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FINE with me! She can help........With the party prep
! Now that the stick in the mud is gone now we all can relax and have fun!
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FINE with me! She can help........With the party prep! Now that the stick in the mud is gone now we all can relax and have fun!
Good morning all. It's 72 and cloudy. The high will be around 80 and there's a chance of rain.
Today will likely be a slow day. The only out of home activity will be around noon. I'll be going over to my parent's place (I'll use the car to cover most of the distance so as to keep off my feet as much as possible) to wait on the Vernon Home Health nurse to come change the dressing on my central line. There's much more room there so it's more comfortable. Being that the central line is located right where my right shoulder meets the chest and neck it's quite hard for me to do it easily, besides which, she has all the stuff required to make sure it's done correctly. With all the surgery that's been done lately this is a very dangerous time for me, so I have to be extremely careful. Some of you have asked about how my vision is doing. It's doing all right and is getting a little better every day. Sometimes I can't really notice any change while at other times I can see a marked difference. Right now I estimate it to be only 10% down. When I got out of the hospital it was about 30% down, so a dimly lit room was just a dark space with black blobs where the furnishings should be. As of yesterday the same dimly lit room shows up much more clearly and I can pick the furnishings out quite well, though they still lack some detail. I'm also expecting my next shipment of iv antibiotics and associated supplies soon. I'll be glad when I no longer have to use them. I'm sitting here looking at the layout and it is so begging for attention. I'll have to give the track a good wipe down before running anything.
Bob- we are glad to hear the trip is going well and paying for fuel is the biggest problem. Your comment above about losing your camera overboard, pretty well kills my suggestion about an onboard layout. You don't need to lose any more trains, overboard or to vandals.
The forum was a little quiet yesterday. Chris must be down filing for unemployment benefits. It is probably rather crowded at the office.
Guess I had better start work before I join Chris filing for benefits.
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FINE with me! She can help........With the party prep
! Now that the stick in the mud is gone now we all can relax and have fun!
jeffrey-wimberly
Dr Frankendiesel
The visit to the docs office went well. He likes the way the foot is looking. The swelling is gone and there's no fever in it. Culture swabs taken during surgery last week came back clean so that indicates no bugs are present. He's leaving the antiseptic beads in for as long as my body will tolerate them. They're packed withvancomycin and clindamycin, two powerful antibiotics. When my body starts rejecting them however they will have to be pulled out. I'm to continue my home iv use of the ceftriaxone antibiotic for the stated 21 day period. After that we'll play it by ear. For now at least, everything is looking good. On Wednesday morning I'll be going to see my primary care provider and on Thursday I'll be visiting the foot doc again for a new round of X-rays and on the 22nd I'll be seeing the urologist for a general checkup on the state of my prostate. Busy month so far.
leghome
Maytag "Danged Agitator"
"Ya think I could put a layout on the boat, kind of a "floating" train display? Nah, I'm weird but not that weird". I can see it now the first floating garden railway on the high seas courtesy of Bob. That could be a fun operation if nothing else spend all of your time keeping the rails clean.
Wow, Bob! You need to be arrested for that deal. I love houseboats and have always dreamed of having one. I will give you $750 right now and $1000 on delivery. Just go down to the Mississippi, up the Ohio, enter the Tennessee, go south and into the Tombigbee (Tenn-Tom waterway) to Demopolis, Al, then up the Warrior to Tuscaloosa. Easy trip but watch out for those 100+ foot yankee yachts; they high ball down through there on their way to the coast. I be waiting
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Jim: Will you please apologize to BOC for all those remarks about the rain. He is flooding us, man. Stop it!
You guys remember my lightning damage? Well, the new TV that was in the travel trailer is now junk. It would cost almost as much to fix it as I paid for it, $448. Now the good part is I took my wife to pick out a new one and we got a 32" Sony HD for the replacement. While there, the wife said we should go ahead and just convert to HD for the main set. Yup, we bought a Sony 52" HD for the family room. I kind of was reluctant to do this (yeah, right!
) since we have a 50" projection type that works fine, but we have decided to donate it to the assisted living place where my Mother lives and for their sitting area. See, the purchase has been justified .
.Jim: Will you please apologize to BOC for all those remarks about the rain. He is flooding us, man. Stop it!
