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Snarky Old Fart (in training)
Don't forget the ice cream bar. Mom looooooved ice cream. Sister said she'd "Willy Wonka" up the fixings.
Running Bear's September 2024 Coffee Shop
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Mel must have been running his PFE trains, bringing in al the fresh veggies
But it's too late after the accident. I heard our Lt. Govenor say "we need to educate drivers and change the culture" How is that for politically correct happy horseshit?
Enforcement is the only answer. Nothing else slows them down.
I'm all in favor of red-light cameras, and speed cameras. Enforcement will "educate and change the culture" and the cameras will eventually pay for themselves.
Look both ways and expect any car approaching a red light to run it.
I drive from 2am to 9am usually. Even at those early hours I smell weed a few times each morning. "Wake and bake" I can only imagine what drivers are drinking, smoking, popping, or shooting that I can't smell.
With protests and Covid the Police have become timid and I don't blame them. Add to that a shortage of police officers.
The roads are like the wild west, anything goes!
Technology is effective and cheaper. Not to mention safer for our police.
Drive defensively or suffer the consequences, but even that is not 100% effective.
Two of my grandsons will be driving soon and I'm worried.
I put almost four hundred thousand miles on the 2.7L inline 6cyl. With the five-speed manual transmission it got great gas milage and had far more power than that little car needed. The torque was amazing.
I did nothing other than OLF, tires, brakes, wiper blades and a battery. It didn't use oil and was still running good when I sold it. Even the paint still looked good! BMW builds a great car.
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TLOC
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I know it’s early for your mom’s celebration of life but I just had a bowl of rarely eaten by me ice cream in her honor. Vanilla with chocolate chips and almond sprinkles. I tip my spoon to her!
NorthBrit
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Back from Oldest grandson's birthday party.
Great to see our daughter there as well. Spent some time with her as she showed pictures of her holiday in Italy.
Needless to say I did not see the train room.
Class 55 55017 The Durham Light Infantry with Class 25 25237 behind
Goodnight all.
Great to see our daughter there as well. Spent some time with her as she showed pictures of her holiday in Italy.
Needless to say I did not see the train room.
Class 55 55017 The Durham Light Infantry with Class 25 25237 behind
Goodnight all.
kbkchooch
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Its a slow diner day. 1 post since 9:54.
Mel- Must of gotten a ton of stuff done on his layout! today with the lull
Mel must have been running his PFE trains, bringing in al the fresh veggies
kbkchooch
"retired" conductor
Good evening gang!
Been a slow day here, after a week of 12 hour days, I didn't feel like much like doing anything. Especially since we learned that my co-workers husband was involved in a serious accident,. They were on vacation with several other couples, something they do for 2 weeks each year. They all have campers and Harleys and the all go to a campground in Ocean City MD as a group. Well Tim and 2 other guys were riding their bikes in West OC when someone in a Toyota Tacoma ran a red light and 2 of the 3 bikes hit the Tacoma flipping it on its side. These were not small bikes, but full dressers. 2 of the riders were sent to Shock Trauma in Baltimore by helicopter. 1 was released today but my co-workers husband Tim was more seriously injured. Among his injuries is spinal swelling that they were operating on today to lessen the pressure. Needless to say his wife Kim had to unhook their 5th wheel camper and drive the truck to Baltimore to be with him, leaving their dogs and trailer with their friends. My co-workers we've all been sending messages of encouragement and prayers to Kim and each other, kinda dampened the mood here. As most folks who have been co-workers together 10+ years, we may quarrel and snipe amongst ourselves, but when one of us hurt, we all hurt.
When big Harleys hit at 40mph,( the posted) they make a dent and roll a truck on its side, you can see the Trooper looking over one of the two bikes. The orange piece was part of Tim's. They had to cut the roof off the pickup to extract the driver, who went to the hospital via ambulance.
Tomorrow, cutting the lawn and Nascar are on the agenda.
Any word from Sherril?
Been a slow day here, after a week of 12 hour days, I didn't feel like much like doing anything. Especially since we learned that my co-workers husband was involved in a serious accident,. They were on vacation with several other couples, something they do for 2 weeks each year. They all have campers and Harleys and the all go to a campground in Ocean City MD as a group. Well Tim and 2 other guys were riding their bikes in West OC when someone in a Toyota Tacoma ran a red light and 2 of the 3 bikes hit the Tacoma flipping it on its side. These were not small bikes, but full dressers. 2 of the riders were sent to Shock Trauma in Baltimore by helicopter. 1 was released today but my co-workers husband Tim was more seriously injured. Among his injuries is spinal swelling that they were operating on today to lessen the pressure. Needless to say his wife Kim had to unhook their 5th wheel camper and drive the truck to Baltimore to be with him, leaving their dogs and trailer with their friends. My co-workers we've all been sending messages of encouragement and prayers to Kim and each other, kinda dampened the mood here. As most folks who have been co-workers together 10+ years, we may quarrel and snipe amongst ourselves, but when one of us hurt, we all hurt.
When big Harleys hit at 40mph,( the posted) they make a dent and roll a truck on its side, you can see the Trooper looking over one of the two bikes. The orange piece was part of Tim's. They had to cut the roof off the pickup to extract the driver, who went to the hospital via ambulance.
Tomorrow, cutting the lawn and Nascar are on the agenda.
