Running Bear's June 2026 Coffee Shop
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Oh and BTW, does this mean that we won't be getting any more beer videos with a train running in the background? A friend was asking...
I'm only allowed to sing in the shower, and only when my wife isn't home. Even the cat runs when I try to whistle a tune.
On a serious note, when my wife and I were on a cruise back in the early 20-teens, she wanted to go to a salsa dance class and really tried to make me get up and learn with her. I shook my head. "How do you know when to move?"
"You just listen to the beat..."
I said: "Without a bass drum banging it out, how do you hear the beat?"
She looked puzzled. "Everyone can hear the beat and started tapping out something that I had no translation for. "I hear a lot of instruments playing different notes at the same time, where do you get that beat?"
"Listen to the time signature..."
After a minute of me listening then shrugging, she actually got a look of pity. "You really can't hear it?"
"Nope. Not a clue what the beat is."
She finally stopped begging me to dance. I can't hear the beat. So I sit and watch and listen.
That's one of the reasons I like Jazz. Lots of notes, and it's not all poppy trying to get you to dance.
Good morning Coffee Shop! It's Monday, 64°F (18°C) and mostly cloudy. 
Weather:
Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy toward daybreak then becoming partly cloudy. A slight chance of sprinkles. Highs in the mid 70s. Light and variable winds becoming east 5 to 10 mph.
Have a great day!
The “pulse” switch turns off the PWM, and it then provides straight DC to the rails. It’s an old enough model they can be had for pretty cheap, as well.
The one we have now will play fetch till she drops. Problem is she doesn't like giving the ball back and it becomes a game to her to run away
with the ball. Sometimes she will drop it and others not. I have worked with her many times on it and have finally decided that's the way its
going to be with her.
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DeaconKC
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I really like the Gillette.I realize again, two of the first five were drawn on a different, slightly darker pad of paper. I wanna say "Strathmore," but all these years later I can't actually remember if it was the darker paper...or the lighter.
Snowman
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Funny thing about that is...I think I still have it. Probably long since rusted shut (and not the blade), but it seems to me I've seen it recently. Go figure.
DeaconKC
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I still use one like that [a Slim] and a Knack.
RhB Michael
RhB Lokführer
I think I wore out WIllow today. She drank enough water to fill a tank car and has been peeing it out all afternoon and evening. We just came in for a final trip to the yard and I'm turning in after this post.
We walked the perimeter of the yard many times today with Lisl's training collar. Later after lunch I put her pink nylon collar back on. No pulling, or walking away from me. Later, I took her collar off completely. She didn't run, or try to wander off. She stayed right with me. She has absolutely no ball drive at all. She can be slightly excited by waving the ball up and down, and she might chase it a few feet, but she won't pick it up. I'm not used to that.
That's not really something that can be taught either. They are either bred with that drive or they aren't. Probably let a squirrel walk right over her paws and just give it a dumb look.
I hope tonight goes as well as last night. Guten nacht, schlaf gut!
We walked the perimeter of the yard many times today with Lisl's training collar. Later after lunch I put her pink nylon collar back on. No pulling, or walking away from me. Later, I took her collar off completely. She didn't run, or try to wander off. She stayed right with me. She has absolutely no ball drive at all. She can be slightly excited by waving the ball up and down, and she might chase it a few feet, but she won't pick it up. I'm not used to that.
That's not really something that can be taught either. They are either bred with that drive or they aren't. Probably let a squirrel walk right over her paws and just give it a dumb look.
I hope tonight goes as well as last night. Guten nacht, schlaf gut!
Kusojiji
RANK AMATEURS OF THE MODEL RAILROAD FORM MEMBER
After seeing all the reviews of my new loco and that they were all breaking off parts to get the tank off, I can see why. What I think is a purge lever (the long red rod), goes through a hole in the cab and is glued to the tank in 2 places and the footplate at the end. There is no way that this is coming off without sacrificing it to the DCC demon.
So, if I cannot add DCC, firebox and headlamp, this may have to suffice.
Just have to charge him up once in a while...
So, if I cannot add DCC, firebox and headlamp, this may have to suffice.
Just have to charge him up once in a while...
Kusojiji
RANK AMATEURS OF THE MODEL RAILROAD FORM MEMBER
You must be having a lot of fun! Got ya a good one.
Kusojiji
RANK AMATEURS OF THE MODEL RAILROAD FORM MEMBER
Looks like the typhoon is going to be coming here after all. Supposed to hit on the 3rd and might be as close as 5NM to us. Winds not too bad at 60 mph with gusts to 100. Will start tying everything down tomorrow. Got the car windows rolled up as I'm likely to forget to do that tomorrow.
I just hope I can keep my eye doc appt on Friday.
I just hope I can keep my eye doc appt on Friday.
Kusojiji
RANK AMATEURS OF THE MODEL RAILROAD FORM MEMBER
Do like Rodney Dangerfield and tie a steak to the ball...
