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  1. insomniville

    Running Bear's September 2025 Coffee Shop

    So Count Nibbley is back from the kitty hospital. They don't know what's wrong. On the upside, his temperature is more normal now according to them. I did manage to get him to eat a treat, so there's hope. Currently letting him de-stress (he was not happy being not at home), and then I'll...
  2. insomniville

    Running Bear's September 2025 Coffee Shop

    Afterevening, folks. It's 94F/43% on the patio today, and I can't see a single cloud in the sky from this vantage point. Pretty nice, really, given the breeze. Count Nibbley is still at the kitty hospital, unfortunately. They found a blockage (probable foreign object) in his small intestine...
  3. insomniville

    Running Bear's September 2025 Coffee Shop

    Evening, folks. The patio is very far away, and I have no idea what the temperature or humidity are on it, but it's absolutely freezing in this room. Good thing I came prepared. One of my cats (Nibble, or Count Nibley as I like to call him) decided to stop eating yesterday afternoon. Don't...
  4. insomniville

    Running Bear's August 2025 Coffee Shop

    Afternoon everyone. It's 79F and 87% out here on the patio today, with a nice steady rain falling. Only about a quarter inch so far, but not looking like it'll stop any time soon. No thunder and lightning for a change; that's a bit of a surprise, but a welcome one since I can sit outside and...
  5. insomniville

    Running Bear's August 2025 Coffee Shop

    Oh and @chadbag, I meant to say: good luck!
  6. insomniville

    Running Bear's August 2025 Coffee Shop

    Hi, folks. It's 99F and 48% out on the patio, but I'm inside on the couch because it's too hot out there. Still hiding from the world. Might go have dinner with my parents tonight. We'll see... Have a good weekend!
  7. insomniville

    A Beginner's Journey Pt 2

    Yeah, that's kinda how I feel about it. The whole RISC-V thing seems like marketing to me. the maker community loves RISC-V, so it makes a nice buzzword (when the reality is probably "it's a microcontroller that manages the heating cycles. Why do you care?"). It's likely to be fairly low...
  8. insomniville

    Running Bear's August 2025 Coffee Shop

    Afternoon. It's 97F and 52% on the patio today. I have no idea where you are all getting your cooler weather. Then again, it looks like 80's next week (and some rain this weekend), so we'll see. Can't speak for everyone else, but I'm currently hiding from the world. Hope you're having a...
  9. insomniville

    Running Bear's August 2025 Coffee Shop

    Afternoon, folks. It's 96F and 51% out here on the patio today. Got my kitchen pantry cleaned out yesterday (finally!), and watched a fun rocket launch. That's about it. Today I'm playing fast and loose with the Like button while I catch up on the coffee shop, and now I'm going to go stick...
  10. insomniville

    Running Bear's August 2025 Coffee Shop

    Afternoon. It's 92F and 54% out here on the patio today. I'm sitting under a clean and running ceiling fan, since I actually managed to get at least that one chore dealt with yesterday. Beyond that, I'm just kinda meh. Going to do more chores today I think, and see if the latest Starship...
  11. insomniville

    Recent voltage drops.

    Ah, I misread and missed the current keeper. Oh well, still an interesting thread; there is apparently an art to track cleaning. :) Good luck!
  12. insomniville

    Recent voltage drops.

    Touching the loco could also result in moving the loco very slightly past a bad spot, which is the impression I had of what he meant by that. As for intermittency, there are variables like the exact speed of the locomotive and such that can affect whether a problem shows up. I would think that...
  13. insomniville

    Recent voltage drops.

    This stands out to me. Have you tried cleaning the tracks and wheels again, and had it work for another day? If so, you might read through this thread. The post that stands out to me talks about stuff called NO-OX-ID that is supposed to work miracles. There's a lot of info there, though. FWIW.
  14. insomniville

    Running Bear's August 2025 Coffee Shop

    Afternoon, folks. It's 93F and 47% out here on the patio today. Not much going on today. Doing laundry at the moment, then probably play with my track plan more. I lack decisiveness on that score; I do about 60% of a plan, then decide I don't like it for some reason or other, and start over...
  15. insomniville

    Running Bear's August 2025 Coffee Shop

    Afternoon. It's 94F and 47% out here on the patio today. Occasionally there's a nice cool breeze to go with it, which makes it very comfortable. Downside: my neighborhood is usually very quiet, but there's some kid on a little motorbike with very audible exhaust who's been driving around on...
  16. insomniville

    Running Bear's August 2025 Coffee Shop

    I think they do. Some of these cars look like that would be an easy fix since they have the trucks secured with a screw. Some of them are a lot cheaper and look like I would have to drill out a plastic pin and adapt them for the trucks. I'm kinda hoping I can just swap the couplers, but we'll...
  17. insomniville

    Running Bear's August 2025 Coffee Shop

    Well, the joke is on me. The vast majority of the used rolling stock I picked up has what look like Rapido couplers. Bah. Looks like I'll be going on an adventure and learning to convert couplers at some point in the near future... Thankfully, the locomotive (a) works, and (b) has what look...
  18. insomniville

    What are you buying this Month?

    Back from the Austin train show. Someone needs to apply a padlock to my wallet before I manage to spend all my food money: Most of it is used rolling stock; I had only a handful of toys on that score, so I couldn't help myself. A small amount of new stuff, and one single used locomotive...
  19. insomniville

    Running Bear's August 2025 Coffee Shop

    Evenin', folks. It's 94F and 46% on the patio today, and I'm enjoying it. I went to the train show... I had a lot of fun... My wallet... did not! Seriously? These events are flat out dangerous, and I'm glad I found out about it far enough in advance to budget for it. I might have gotten...
  20. insomniville

    Running Bear's August 2025 Coffee Shop

    Still cheaper than @TLOC's Dr. Pepper, which would be about $35.14/gallon if I've got the numbers right... ;)




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