Running Bear's January 2025 Coffee Shop

[migalyto]

Patrick. In retirement you will be so busy it will not have time to kill you.

I know right!

I quit working full time in 2020 and Im busier now than when I was working.

Sometimes I question how I did all this and worked full time at the same time.

 

[migalyto]

Good morning all!

A warm 30F this morning with temps going up to 40F Strong SW winds today 20-30MPH gusting to 45MPH. Thanks Hughie and Willie for sharing some of your warm air that will be with us for the better part of the week. .Fire warnings are already up.

Took the dog to get groomed and nails clipped, and already have my errands ran.

Other than that not much else exiting in my world. Still not much train mojo!

Have a safe day everyone!

 

[NorthBrit]

I know right!

I quit working full time in 2020 and Im busier now than when I was working.

Sometimes I question how I did all this and worked full time at the same time.

Yeah! You wonder how you managed.

Keep yourself busy otherwise the body begins to slow down and that is not good.

 

[migalyto]

Keep yourself busy otherwise the body begins to slow down and that is not good.

That's what I hear from past retirees.

The ones sitting around in front of the TV all day don't seem to last long.

I also help out when needed at the local railroad museum.

Most of all, my wife don't let me sit idle for too long!

 

[NorthBrit]

That's what I hear from past retirees.

The ones sitting around in front of the TV all day don't seem to last long.

I also help out when needed at the local railroad museum.

Most of all, my wife don't let me sit idle for too long!

You have a good lady.

 

[kbkchooch]

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Willie: I have the same issue with being easily distracted.

I cant for the life of me understand how people get so easily dissquirrel!!

 

[KriegslokBR52]

I cant for the life of me understand how people get so easily dissquirrel!!

Probably because of this:

*Not my picture

 

[migalyto]

Probably because of this:
*Not my picture

Or this:

 

[troyphoto]

Well, howdy there inter––– SQUIRREL!

Did you know that in the smilies menu for this forum, there is a rat emoji, a couple of mice, and even a kangaroo.

But no squirrel.

I'm sure Terry and Bob are trying to rectify that oversight, but those swanky tree rats are speedy little buggers! Might take them a while to catch one.

I"m up. Glad Tom O is buying the coffee since Colombian tariffs might be nigh!

In other news, wife is making something for dinner:

And thanks to Mike for the suggestion:

Not for supper....
I had a bunch of L brackets from when the wife needed a cage to keep her strawberry plants away from the chipmunks. I saved the brackets and forgot I had them....

After applying the liquid nails, everything was installed by laying on the floor. I could *just* reach with the drill.

 

[NorthBrit]

Good evening Diners. A glass of lemonade please, Flo. Don't give me that look. I have to take granddaughter to Brownies. Got to be free of alcohol.

Just had comfort food of baked potatoes in butter with baked beans and cheese. Easy peasy to do.

 

[truckdad]

Or this:

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Or this!!

 

[troyphoto]

That poor squirrel has been hanging there for 4-hours, and no one lifted a hand to help him.

Fortunately, he's got a buddy. Unfortunately, the squirrels have been know to bite the "jewels" off of rivals so they can't reproduce. Poor fellow... hang there and die, or lose his jewels...

And, in case you need some squirrel-nanigans... here's a classic

 

[TLOC]

Good Morning All. Clear and 30°. Should warm up nicely today with clouds tomorrow and rain Wednesday and Thursday; but still in the 60's.

Early morning doctor appointment and the lumberjacks will visit today, so I can't stay long.

I installed another 8 ground throws yesterday out in the train shed; just 14 left to go. I also did some painting on the Live Wire Manufacturing kit.

Tom O - Glad that it's you and not me rebuilding that curve. Good luck.
Chad - Good luck with the house inspection. Seems like it should go well.
Patrick -

The distraction isn't a terrible issue, since I have very few deadlines now.

Everyone have a great Monday.

The curve rebuild is getting longer… yep be happy it’s not you. I believe I would have been better off unbolting the 3 modules that make up this section and starting over.

its not like I’ve never re-done established track work but this has been kicking my butt! On my Facebook page the consensus is I created an “s” curve that was causing the derailing. I did give up trying to protect the trees and pulp yard. That original RH #8 turnout was to be replaced with a LH one #10 or 12 but since I can’t find the #12 frog, it will be a #10. I have lost about 14” of the siding so using a #10 switch won’t matter that much. Not an issue as this siding can hold 25 cars and 2 diesels. My usual train size is 12 cars, never bigger than 18.

TomO

 

[TLOC]

My simple taste in foods were established early in my life. I was raised by second generation Irish and German immigrants whose idea of spices was salt and pepper. I never tasted hot peppers until I was 16 when Nachos with Jalapenos were introduced to Memorial Stadium. It wasn't until I met my second wife, who is from Hungary did I begin to eat other spicy foods. I like a little bit of spice, but not too much.

