Running Bear's October 2024 Coffee Shop
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troyphoto
Snarky Old Fart (in training)
Rabbit Rabbit
Well, howdy there internet peeps, and those also not in the baseball hall of fame.
It's Troy again.
Small victory, slept through the night without even a pee break! No extra pain pill needed.
Going to try the rub-on arthritis cream for pain relief today. I'll let you know if that does it, or if I end up back with advil.
I did pick up some small 3 lb dumbbells. I've started using these when I'm on the Teeter table. Four minutes of staring at the ceiling isn't the funnest activity, so some basic reps for my arms won't hurt. Starting small with the weight, since it's easier to add more than wait on a pulled muscle to repair if I overdo it.
PT later today.
Well, howdy there internet peeps, and those also not in the baseball hall of fame.
It's Troy again.
Small victory, slept through the night without even a pee break! No extra pain pill needed.
Going to try the rub-on arthritis cream for pain relief today. I'll let you know if that does it, or if I end up back with advil.
I did pick up some small 3 lb dumbbells. I've started using these when I'm on the Teeter table. Four minutes of staring at the ceiling isn't the funnest activity, so some basic reps for my arms won't hurt. Starting small with the weight, since it's easier to add more than wait on a pulled muscle to repair if I overdo it.
PT later today.
migalyto
Well-Known Member
Good morning all!
Hard to believe September screamed by and its already October. Better dust off the Christmas decorations!
Today my wife and I celebrate our 19th anniversary. Nothing special planned as we have my daughters basketball game to go to tonight. Since its a Catholic school everything is volunteer, and its our turn to man the concession stand and .take the entrance fee.
Not sure what else the day will bring yet.
Have a safe day everyone!
Hard to believe September screamed by and its already October. Better dust off the Christmas decorations!
Today my wife and I celebrate our 19th anniversary. Nothing special planned as we have my daughters basketball game to go to tonight. Since its a Catholic school everything is volunteer, and its our turn to man the concession stand and .take the entrance fee.
Not sure what else the day will bring yet.
Have a safe day everyone!
kgstakes
Well-Known Member
Good morning everyone
Well the wife and I have some sorta cold bug. Her worse than me. Other than that work and home is about all I been doing lately. Few things around the house have to be done.
Not much on the railroad, seems like I can’t find the time lately. Will someday.
Anyway hope all is healthy in your world and if you been affected by the hurricane and flooding my heart goes out to ya. Things will get better just trust the all mighty and you’ll get through it.
Have a great day everyone!!
Well the wife and I have some sorta cold bug. Her worse than me. Other than that work and home is about all I been doing lately. Few things around the house have to be done.
Not much on the railroad, seems like I can’t find the time lately. Will someday.
Anyway hope all is healthy in your world and if you been affected by the hurricane and flooding my heart goes out to ya. Things will get better just trust the all mighty and you’ll get through it.
Have a great day everyone!!
D&J RailRoad
Professor of HO
The remnants of hurricane Helene are passing over now. Just a continuous fine mist drizzle for the day. Now wind, just drizzle at best.
More work on restoring the wiring on the layout today and a visit to the train donor to remove the benchwork and lumber from his house.
More work on restoring the wiring on the layout today and a visit to the train donor to remove the benchwork and lumber from his house.
TLOC
Well-Known Member
Good morning from an October day in Wisconsin. 55f degrees now 64 later. A miserable looking day where if this was late November I’d say the snow was coming later today! Per the weather app there is ZERO chance of rain or snow!
Terry is antsy to get out of the house. She claims she is not leaving me here until I feel better and she can actually see that I feel better. She says she is at 151 days in the Islands with 48 left for the year but if she doesn’t go back she is ok with that.
My brother texted saying Switzerland is a beautiful country. Last week Zurich, arrived in Lucerne yesterday! I asked in a text has he found a bank yet to hide his money? He said that’s the Cayman Islands nowadays! Replied that i was just kidding but not sure if he was. I was in Switzerland on business back in the early 80’s when I was still in the window business. Low-e glass was intergrating into the US market and our supplier back then was based in Zurich. The name of the company escapes me but it will pop up sometime today. They did build a facility in Wisconsin a year later.
I basically got the same form letter reply from both the clinics in Phoenix and Madison regarding wanting to know who has accessed my medical records in the past 21 days. The negative response was expected and I have a response ready.
