Coffee Shop Number 16

[IronBeltKen]

Karl - better keep Midnight locked up if I visit, otherwise I might steal him! Black cats are my favorite, I had one when I was a teenager. He was a hefty fella, must have weighed ~15 lbs and all of it muscle. We had to euthanize him when he was 8yrs old because he had some chronic respiratory infection, snot was always pouring out of his nose.

 

[Secondhandmodeler]

That cat looks about as stressed as a wet noodle!

On no, he is clearly stressed! His eyes are open!

 

[latenttrainfan]

the recliner IS his! you'll just have to accept that.


Psycho trivia:
the TOP horse trainer (show horses, that is) is George Morris. He's been the Chef d'Equip and coach of the US show jumping team for centuries.

he was also the gas station attendant in the movie.

 

[RexHea]

You're all set in the event of a lightning strike on your location. You'll get a charge out of that!

I thought she was trying to filter-out alien control of her mind.

 

[sparkyftw]

Afternoon.

Got the desktop back up and running. In good fashion something else on my car had to brake (pun intended). My rear drum brakes are locking up in reverse, and only some of the time.

 

[pcarrell]

I thought she was trying to filter-out alien control of her mind.

Or some top secret government agency..........

 

[pcarrell]

......my son whose birthday is today.......

 

[blownoutcylinder]

Good evening---got home from out of town visits---we had GLORIOUS SUNSHINE---out of town---get into London--back to Rain

Karl---lovely cat---and yes, he owns---YOU!!

Ah--always filtering out something------

 

[latenttrainfan]

I hear the voices.....





at the train show, I was immersed in a book about train wrecks when a gentleman came and stood beside me.

he LOOKED perfectly normal.

however.


he seemed to be carrying on a converstation with someone. an invisible someone.
in a strange sort of language, possibly martian. ( I grew up in a very mixed neighbourhood. I would have recognized an EARTH language. )

every now and again, he would throw in a sort of sound effect that you might hear in an alien space invader type movie.


ziiiiip PING! yyyeeeeewoooo. bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzbp! in a high pitched tone.


quietly, though. so he wasn't disturbing anyone.

it was like standing next to John Cleese doing Monty Python.

definitely the highlight of my day.

 

[pcarrell]

Oh man! Larry! Sorry to hear that man!

 

[sparkyftw]

Evening.

Nice long day of doing nothing today. Beautiful outside. Ran up to the hobby store and got some testors plastic cement. Now I can start putting together a couple kits!

But first I probably should finish my homework. Also found another book to read.

 

[jeffrey-wimberly]

Been working on the layout today. The foundation walls for the north engine house are shaping up. Photo is in the 'Weekly Photo Fun' in the 'Showin' Off' section in 'General Discussions'.

 

[blownoutcylinder]

'Spring' is cuddled up between my arms so I'm back to the two finger hunt and peck mode-----

Got a couple of odd duck models I'm working on---a two stall run-through engine house from something called Graham Farish and a small IHC shopping district---distinctly 1970/80's-ish.

 

[kbkchooch]

Afternoon.

Got the desktop back up and running. In good fashion something else on my car had to brake (pun intended). My rear drum brakes are locking up in reverse, and only some of the time.

Sparky, I'm taking a guess here, but GM cars (A,J,L,N and X bodies) had that as a chronic ailment for years. Generally caused by aftermarket shoes. Usually a light turning of the drums and a set of genuine GM shoes fixed em!
Hope this helps.

 

[kbkchooch]

Karl - better keep Midnight locked up if I visit, otherwise I might steal him!

Ken Nooooooooo! I'll clue you in on what I already know....he HATES car rides. The car ride home (included a stop at the vet) was complete with howling, whining and hyperventilating. After my son got the bright idea to let him out of the carrier he was a lot calmer in the car. So much calmer that he relieved himself on the back seat!! Picture, if you will, 3 people on a 50 degree day, driving 60 mph with the windows down, trying to breath!!! ACK!! Thank goodness we used the car with the leather seats......it wiped up easier!

Oh, and it's not just the recliner now. Today he claimed the futon in the basement, and the ottoman in the living room. Plus one small corner of our bed. I wonder what he will claim tomorrow???

 

[sparkyftw]

Sparky, I'm taking a guess here, but GM cars (A,J,L,N and X bodies) had that as a chronic ailment for years. Generally caused by aftermarket shoes. Usually a light turning of the drums and a set of genuine GM shoes fixed em!
Hope this helps.

Not GM.

I haven't been able to get the problem to occur other than the 3 times it has happened. I will probably pull the drums apart Thursday and see if anything is amiss.

 

[stationmaster]

I hear the voices.....





at the train show, I was immersed in a book about train wrecks when a gentleman came and stood beside me.

he LOOKED perfectly normal.

however.


he seemed to be carrying on a converstation with someone. an invisible someone.
in a strange sort of language, possibly martian. ( I grew up in a very mixed neighbourhood. I would have recognized an EARTH language. )

every now and again, he would throw in a sort of sound effect that you might hear in an alien space invader type movie.


ziiiiip PING! yyyeeeeewoooo. bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzbp! in a high pitched tone.


quietly, though. so he wasn't disturbing anyone.

it was like standing next to John Cleese doing Monty Python.

definitely the highlight of my day.

are you sure it wasn't Jimmy Stewart talking to Harvey? Wait Jimmy's dead.....

Bob

 

[bnsf971]

Good evening. It was 99 here today, down from a high of 110 yesterday. Not a cloud in the sky. It is supposed to be a high of 60 in a couple of days, talk about erratic temps...
Larry, sorry to hear about the job. Every time I start thinking about how bad I have it at work, I realize at least I have a job.

 

[kbkchooch]

are you sure it wasn't Jimmy Stewart talking to Harvey? Wait Jimmy's dead.....

Bob

Long term exposure to Walthers Goo??

 

[pcarrell]

Dan, when you take those brakes apart, make sure the star wheel is free from rust and corrosion. It will adjust the brakes tighter to the drum when you apply the brakes in reverse. If it binds though, it an cause a lockup.