My favorite food is hotdogs.

I have no idea what tofu is. It sounds to me like something from California.

I love a good hot dog. But they are getting more difficult to find.

TomO

 

[KriegslokBR52]

The curve rebuild is getting longer… yep be happy it’s not you. I believe I would have been better off unbolting the 3 modules that make up this section and starting over.

View attachment 210352View attachment 210353View attachment 210354View attachment 210355View attachment 210356its not like I’ve never re-done established track work but this has been kicking my butt! On my Facebook page the consensus is I created an “s” curve that was causing the derailing. I did give up trying to protect the trees and pulp yard. That original RH #8 turnout was to be replaced with a LH one #10 or 12 but since I can’t find the #12 frog, it will be a #10. I have lost about 14” of the siding so using a #10 switch won’t matter that much. Not an issue as this siding can hold 25 cars and 2 diesels. My usual train size is 12 cars, never bigger than 18.

TomO

What do you use for glue, track as well as ballast?

 

[bnsf971]

Good morning. It's 51 and mostly dark.

 

[Bill Tidler Jr.]

Good morning! It's 32°F in Tipton.

 

[TLOC]

Good morning. 4:45am now is too early for me. I used to get up at 4:15 everyday without an alarm, it took 4+ years of retirement to get to between 5 and 6. I prefer sleeping at least till 6 but sometimes you can’t choose. This is one of those days. I’m ok but could not fall back to sleep. It is 25f degrees and clear per the app. High today is mid 40’s again. I was reading a book last night till bed time at 12:15. I’m tired but just could not lay down any longer. I did get 4+ hours of solid sleep though. I’m not walking until 6 so I have a blanket, my IPadPro and I will just veg out here on the love seat.

Today between 8 and noon a plumber is supposed to be here. Looking over a project Terry has been thinking about. I’m just going along on this one! It’s always better to let the professional tell her “yes, we can do that if money is no object”. That wakes her up usually from these little projects.

Yesterday was productive in the train room. Today I will hopefully hand lay a #10 switch. It’s been a few months since I did the last one for a friend’s layout. This is a pre cut kit from Oak Hill Model Railroad track Supply and should move along fairly quickly.

I have mixed feelings about the LA fires, while still blazing this weekend the predictions are heavy rains will halt the fires and their flooding/landslide season will begin. Maybe instead of rebuilding they let it go back to Mother Nature. Let those folks move say 300,000 thousand to Florida, say another 300k go to Texas, couple hundred thousand more to warm weather Alabama, heck if they’ve got good job skills move 300,000 to Wisconsin…

Figure it out as this is sort of tongue in cheek.

Enjoy your day

 

[kbkchooch]

Good morning gang.

It’s 31° and mostly dark with increasing amounts of daylight toward morning. High temp today is expected to be a vet 42°.

BBL

 

[troyphoto]

I have mixed feelings about the LA fires, while still blazing this weekend the predictions are heavy rains will halt the fires and their flooding/landslide season will begin. Maybe instead of rebuilding they let it go back to Mother Nature. Let those folks move say 300,000 thousand to Florida, say another 300k go to Texas, couple hundred thousand more to warm weather Alabama, heck if they’ve got good job skills move 300,000 to Wisconsin…

Figure it out as this is sort of tongue in cheek.

Enjoy your day

My next book is set in LA... and I've been noodling on this dilema.

(edit: Turning back to nature) won't happen. I say that very confidently:

The question is insurance. We already see the signs that the current admin is going to do everything it can to limit or deny FEMA and special consideration to the state.

The area of Malibu, and Santa Monica hills especially are HIGH Dollar districts. The rich will rebuild. And, as I see it, they will buy out those who are denied govt loans/aid etc.

A friend of mine lives out in the Ranch land area, where the "Western" movie lots have burned. He built a nice compound with cinder block structures, tile roofs, has a swimming pool onsight for water for firefighting. That's what the wealthy will try to emulate.

We'll see bigger, richer lots from the tech-bros looking to get a home in LA. We'll see more multi-structure buildings go into the lower rent areas, because they can make bigger firebreaks around larger buildings.

The little guys and gals are screwed. They'll be forced out if federal aid and insurance is denied. The wealthy will buy them out, and either build more mansions, or more high priced multi-family concrete and steel buildings.

The climatic change has hosed the state. The lower half has been in drought far more often than in the last century. And "releasing more water" from the pacific NW won't help the fire areas be wetter. The hillsides with their scrub bushes and ground cover that keep the hillside from sliding in one of the very infrequent rains are dormant and dry until the rain hits. They'd need an "atmospheric river's worth" of water on a monthly basis to keep the ground cover moist enough to not suffer fires like these around LA.