Enjoy the day
Terry is antsy to get out of the house. She claims she is not leaving me here until I feel better and she can actually see that I feel better. She says she is at 151 days in the Islands with 48 left for the year but if she doesn’t go back she is ok with that.
My brother texted saying Switzerland is a beautiful country. Last week Zurich, arrived in Lucerne yesterday! I asked in a text has he found a bank yet to hide his money? He said that’s the Cayman Islands nowadays! Replied that i was just kidding but not sure if he was. I was in Switzerland on business back in the early 80’s when I was still in the window business. Low-e glass was intergrating into the US market and our supplier back then was based in Zurich. The name of the company escapes me but it will pop up sometime today. They did build a facility in Wisconsin a year later.
I basically got the same form letter reply from both the clinics in Phoenix and Madison regarding wanting to know who has accessed my medical records in the past 21 days. The negative response was expected and I have a response ready.
Enjoy the day
NYC_George
Well-Known Member
I called the nursing home yesterday and they told me what Boris said, of my wife's $36,500.00 nursing home bill I owed $4,119.27. He knows his stuff and he's a lot cheaper than my lawyers at $450.00 an hour.
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santafewillie
Same Ol' Buzzard
Good Morning All. Clear and 66°, going up to 92° again today. Looks like sunshine and low 90's for another week. Chances of rain here are non-existent unless Hughie sends a hurricane up this way.
Spent all morning mowing yesterday. I had only intended to just the east side, but I got carried away and did the north side as well. That leaves just the southwest corner and the "back 40" along the west to do. Instead of the 16" chainsaw, I just used the 6" mini saw on some branches that will allow easier work on the bigger stuff that's left. Laundry and other household tasks occupied the rest of my day.
Today is definitely back on the big chainsaw and I'll be starting the prep for putting the cover back on the pool for winter. Need to spread it out, dislodge any snakes hidden in it and rinse it off. I'm going to wait another day or two before I actually put it on, in case the water temperature warms up enough to get one last use out of it.
Out in the train shed yesterday was intended to be another train running day, which started out OK. Then a stuck coupler interrupted things. I took the boxcar off and made a less than pleasant discovery that I hadn't noticed before. All of the metal wheels and the metal Kadee couplers were covered with a white residue. Seems like some type of corrosion related back to when the water seeped through the roof into the train room after the tornado removed the metal covering.
I got out the Dremel with the wire brush and here's the difference between an axle that's been cleaned and one that hasn't.
These are the blackened wheels variety from Kadee. I looked at the next car in line which had Intermountain wheels and it did not have this residue. It did on the couplers though. I checked a few more cars with the same results. Some of the couplers were stuck in the closed position, which was remedied by burnishing them with the wire brush. Guess what's on my to do list now. I'll need to check out 800 freight cars now before moving them around where I can't keep track of them!
Everybody have a great Tuesday.
Spent all morning mowing yesterday. I had only intended to just the east side, but I got carried away and did the north side as well. That leaves just the southwest corner and the "back 40" along the west to do. Instead of the 16" chainsaw, I just used the 6" mini saw on some branches that will allow easier work on the bigger stuff that's left. Laundry and other household tasks occupied the rest of my day.
Today is definitely back on the big chainsaw and I'll be starting the prep for putting the cover back on the pool for winter. Need to spread it out, dislodge any snakes hidden in it and rinse it off. I'm going to wait another day or two before I actually put it on, in case the water temperature warms up enough to get one last use out of it.
Out in the train shed yesterday was intended to be another train running day, which started out OK. Then a stuck coupler interrupted things. I took the boxcar off and made a less than pleasant discovery that I hadn't noticed before. All of the metal wheels and the metal Kadee couplers were covered with a white residue. Seems like some type of corrosion related back to when the water seeped through the roof into the train room after the tornado removed the metal covering.
I got out the Dremel with the wire brush and here's the difference between an axle that's been cleaned and one that hasn't.
These are the blackened wheels variety from Kadee. I looked at the next car in line which had Intermountain wheels and it did not have this residue. It did on the couplers though. I checked a few more cars with the same results. Some of the couplers were stuck in the closed position, which was remedied by burnishing them with the wire brush. Guess what's on my to do list now. I'll need to check out 800 freight cars now before moving them around where I can't keep track of them!