You guys remember my lightning damage? Well, the new TV that was in the travel trailer is now junk. It would cost almost as much to fix it as I paid for it, $448. Now the good part is I took my wife to pick out a new one and we got a 32" Sony HD for the replacement. While there, the wife said we should go ahead and just convert to HD for the main set. Yup, we bought a Sony 52" HD for the family room. I kind of was reluctant to do this (yeah, right!
) since we have a 50" projection type that works fine, but we have decided to donate it to the assisted living place where my Mother lives and for their sitting area. See, the purchase has been justified .
kbkchooch
Verified Human
boB Ok that does it, I'm officially jealous!! You also made me feel that now is the time for me to make an offer on a house about a mile from here. It's a 3BR, 2BA rancher with a breezeway and an attached garage, on 1.1 acres of ground. I got a hold of the Deed history. Built in 1988, originally sold for $133,00.00. Reposessed 18 months ago and vacant since. The balance at the time of repossession was 99k, even though the tax assessment was 235K. The bank winterized the house, but it's still full of the former owners junk, the yard is overgrown, the above ground pool has been uncovered (yech) and the exterior needs some cosmetic work. I'm gonna offer them 50k and see what they say!
Ohh, and the semi-unfinished basement is 1900 square ft!!!
Ohh, and the semi-unfinished basement is 1900 square ft!!!
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Sandy
Member
Hey All!
Bob...Congrats on the boat! I love houseboats. I have friends who keep one on Lake Powell and we go down as often as possible for a couple of weeks. It is named the "Perfect RX". It sleeps 18 and is simply a blast. I hope you get many years of enjoyment with yours!
Jim...It DOES get chilly here. Coldest I can remember is -40 (wind chill factor). I love it. I used to love the heat of summer, but now I can hardly wait for autumn and winter. Ahhhhhh.... Got to 50 here today and it was beautiful.
Jeffrey...Now you just need to remember to take it easy for a while. Sounds like this surgery did the trick...so take care of yourself!!
Tom...I am so sorry to hear about your little buddy, Beowulf. It is so hard to lose a special pet. They become such a part of our families and our hearts.
Well, the Rockies lost today and have one more chance to redeem themselves...but those BRONCOS! Woooooohoooooo! 5 & 0!!!!!!!!!!!!
Take care,
Sandy
Bob...Congrats on the boat! I love houseboats. I have friends who keep one on Lake Powell and we go down as often as possible for a couple of weeks. It is named the "Perfect RX". It sleeps 18 and is simply a blast. I hope you get many years of enjoyment with yours!
Jim...It DOES get chilly here. Coldest I can remember is -40 (wind chill factor). I love it. I used to love the heat of summer, but now I can hardly wait for autumn and winter. Ahhhhhh.... Got to 50 here today and it was beautiful.
Jeffrey...Now you just need to remember to take it easy for a while. Sounds like this surgery did the trick...so take care of yourself!!
Tom...I am so sorry to hear about your little buddy, Beowulf. It is so hard to lose a special pet. They become such a part of our families and our hearts.
Well, the Rockies lost today and have one more chance to redeem themselves...but those BRONCOS! Woooooohoooooo! 5 & 0!!!!!!!!!!!!
Take care,
Sandy
stationmaster
Crusty Old Geezer
OK, All, we've settled in for the night. Not much to report other than we ran into rain and "slush". Yes, it "slushed" outside. You know the stuff. It's when the weather can't decide whether it wants to rain or snow. Looking at the map for tomorrow looks like we might hit a bit of snow in the morning. The waves may be a bit taller too. And the wind may puff a little stronger. We may have to move further from shore in order to keep away from some of the stronger waves. Shallow water equals bigger waves in most cases.
We did see a few more container ships and a couple of freighters. One of the freighters was empty as she was riding pretty high in the water. Most boats were heading out of the lakes, though a few were heading up. It was slushing too bad to take pictures as they would have just looked like a fog.
We should make Saginaw Bay easily tomorrow, that was the plan, being there in two days. Had a really good day today and made better distance than I had planned. We dropped anchor in a small cove that is pretty sheltered and will take off again at first light. I pushed a little too long and we passed our intended layover. Still we made and additional 75 miles. Not bad.
Lunch was pretty good, supper better. We had hot ham and cheese sandwiches and homemade vegetable soup for lunch. Then I grabbed a bit of courage and fired up the grill on the back of the boat for some burgers for supper. Mighty nippy out there flippin' hamburgers. Added fried zucchini and fries and we were gorged.