Any word from Sherril?
santafewillie
Same Ol' Buzzard
They need to throw the book at the Toyota driver. In Texas, the driver would be charged with a criminal charge of aggravated assault, as well as a traffic infraction if running a red light results in an accident that injures people.
santafewillie
Same Ol' Buzzard
No word from him, Kate or his daughter yet. Note that he can no longer communicate and is under hospice care, which I believe is at home. The next news is not likely to be good, but we can all pray and hope.
CambriaArea51
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Newspaper cut into strips and drywall joint compound works good too.
CambriaArea51
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CSX 1776 Honoring the Military threw a piston rod out of the block and side panel. Off to the shop for a new engine. I wonder if a Purple Heart is in order.
KriegslokBR52
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These LRCs were cool, something definitely different. I went to Canada to capture the last operations. In the yard in Montreal there were several locomotives sitting idle. A few sets were still operating and I caught a few trains between Montreal and Quebec City. That was if I remember summer 2001. Amtrak did test a set back in early 1980s. I might have an issue of "Rails Northeast" with a picture of a brand new Amtrak AEM7 with a set of the low sitting LRC tilting coaches as the train is rounding the curve in Gap, Pennsylvania.
KriegslokBR52
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Good evening all. It's been a while and reading through several pages of Running Bears gets tedious. Anyway today cloudy, spots of rain up to mid day and sunny towards the evening. Met a real European Motorhead today. My buddy found him maybe 20 minutes from his house and made a deal to buy a 1981 Peugeot 505 Turbo Diesel from him, so I drove him around and to get the paperwork squared away. I myself am tempted to pick up a nun running project from the gentleman; a 1975 Fiat 128:
Those who know European cars well, will remember Fiats like this. Back in communist block the Yougoslavia has bought a license to produce these as Zastava. Slight modification was made where the Zastava has a hatch back end that slopes down. Of course growing up as a child in Poland I remember Zastava well, they were very popular on the roads. I'm still playing with the idea, but must do some reading and calculating. Fiats didn't fare well here in the States do to poor metal used by Italians and this one would need some welding in the floor done. Otherwise everything is there and the engine will need to be put back together. On the train front, I put the side rods on my 1 gauge steam locomotive project and did a little of back and forth running on the test track. Still a lot of binding going forward, so I'll have to figure out where the problem is and maybe some resoldering will be in order. Here is the current condition:
Side rods are of course metal; brass. Wheel tires and axles are steel, so metal where it's needed:
Those who know European cars well, will remember Fiats like this. Back in communist block the Yougoslavia has bought a license to produce these as Zastava. Slight modification was made where the Zastava has a hatch back end that slopes down. Of course growing up as a child in Poland I remember Zastava well, they were very popular on the roads. I'm still playing with the idea, but must do some reading and calculating. Fiats didn't fare well here in the States do to poor metal used by Italians and this one would need some welding in the floor done. Otherwise everything is there and the engine will need to be put back together. On the train front, I put the side rods on my 1 gauge steam locomotive project and did a little of back and forth running on the test track. Still a lot of binding going forward, so I'll have to figure out where the problem is and maybe some resoldering will be in order. Here is the current condition:
Side rods are of course metal; brass. Wheel tires and axles are steel, so metal where it's needed:
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KriegslokBR52
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My friends parents bought a Fiat X19, they said it had a lot of problems. It's been a few years since I saw one on the road. Cool looking cars though.
Bruette
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They will, MD will all but crucify the driver.
But it's too late after the accident. I heard our Lt. Govenor say "we need to educate drivers and change the culture" How is that for politically correct happy horseshit?
Enforcement is the only answer. Nothing else slows them down.
I'm all in favor of red-light cameras, and speed cameras. Enforcement will "educate and change the culture" and the cameras will eventually pay for themselves.
There must be a new five second rule.
Look both ways and expect any car approaching a red light to run it.
I drive from 2am to 9am usually. Even at those early hours I smell weed a few times each morning. "Wake and bake" I can only imagine what drivers are drinking, smoking, popping, or shooting that I can't smell.
With protests and Covid the Police have become timid and I don't blame them. Add to that a shortage of police officers.
The roads are like the wild west, anything goes!
Technology is effective and cheaper. Not to mention safer for our police.
Drive defensively or suffer the consequences, but even that is not 100% effective.
Two of my grandsons will be driving soon and I'm worried.
Bruette
Well-Known Member
Reminds me of my 1984 BMW 528e. It was a simple looking car, but it ran great and was comfortable to drive. At 6'9" I was surprised how much room the little car had. I've been in Japanese cars that I had to open the driver's door to step on the clutch. My BMW was almost like a big old American car inside, more than enough room, even for me! I can't say the same for anybody sitting in the rear seat behind me.
I put almost four hundred thousand miles on the 2.7L inline 6cyl. With the five-speed manual transmission it got great gas milage and had far more power than that little car needed. The torque was amazing.
I did nothing other than OLF, tires, brakes, wiper blades and a battery. It didn't use oil and was still running good when I sold it. Even the paint still looked good! BMW builds a great car.
D&J RailRoad
Professor of HO
reinjured my left foot. Thought it might be the Achilles tendon, but urgent care doc said it's just tendonitis under the ankle. Got an ankle wrap on it now and taking some anti-inflammatory (Motrin) and an ice pack.
KriegslokBR52
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The beauty of a European sedan; compact, useable, great handling. I have never owned a BMW, but have driven several models from 1983 and up. Great handling and gear boxes with excellent gear ratios, fun.
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