Everybody have a great Tuesday.
zzr1200guy
Well-Known Member
Why is youth wasted on the young. These idiots have no clue what a hard life is.
God for bid one of these cupcakes stay out late and has to go to work the next day they can just call out sick.
WTF I can't
I would go out parting Friday Saturday and half Sunday pull up to work on Monday hungover exhausted and put in days work and overtime if offered.
These kids went to Monday Night football at Wild Wings and they all called in sick.
So when Friday comes around they will complain there was no overtime and we are to old to understand how thing are supposed to work these days.
We need a reset.
God for bid one of these cupcakes stay out late and has to go to work the next day they can just call out sick.
WTF I can't
I would go out parting Friday Saturday and half Sunday pull up to work on Monday hungover exhausted and put in days work and overtime if offered.
These kids went to Monday Night football at Wild Wings and they all called in sick.
So when Friday comes around they will complain there was no overtime and we are to old to understand how thing are supposed to work these days.
We need a reset.
zzr1200guy
Well-Known Member
Oh and Thank God the company put a no show No Pay Payday clause cause they take Fridays off too.
Texas Hobo
Well Known Hobo
Good morning, all! A rather nice morning here in H-Town. Sunny, warm but low humidity. Getting ready to take the wife to DMV for her license renewal.
Mike - congratulations to you and the Mrs.
Gary - Nice to see you and NS haven't floated away.
Willie - I personally won't steer one your way. I know it's early, but some predictions are hinting at the eastern Gulf. Yep, the folks that need it the least.
No trains in the last few days.
STAY SAFE
LATER
Mike - congratulations to you and the Mrs.
Gary - Nice to see you and NS haven't floated away.
Willie - I personally won't steer one your way. I know it's early, but some predictions are hinting at the eastern Gulf. Yep, the folks that need it the least.
No trains in the last few days.
STAY SAFE
LATER
Bruette
Well-Known Member
@santafewillie said "My guy is not a municipal employee, so he must go at it alone.
Does girlfriend on air mattress count?"
No, but it does provide him with an incentive to get done quickly!
Does girlfriend on air mattress count?"
No, but it does provide him with an incentive to get done quickly!
Bruette
Well-Known Member
Happy Anniversary!
truckdad
Well-Known Member
Good morning gentlemen
Thought I'd check in with the weather out here in N Calif. Supposed to get to 100 today and tomorrow, I thought fall was here. But after seeing the mess in the southeast I am NOT going to complain. Last week I had cataract surgery on my left eye and the right one will be on the 10th. Doing anything in the trainroom is a challenge as there seems to still an imbalance between the (now) improved eye and the other one.. I'll bet some of you have had this procedure too. I did get the "concrete" footing/slabs in place for the sugar mill silos, not doing much otherwise til my other eye gets done and healed. Couple pics of the silos from around 1999 and now on my less than impressing replica.
Thought I'd check in with the weather out here in N Calif. Supposed to get to 100 today and tomorrow, I thought fall was here. But after seeing the mess in the southeast I am NOT going to complain. Last week I had cataract surgery on my left eye and the right one will be on the 10th. Doing anything in the trainroom is a challenge as there seems to still an imbalance between the (now) improved eye and the other one.. I'll bet some of you have had this procedure too. I did get the "concrete" footing/slabs in place for the sugar mill silos, not doing much otherwise til my other eye gets done and healed. Couple pics of the silos from around 1999 and now on my less than impressing replica.
NorthBrit
Well-Known Member
Good evening all. A wet and dreary day here in the land of the former North British Railway.
A double Pusser's Rum please, Flo.
It is our Wedding Anniversary today. 47 years since we said 'I do'.
A certain train stopping at Corrour
More at home for me. Seven Seas Splendor arriving at the Port of Tyne.
A double Pusser's Rum please, Flo.
It is our Wedding Anniversary today. 47 years since we said 'I do'.
A certain train stopping at Corrour
More at home for me. Seven Seas Splendor arriving at the Port of Tyne.
migalyto
Well-Known Member
Happy anniversary to you and your bride!
Bruette
Well-Known Member
Happy Anniversary!
NorthBrit
Well-Known Member
and Happy Anniversary to you both also.