Rex, bringing the boat to you means going over the top to Lake Michigan, and through the Chicago River. There are turds floatin' in that river!!! Smells unbelievably bad. Then you have to spend countless hours waiting for lockage, while stuck in that cesspool. No, thanks.
Karl, I'd almost bet that you can get the house for cheaper than $50K. Make a lower offer, the worst that could happen is that they turn you down. Then work your way up. And a partially unfinished basement? What exactly does that mean? I've always heard it said that the basement is partially finished. Does that mean that there's more to do than what has already been done? Or visa versa?
And you wouldn't be so jealous if you saw the receipts for fuel. I might have to take out a mortgage on this thing. It holds just over 600 gallons of gas, closer to 650. At almost $2.50/gallon, you can do the math.
Jeffrey,you need to have those doctors move in next door. Shorter trips and you'll save on gas. Glad to hear all is coming along good, though. Da Prayers be werkin'.
Sandy, what's up with the Broncos? They haven't played this well since Elway. My MLB team is still in it. The Evil Empire. Go, Yankees.
Tom, sometimes losing a pet rates up there on the pain scale of losing a relative. I remember having to put down my Labrador. He was 17 years old an just couldn't get around any more. I took him to the vet and held him until his last breath. Pretty emotional. He was a pound puppy and probably the best dog I've ever owned. And probably the best dog I've ever hunted behind. He was my best buddy for many years. I feel your pain.
When I got the Weimy, I considered another Lab. But, I came to the conclusion that it would forever be compared to B.T., and that just wouldn't be fair. The comparison would have been inevitable. So, I got me a "grey ghost".
I waited ten years before buying a new dog. Now we have three. Two Boston Terriers and the Weirmeraner. They are like a combination of the Three Stooges and the Three Muskateers. Hannah, the little Boston, is the runt. She only weighs 17#. Otis, actually O.D. for other dog, but we gave him a name so he wouldn't have a complex, is 31#. The Weimy, Heimy, yes, Heimy the Weimy, is a huge, for a Weirmeraner, 130#. But, Hannah is the leader of the pack, that's for sure.
There is a story that goes with Otie. He was born with an exposed hernia and was going to be destroyed. We made a deal with the breeder, as we were waiting for this litter and had been dealing with them for a companion for Hannah, and our vet. We would pay to have his hernia repaired and have him neutered if the breeder would give us the dog. A deal was struck and the owner took Otie back home to be nursed by his mother. Now, he's all boy, rambunctious and full of p!$$ and vinegar. And very intelligent. Hannah, she's a prima donna and knows it. And Heimy is the big brother to both.
Chris, obviously, you've misunderstood what I meant about my better half. She would open a serious case of whupa$$ if you wanted to party. She's a pretty earthy girl and parties are not her favorite thing. Unless of course it's for a grandkid, niece, or nephew.... And I don't think any of the attendees could pass for an 8-year old. The kegs would give you away. And Ken would look mighty odd sucking beer through a sippy cup.
Well, I'd better hit the rack. Got another challenging day tomorrow. I hope it's as easy as today.
Bob
We did see a few more container ships and a couple of freighters. One of the freighters was empty as she was riding pretty high in the water. Most boats were heading out of the lakes, though a few were heading up. It was slushing too bad to take pictures as they would have just looked like a fog.
We should make Saginaw Bay easily tomorrow, that was the plan, being there in two days. Had a really good day today and made better distance than I had planned. We dropped anchor in a small cove that is pretty sheltered and will take off again at first light. I pushed a little too long and we passed our intended layover. Still we made and additional 75 miles. Not bad.
Lunch was pretty good, supper better. We had hot ham and cheese sandwiches and homemade vegetable soup for lunch. Then I grabbed a bit of courage and fired up the grill on the back of the boat for some burgers for supper. Mighty nippy out there flippin' hamburgers. Added fried zucchini and fries and we were gorged.
Rex, bringing the boat to you means going over the top to Lake Michigan, and through the Chicago River. There are turds floatin' in that river!!! Smells unbelievably bad. Then you have to spend countless hours waiting for lockage, while stuck in that cesspool. No, thanks.
Karl, I'd almost bet that you can get the house for cheaper than $50K. Make a lower offer, the worst that could happen is that they turn you down. Then work your way up. And a partially unfinished basement? What exactly does that mean? I've always heard it said that the basement is partially finished. Does that mean that there's more to do than what has already been done? Or visa versa?
And you wouldn't be so jealous if you saw the receipts for fuel. I might have to take out a mortgage on this thing. It holds just over 600 gallons of gas, closer to 650. At almost $2.50/gallon, you can do the math.