Oh and BTW, does this mean that we won't be getting any more beer videos with a train running in the background? A friend was asking...
traiNscale
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its already june... wow
well yesterday was the Final game of the IIHF World Championships. It happens that the final was Switzerland vs. Finnland. And the Championship was also hosted in Switzerland. And iam from switzerland. so of course i was watching the match. Switzerlands Team is strong as ever, but finnland is not a gimmy. Switzerland this year was on fire. No loss just wins 9 straight. but you have to win the last game if you wana be a world champ...
yup you guessed right. in Overtime Finnland scored the only goal of the match (in groupstage switzerland won 4:2). so again no title for us and the 3rd straight silver medal... i dont know if we ever get that fking title. this year everything was perfectly setup...
on the other hand, iam back at work because life goes on.
my printer is now done, and prints smoothly, that means, i soon can go back to modelrailroading, because my workbench is again free.
so that would mean, back to my L&N Diorama project.
wish you all a great start for the week.
cheers
Marco
well yesterday was the Final game of the IIHF World Championships. It happens that the final was Switzerland vs. Finnland. And the Championship was also hosted in Switzerland. And iam from switzerland. so of course i was watching the match. Switzerlands Team is strong as ever, but finnland is not a gimmy. Switzerland this year was on fire. No loss just wins 9 straight. but you have to win the last game if you wana be a world champ...
yup you guessed right. in Overtime Finnland scored the only goal of the match (in groupstage switzerland won 4:2). so again no title for us and the 3rd straight silver medal... i dont know if we ever get that fking title. this year everything was perfectly setup...
on the other hand, iam back at work because life goes on.
my printer is now done, and prints smoothly, that means, i soon can go back to modelrailroading, because my workbench is again free.
so that would mean, back to my L&N Diorama project.
wish you all a great start for the week.
cheers
Marco
troyphoto
Snarky Old Fart (in training)
Y'all know, right, that the only way I can carry a tune is by putting a radio in a bucket and holding it while I walk?Oh my my, the place does look nice! Now we just have to figure out a way to keep Troy off the piano.
I'm only allowed to sing in the shower, and only when my wife isn't home. Even the cat runs when I try to whistle a tune.
On a serious note, when my wife and I were on a cruise back in the early 20-teens, she wanted to go to a salsa dance class and really tried to make me get up and learn with her. I shook my head. "How do you know when to move?"
"You just listen to the beat..."
I said: "Without a bass drum banging it out, how do you hear the beat?"
She looked puzzled. "Everyone can hear the beat and started tapping out something that I had no translation for. "I hear a lot of instruments playing different notes at the same time, where do you get that beat?"
"Listen to the time signature..."
After a minute of me listening then shrugging, she actually got a look of pity. "You really can't hear it?"
"Nope. Not a clue what the beat is."
She finally stopped begging me to dance. I can't hear the beat. So I sit and watch and listen.
That's one of the reasons I like Jazz. Lots of notes, and it's not all poppy trying to get you to dance.
Kusojiji
RANK AMATEURS OF THE MODEL RAILROAD FORM MEMBER
I'm finding that my new model is very sensitive to the DC power supply. My MRC Tech III 9000 puts a square wave on the rail to help with low speed git up and go. It causes the coreless motor to hum badly and then starts moving. I tested it with my home made power supply, which is PWM, and wow, that was really bad. I used my DC bench power supply and it starts moving with no hum, no jittering.
So I'm looking for a good DC controller that puts out flat DC. No square wave, no sine wave, no good by wave, just a flat liner.
Any suggestions? This might have been the issue that I have had with some of the coreless motor locos.
At 3V.
So I'm looking for a good DC controller that puts out flat DC. No square wave, no sine wave, no good by wave, just a flat liner.
Any suggestions? This might have been the issue that I have had with some of the coreless motor locos.
At 3V.
Bill Tidler Jr.
Retired NS Signal Construction Gang Signalman
Weather:
Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy toward daybreak then becoming partly cloudy. A slight chance of sprinkles. Highs in the mid 70s. Light and variable winds becoming east 5 to 10 mph.
Have a great day!
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migalyto
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Our first lab had no use for fetch at all. She never was interested in it.
The one we have now will play fetch till she drops. Problem is she doesn't like giving the ball back and it becomes a game to her to run away
with the ball. Sometimes she will drop it and others not. I have worked with her many times on it and have finally decided that's the way its
going to be with her.
migalyto
Well-Known Member
Good morning all!
Welcome to June. That snick up fast!
Currently its 59F with mostly cloudy skies. Supposed to hit a high of 79F and become partly sunny by early afternoon. Slight
chance of afternoon scattered showers but the chances are very low.
Usual Monday household stuff around the house today. Nothing else planned.
Have a safe day everyone!
Welcome to June. That snick up fast!
Currently its 59F with mostly cloudy skies. Supposed to hit a high of 79F and become partly sunny by early afternoon. Slight
chance of afternoon scattered showers but the chances are very low.
Usual Monday household stuff around the house today. Nothing else planned.
Have a safe day everyone!
I’m guessing this is because of the AI stuff going around, but when I’m using an Apple device of any kind, I have to “verify myself” on Fleabay. Log in, verify myself.
Click on an auction, verify myself.
Browse items, verify myself.
Perform a search, verify myself.
Click “add to cart”, verify myself.
Click “check out”, verify myself.
Click “check watched items”, verify myself.
Verifying myself includes having to complete at least one captcha, and sometimes as many as three.
It really makes browsing a painful process. I hope it doesn’t come to that here.
Strangely, it only happens on my Apple stuff. Anything Windoze, Linux, or even Android, no issues.
Click on an auction, verify myself.
Browse items, verify myself.
Perform a search, verify myself.
Click “add to cart”, verify myself.
Click “check out”, verify myself.
Click “check watched items”, verify myself.
Verifying myself includes having to complete at least one captcha, and sometimes as many as three.
It really makes browsing a painful process. I hope it doesn’t come to that here.
Strangely, it only happens on my Apple stuff. Anything Windoze, Linux, or even Android, no issues.
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