvious failures.Not for nothing, if you live on the streets, you have mental issues...
Most of these ideas, like mainstreaming the mentally ill, vs. institutionalizing them, come from well intentioned people, who are themselves isolated from the reality that the rest of us have to live in... PHDs, for instance have sequestered themselves into an academic environment, from the day they entered pre-K, until the time they retire. Their whole outlook is very different than mine. The biggest difference is that they can never be wrong, where people such as myself, are mostly wrong...For some reason, these folks solutions are more likely to be implemented than my solutions. No matter how unworkable they are...
Nothing worse than frustration topped off by cold coffee….Oh heck!
It's 11:00 am on the east coast of USA.
Been working for three hours trying to get a kink out of my 18" radius loop.
Three days now total, using every tool i own, trying multiple options, what a pain.
And the coffee got cold again
I saw this a few days ago. I'm sorry, but a few "well placed" bullets would stop this nonsense. Everywhere. Just my opinion.Fortunately the RR ROW's around here are rather free from any metal junk, as scavengers get most of it before it can get there. It mostly ends up on rural roads for a few days though. Along the RR's, it's mostly old tires which I have a few on my layout. Have you seen the recent pictures from LA showing the litter from thieves breaking into UPS and Amazon containers and removing the contents of packages?
Apparently they are just taking items of value and discarding the rest. LA cops are doing nothing, saying it's UP's problem. Maybe they should quit parking trains there!
I saw this a few days ago. I'm sorry, but a few "well placed" bullets would stop this nonsense. Everywhere. Just my opinion
I saw this a few days ago. I'm sorry, but a few "well placed" bullets would stop this nonsense. Everywhere. Just my opinion.
Great minds think alike!I saw this a few days ago. I'm sorry, but a few "well placed" bullets would stop this nonsense. Everywhere. Just my opinion.
Put these wires on the house about 10 years ago. I haven't had any ice dams' problems since. They give the melting water a pathway to the gutters.
Beggars disbelief, railway police,that’s people goods, looks to be people in their 20s,that’s clearly a massive issue,do they make so much profit they can sit on those loses.Good Morning All. Running late today. Got up and then went back an hour later and slept soundly for another hour. Mostly clear and 46°, although the south wind gives a wind chill of 41°. However that same south wind will warm us up to 75° later today before another cold front midday tomorrow. Ironically I have parts of the yard to mow here in mid-January today.
Really busy day yesterday, starting with household chores and then the trip to town. Wife's laser eye surgery went well. It was basically to remove scar tissue left over from the original cataract surgery done back in September. While she was in there, I went to the other side of town for a haircut and beard trim. I usually do my own beard, but I just felt lazy yesterday. Then we treated ourselves to Pizza before heading home to take a nap around 2:30ish. After that, I brought in firewood for the night, but ended up not having to start a fire anyway. Meanwhile I was starting a rack of baby-back ribs for supper and I received a phone call from brother #1 regarding the services for my late brother #3. Since he willed his body to science, the Catholic Church doesn't have an official Rosary and private wake. The rules for the Rosary are that there must be a body! So, we're going to skip the Rosary and go straight to the private adult only family celebration of life (the wake & a sit-down prime rib dinner) at a high rolling country club across the road from where Jim (and also my other two brothers) live. Expecting at least 28 cousins from out of town as well as 40 Dallas area siblings who honor me as the family's patriarch. That's already confirmed; there could be more out of town cousins. The Memorial Service will be the following day with a reception afterward at the same place with god knows how many family and church friends also in attendance. Of course the estate is picking up the tab which is currently estimated at ~$26K. Irish people like to party!
On tap today is to locate and try on my suit. I think that I know where it is! Last time that I wore it, I was 40 lbs heavier!
Thanks for the comments and likes yesterday regarding my minuscule layout progress; Smudge, Joe, Karl, Gary, Tom O, Patrick, Louis, OB Ken, Hughie, Sherrel, Mikey, George, Steve J, Justin, Curt, Rick, Tom.
With all of the other activity yesterday, I didn't have much time in the train shed. I was able to at least spray the Antiques Barn with dull coat.
Back to the archives today. So how about some folks having issues on my layout. All is not nirvana on my layout.
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Sherrel - Congratulations on finally being caught up on taxes. Now you can start on 2021! We got caught on the wife unemployment and no withholding back in '84. That was back when you could actually talk to someone at the IRS and I avoided the penalty by pointing out that I had already had enough withheld in the then current year. Still had to pay the back tax though to avoid a penalty in '85.
Joe - Fortunately the RR ROW's around here are rather free from any metal junk, as scavengers get most of it before it can get there. It mostly ends up on rural roads for a few days though. Along the RR's, it's mostly old tires which I have a few on my layout. Have you seen the recent pictures from LA showing the litter from thieves breaking into UPS and Amazon containers and removing the contents of packages?
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Apparently they are just taking items of value and discarding the rest. LA cops are doing nothing, saying it's UP's problem. Maybe they should quit parking trains there!
Tom O - While I didn't see any of the Dallas/SF game, the local media is roasting the Cowboys pretty badly. It wasn't just poor officiating, but just a lousy game plan and terrible execution that cost them. That jives with my in-house analyst as well. It's been the opinion that Jerry Jones should have just given up the GM job back in the 90's when he pissed off Jimmy Johnson.
Patrick - It's a shame that you couldn't use the whole bridge, but the scaled down version is looking good.
Everybody have a great day. Stay warm and safe.
Great minds think alike!
Which reminds me that ...
I need to buy more ammo!
Which one, minds thinking alike, buying ammo or both?I thought California disallowed that?
This has been a problem for a long time. Penn Central era, Diamond Street overpass on the Northeast Corridor...They used to roll old tires down the embankment, hoping they would separate the air hoses, and put the train into emergency. By the time the cops showed up to accHave you seen the recent pictures from LA showing the litter from thieves breaking into UPS and Amazon containers
Which one, minds thinking alike, buying ammo or both?