Jeffrey,you need to have those doctors move in next door. Shorter trips and you'll save on gas. Glad to hear all is coming along good, though. Da Prayers be werkin'.
Sandy, what's up with the Broncos? They haven't played this well since Elway. My MLB team is still in it. The Evil Empire. Go, Yankees.
Tom, sometimes losing a pet rates up there on the pain scale of losing a relative. I remember having to put down my Labrador. He was 17 years old an just couldn't get around any more. I took him to the vet and held him until his last breath. Pretty emotional. He was a pound puppy and probably the best dog I've ever owned. And probably the best dog I've ever hunted behind. He was my best buddy for many years. I feel your pain.
When I got the Weimy, I considered another Lab. But, I came to the conclusion that it would forever be compared to B.T., and that just wouldn't be fair. The comparison would have been inevitable. So, I got me a "grey ghost".
I waited ten years before buying a new dog. Now we have three. Two Boston Terriers and the Weirmeraner. They are like a combination of the Three Stooges and the Three Muskateers. Hannah, the little Boston, is the runt. She only weighs 17#. Otis, actually O.D. for other dog, but we gave him a name so he wouldn't have a complex, is 31#. The Weimy, Heimy, yes, Heimy the Weimy, is a huge, for a Weirmeraner, 130#. But, Hannah is the leader of the pack, that's for sure.
There is a story that goes with Otie. He was born with an exposed hernia and was going to be destroyed. We made a deal with the breeder, as we were waiting for this litter and had been dealing with them for a companion for Hannah, and our vet. We would pay to have his hernia repaired and have him neutered if the breeder would give us the dog. A deal was struck and the owner took Otie back home to be nursed by his mother. Now, he's all boy, rambunctious and full of p!$$ and vinegar. And very intelligent. Hannah, she's a prima donna and knows it. And Heimy is the big brother to both.
Chris, obviously, you've misunderstood what I meant about my better half. She would open a serious case of whupa$$ if you wanted to party. She's a pretty earthy girl and parties are not her favorite thing. Unless of course it's for a grandkid, niece, or nephew.... And I don't think any of the attendees could pass for an 8-year old. The kegs would give you away. And Ken would look mighty odd sucking beer through a sippy cup.
Well, I'd better hit the rack. Got another challenging day tomorrow. I hope it's as easy as today.
Bob
leghome
Maytag "Danged Agitator"
Bob I also hope your trip is as easy as it has been so far. Watching the news and seeing the snow makes me dread winter is so close. I hate to put the shorts in the closet and get the jeans out. I would not make a good nudist but I like the idea of having on as few clothes as possible. It seems this year the shorts got out later and were put away earlier or maybe I am just getting old. Well I guess I am getting old so Glendia keeps telling me. LOL LOL!! Good luck on the rest of the trip and watch out fer the freighters.
Cjcrescent
Master Mechanic
H'yall
Bob. Great buy on the boat. My wife's dad had a 70' houseboat in Mobile and he took that thing all along the Intercoastal Waterway for years. Then in 1979 when Hurricane Frederic hit Mobile, he had tied off the boat in the middle of Dog River there and road out the storm! I never would have done that and I've done a few dumb things that we've all done when we were young! Riding out a hurricane in an anchored vessel ain't one of them.
Rex. If he takes you up on the offer, I'm offering my services as 1st mate, deckhand, chief cook and bottlewasher, whatever.
Jeff. Glad to hear that you're doing well. I know from personal experience how much that any change in the daily schedule, when you're recovering is sweet! The year that I had 14 surgeries on my foot for the MRSA, any chance to get out of the recliner, and leave the house was good.
Well yall need to wish us luck. Daughter called Monday from Little Rock, and said she had a bad case of no appetite, and an equally bad case of the runs. She called the Dr. and he said that her body was getting ready for her to go into labor! Depending on what he tells her at her appointment today, we may have to go there to greet our new Grandson. Hope not however, as he will be three weeks early. Babies are like a good homemade spaghetti sauce. The longer it simmers in the pot, the better it is!
Bob. Great buy on the boat. My wife's dad had a 70' houseboat in Mobile and he took that thing all along the Intercoastal Waterway for years. Then in 1979 when Hurricane Frederic hit Mobile, he had tied off the boat in the middle of Dog River there and road out the storm! I never would have done that and I've done a few dumb things that we've all done when we were young! Riding out a hurricane in an anchored vessel ain't one of them.
Rex. If he takes you up on the offer, I'm offering my services as 1st mate, deckhand, chief cook and bottlewasher, whatever.
Jeff. Glad to hear that you're doing well. I know from personal experience how much that any change in the daily schedule, when you're recovering is sweet! The year that I had 14 surgeries on my foot for the MRSA, any chance to get out of the recliner, and leave the house was good.
Well yall need to wish us luck. Daughter called Monday from Little Rock, and said she had a bad case of no appetite, and an equally bad case of the runs. She called the Dr. and he said that her body was getting ready for her to go into labor! Depending on what he tells her at her appointment today, we may have to go there to greet our new Grandson. Hope not however, as he will be three weeks early. Babies are like a good homemade spaghetti sauce. The longer it simmers in the pot, the better it is!
jeffrey-wimberly
Dr Frankendiesel
That MRSA is tough! I know some people who have battled it, including myself. I had a highly resistant form of staph several years ago. There are times I wish I had a recliner but there's no room for it here. There's barely room for my small computer chair (the only chair I have) that I have to move to get to the front door.
Good morning all. It's 72 and cloudy. The high will be around 80 and there's a chance of rain.
Today will likely be a slow day. The only out of home activity will be around noon. I'll be going over to my parent's place (I'll use the car to cover most of the distance so as to keep off my feet as much as possible) to wait on the Vernon Home Health nurse to come change the dressing on my central line. There's much more room there so it's more comfortable. Being that the central line is located right where my right shoulder meets the chest and neck it's quite hard for me to do it easily, besides which, she has all the stuff required to make sure it's done correctly. With all the surgery that's been done lately this is a very dangerous time for me, so I have to be extremely careful. Some of you have asked about how my vision is doing. It's doing all right and is getting a little better every day. Sometimes I can't really notice any change while at other times I can see a marked difference. Right now I estimate it to be only 10% down. When I got out of the hospital it was about 30% down, so a dimly lit room was just a dark space with black blobs where the furnishings should be. As of yesterday the same dimly lit room shows up much more clearly and I can pick the furnishings out quite well, though they still lack some detail. I'm also expecting my next shipment of iv antibiotics and associated supplies soon. I'll be glad when I no longer have to use them. I'm sitting here looking at the layout and it is so begging for attention. I'll have to give the track a good wipe down before running anything.
tompm
Active Member
Good morning folks
It was 54 F as hit the roadways this morning. High will be 67 F.
I had to assemble the new dining room chairs last night. Of course one of them has to go back. We unwrapped it and found a chuck out of one of the legs. On top of that it was missing the bolts needed to assemble it. After the chairs we went to my son’s Boy Scout troop meeting.
No trains last night and I doubt there will be any tonight. We have a doctor’s appointment for my son, flute lesson for my daughter, and Scout Roundtable. It is one of those crazy nights.
I hope everybody has a good day.
It was 54 F as hit the roadways this morning. High will be 67 F.
I had to assemble the new dining room chairs last night. Of course one of them has to go back. We unwrapped it and found a chuck out of one of the legs. On top of that it was missing the bolts needed to assemble it. After the chairs we went to my son’s Boy Scout troop meeting.
No trains last night and I doubt there will be any tonight. We have a doctor’s appointment for my son, flute lesson for my daughter, and Scout Roundtable. It is one of those crazy nights.
I hope everybody has a good day.
Secondhandmodeler
All new now!
Good morning everyone.
My wife and I are back from our train trip for the fall. Some how we've started a tradition of going for a ride every fall. I'm not going to complain! As I said a few days ago, we rode behind the SP 4449 Daylight. The SP4449 is filling in for the Milwaukee 261, which is being overhauled. There were seventeen cars in all, including an Amtrak loco for help and insurance. I was hoping to ride in one of the heavyweights, but learned that they were private cars with an extremely high price to ride in. We ended up in a newer Amtrak coach. At first I was upset about it, but two hours into the ride , I was grateful for the modern car. There is something to be said for a smooth ride and clean toilets! We were so far back from the locomotive that I learned to enjoy the scenery more than the train itself. If I wanted a dose of the steam experience, I stood in the vestibule and froze my butt off. It was a whopping thirty five degrees outside. Sticking your head out of a moving train at sixty miles an hour is COLD! All in all we had a great time.
Speaking of winter, we got three inches of snow yesterday! That's twice now that we've received measurable snow since the first of October. It actually hung around for a while since we had a whopping high of thirty five degress. I'm not quite ready for winter yet.
I wish you all luck with physical and emotional healing.
Have a great day!
My wife and I are back from our train trip for the fall. Some how we've started a tradition of going for a ride every fall. I'm not going to complain! As I said a few days ago, we rode behind the SP 4449 Daylight. The SP4449 is filling in for the Milwaukee 261, which is being overhauled. There were seventeen cars in all, including an Amtrak loco for help and insurance. I was hoping to ride in one of the heavyweights, but learned that they were private cars with an extremely high price to ride in. We ended up in a newer Amtrak coach. At first I was upset about it, but two hours into the ride , I was grateful for the modern car. There is something to be said for a smooth ride and clean toilets! We were so far back from the locomotive that I learned to enjoy the scenery more than the train itself. If I wanted a dose of the steam experience, I stood in the vestibule and froze my butt off. It was a whopping thirty five degrees outside. Sticking your head out of a moving train at sixty miles an hour is COLD! All in all we had a great time.
Speaking of winter, we got three inches of snow yesterday!
That's twice now that we've received measurable snow since the first of October. It actually hung around for a while since we had a whopping high of thirty five degress. I'm not quite ready for winter yet.I wish you all luck with physical and emotional healing.
Have a great day!
PNKFLOYD
Mikey
Good Morning all!
Bob- I think a layout on you house boat would be fun! I can imagine a 24 inch wide strip around the outside rail of the boat. You would have to be careful with the train speeds. A derailment would send engine and several cars over the side and into the water!
CJ- Keep you fingers crossed that your trip to Little Rock is delayed a couple more weeks.Then mother and grandson will probably go home together.
You can go ahead and set up a small THOMAS THE TANK ENGINE layout for him while you are there.
Jeffery- You are doing very well about following doctors orders. Keep it up.
Now is a good time to sit down and examine your layout for future changes when you are back on your feet. Make a list of all the repairs you want to make. Then, make a list of buildings and structures you want to evenually replace, noting any footprint size changes. Will you want to move other structures like buildings, bridges or roads? After you get the lists, assign priorities to the changes and repairs. Are there any repairs that may be replaced in the next 6 -12 months?
Not only will the list and planning keep you occupied, but it should help your vision improve by not being insulted by current television programing.
Rex- can you throw out a really big sponge in Tuscaloosa? Maybe it would cut down on the amount of rain Birmingham is getting. We got another 2.6 inches of rain yesterday. Even the ducks are trying to get out of the rain.
Bob- I think a layout on you house boat would be fun! I can imagine a 24 inch wide strip around the outside rail of the boat. You would have to be careful with the train speeds. A derailment would send engine and several cars over the side and into the water!
CJ- Keep you fingers crossed that your trip to Little Rock is delayed a couple more weeks.Then mother and grandson will probably go home together.
You can go ahead and set up a small THOMAS THE TANK ENGINE layout for him while you are there.
Jeffery- You are doing very well about following doctors orders. Keep it up.
Now is a good time to sit down and examine your layout for future changes when you are back on your feet. Make a list of all the repairs you want to make. Then, make a list of buildings and structures you want to evenually replace, noting any footprint size changes. Will you want to move other structures like buildings, bridges or roads? After you get the lists, assign priorities to the changes and repairs. Are there any repairs that may be replaced in the next 6 -12 months?
Not only will the list and planning keep you occupied, but it should help your vision improve by not being insulted by current television programing.
Rex- can you throw out a really big sponge in Tuscaloosa? Maybe it would cut down on the amount of rain Birmingham is getting. We got another 2.6 inches of rain yesterday. Even the ducks are trying to get out of the rain.
jeffrey-wimberly
Dr Frankendiesel
blownoutcylinder
Active Member
Bob Hopefully the trip won't be TOO cool. We have not seen any snow here yet but---we may over the weekend--
We had a bunch of 30% rain show up and monsoon on our noggins this morning. Made it to the TSC store and picked up some things for the nephew---and found some things for myself in the process.
Have a good evening people!!
We had a bunch of 30% rain show up and monsoon on our noggins this morning. Made it to the TSC store and picked up some things for the nephew---and found some things for myself in the process.
Have a good evening people!!
kbkchooch
Verified Human
Evening gang!
Took delivery of my newest member of the fleet, a Key C&O 2-8-4 Kanawah. She's got DCC in the form of a Tsunami, a can motor and NWSL gearbox, and a custom made torque arm between the motor and gearbox. OMG! It runs like a ball bearing on glass! The headlamp isnt working (bulb?) and the paint has a few worn spots, having been last painted in 1961 when it was new, but mechanically, she's solid as a rock! So in line at the paint shop she goes, and probably will leap frog around a few diseasels, as the shop gang loves old steamers. Better start preparing for excursions at other layouts for the spring! Ken I've already signed your layout up! (Its seriously lacking any steam!) I'm still pinching myself over the low price!
boB What I meant by "partially finished" basement was that 2 rooms (den and kitchenette) were sectioned off, but the rest of the basement is open. Wouln't take much to take them out! As far as a low offer, your right, the worse they can say is no. I think I'll try it! Oh, and Ken might appreciate the sippy cup. It would keep the beer out of his beard!!!
Oh, and all the rest of you talking about snow. Remember, snow is just another 4 letter word!
Took delivery of my newest member of the fleet, a Key C&O 2-8-4 Kanawah. She's got DCC in the form of a Tsunami, a can motor and NWSL gearbox, and a custom made torque arm between the motor and gearbox. OMG! It runs like a ball bearing on glass!
The headlamp isnt working (bulb?) and the paint has a few worn spots, having been last painted in 1961 when it was new, but mechanically, she's solid as a rock! So in line at the paint shop she goes, and probably will leap frog around a few diseasels, as the shop gang loves old steamers. Better start preparing for excursions at other layouts for the spring! Ken I've already signed your layout up! (Its seriously lacking any steam!) I'm still pinching myself over the low price! boB What I meant by "partially finished" basement was that 2 rooms (den and kitchenette) were sectioned off, but the rest of the basement is open. Wouln't take much to take them out! As far as a low offer, your right, the worse they can say is no. I think I'll try it! Oh, and Ken might appreciate the sippy cup. It would keep the beer out of his beard!!!
Oh, and all the rest of you talking about snow. Remember, snow is just another 4 letter word!
IronBeltKen
Lazy Daydreamer
Good Evenink!
Spent ~3 hours making final preps for tomorrow's op session, first one in nearly 8 months. Vacuumed up a number of bug carcasses from the floor, pulled away whatever cobwebs I happened to see. I figured setting up the consists would be quick and easy, but that only applies when the decoders don't have schizophrenia. I had to put 5 locos on the programming track to verify their addresses. One of them had the short address as the active one (!?), while several others had random non-zero values in CV 19 from now-defunct consists. But I got them all straightened out and properly consisted in the end. Karl I guess I'll be seeing you tomorrow evening. BTW it's not a "sippy cup" - it's a Modulated Flow Dispensing Vessel [MFDV].
bOB - Hope you get that new floating house safely into port in that wintry Lake weather, remember the Edmond Fitzgerald!
Corey sounds like you had a great trip! I agree, spending extra to ride in old equipment with primitive "facilities" is not an effective use of hard-earned money
Spent ~3 hours making final preps for tomorrow's op session, first one in nearly 8 months. Vacuumed up a number of bug carcasses from the floor, pulled away whatever cobwebs I happened to see. I figured setting up the consists would be quick and easy, but that only applies when the decoders don't have schizophrenia. I had to put 5 locos on the programming track to verify their addresses. One of them had the short address as the active one (!?), while several others had random non-zero values in CV 19 from now-defunct consists. But I got them all straightened out and properly consisted in the end. Karl I guess I'll be seeing you tomorrow evening. BTW it's not a "sippy cup" - it's a Modulated Flow Dispensing Vessel [MFDV].
bOB - Hope you get that new floating house safely into port in that wintry Lake weather, remember the Edmond Fitzgerald!
Corey sounds like you had a great trip! I agree, spending extra to ride in old equipment with primitive "facilities" is not an effective use of hard-earned money
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stationmaster
Crusty Old Geezer
What a day!!! Those 2-4 footers were more like 5+. Wind was a little tough, too. The forecast was for 2-4 feet, more like 6-8 at times. I woke up to snow on the deck, not much, but enough to remind me tht winter is fast approaching.
We did make it to it to Saginaw without much bother. I did have a water alarm go off, but the alarm was false. There may be a short in the alarm or the float may have gotten bumped somehow.
Breakfast consisted of scrambled eggs, toast and homemade boysenberry jam, hash browns, and Canadian bacon. You city folk just don't know what you be a-missin'. Lunch was some of that homemade chili, and toasted cheese sammiches. Supper, again from the ol' gas grill was pork chops, a salad, fried zucchini, and a baked 'tater. I don't eat this good when the better half is cookin'!!!!
Some bad news though. I went out on deck to take picture of a container boat that passed within 400 yards. I stepped outside the door, slipped, busted my *** and the camera went into the drink. That is now camera #3 that I have dropped in to the water. Lake Erie has two, and now Huron has one. Luckily it wasn't my expensive digital SLR, but was one of my less expensive Olympus FE210's. Still I'm out a couple hundred to replace it.
I spent most of the time at the helm today. The high waves intimidated the nephew. Weren't really that bad. The wind varied from almost none to 25 mph. Luckily, this boat doesn't have the high profile one might think which would have made things a little hairy. But we made good time none the less.
Took a bit of patience at the gas pump. There was an idiot attendant. He only filled one tank at first. He came into the office and told me the price and asked "cash or charge". I knew then that the price couldn't be right. So I asked if he filled both tanks. I knew the answer. Actually, he did have a keen resemblance to Goober from the Andy Griffith Show.
We should have good weather tomorrow albeit cool. Should make our destination quite easily. The boat is just rock solid and has performed better than I would have thought. It's just too slow. But, I guess these boats are not water missiles. I'll be out of touch with the internet until we reach Cheboygan unless I use the cell phone, even then we will have a few dead spots.
Well, time to go back to bed.
Bob
We did make it to it to Saginaw without much bother. I did have a water alarm go off, but the alarm was false. There may be a short in the alarm or the float may have gotten bumped somehow.
Breakfast consisted of scrambled eggs, toast and homemade boysenberry jam, hash browns, and Canadian bacon. You city folk just don't know what you be a-missin'. Lunch was some of that homemade chili, and toasted cheese sammiches. Supper, again from the ol' gas grill was pork chops, a salad, fried zucchini, and a baked 'tater. I don't eat this good when the better half is cookin'!!!!
Some bad news though. I went out on deck to take picture of a container boat that passed within 400 yards. I stepped outside the door, slipped, busted my *** and the camera went into the drink. That is now camera #3 that I have dropped in to the water. Lake Erie has two, and now Huron has one. Luckily it wasn't my expensive digital SLR, but was one of my less expensive Olympus FE210's. Still I'm out a couple hundred to replace it.
I spent most of the time at the helm today. The high waves intimidated the nephew. Weren't really that bad. The wind varied from almost none to 25 mph. Luckily, this boat doesn't have the high profile one might think which would have made things a little hairy. But we made good time none the less.
Took a bit of patience at the gas pump. There was an idiot attendant. He only filled one tank at first. He came into the office and told me the price and asked "cash or charge". I knew then that the price couldn't be right. So I asked if he filled both tanks. I knew the answer. Actually, he did have a keen resemblance to Goober from the Andy Griffith Show.
We should have good weather tomorrow albeit cool. Should make our destination quite easily. The boat is just rock solid and has performed better than I would have thought. It's just too slow. But, I guess these boats are not water missiles. I'll be out of touch with the internet until we reach Cheboygan unless I use the cell phone, even then we will have a few dead spots.
Well, time to go back to bed.
Bob
jeffrey-wimberly
Dr Frankendiesel
Good morning.
It's 71 and raining. The high will be around 80 and there is a chance pf rain.
It's been raining here off and on since about 2 pm yesterday and is still raining, sometimes heavy but mostly light. It doesn't much matter to me since I don't have to be out in it. I do however have to go see my primary care provider today at 11 am. Other than that it will be another boring day at home.
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It's 71 and raining. The high will be around 80 and there is a chance pf rain.
It's been raining here off and on since about 2 pm yesterday and is still raining, sometimes heavy but mostly light. It doesn't much matter to me since I don't have to be out in it. I do however have to go see my primary care provider today at 11 am. Other than that it will be another boring day at home.
http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm18/forum-2/DSCN1823.jpg
PNKFLOYD
Mikey
Bob- we are glad to hear the trip is going well and paying for fuel is the biggest problem. Your comment above about losing your camera overboard, pretty well kills my suggestion about an onboard layout. You don't need to lose any more trains, overboard or to vandals.
The forum was a little quiet yesterday. Chris must be down filing for unemployment benefits. It is probably rather crowded at the office.
Guess I had better start work before I join Chris filing for benefits.
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