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Yeah, they did a good job alright. Ingalls is finished and so is Fortville too.
You got that one right! There are a couple of good things in the mix like having the spellcheck in Firefox be compatible, but overall, I see very little to like. Those who think that "new and improved" is better by virtue of it being "new and improved" seem to love it.
I spent some hobby time today finishing painting the yard tracks. Makes a big difference in the looks of the rail. I was using the Rusty Rails painter and it works very well after a bit of practice. The only problem is that it also paintes the top of the rail. I found that my thumb nail worked the best to remove the paint after it dried. I then ran the CSX Clean Machine by hand over the rails to remove anything left. Then I used my 0-6-0 to restock the cars in the yard and check out each track for problems. With the exception of a couple turnouts that had found some stray ballast that had to be removed, everything worked great (and it gave me a reason to run the layout for an hour).
Tomorrow is supposed to be be cold and rainy so I may get some of the mainline tracks painted before I go to the NRHS Meeting.
What's your areas Avg. wage for fast food/Retail? Here starting wages is between $7-$10 hr. for a fastfood or retail store job. I think wal-mart Starts down here at $8hr x 32-40hr's a week! In your country it would cost me over $500 a month to go to work
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pcarrell
Just a guy
Philip, they say you are only as old as you think or feel, but it is times like that you think old. Wait until you get called Grandpa for the first time...that really smacks you in the face - worse than getting an invitation to join AARP.
leghome
Maytag "Danged Agitator"
Paul CSX just redid all the crosing here in Pendleton Indiana about a month ago. Closed all three crossings nezr our store so you had to drive thru town form just across the tracks to get here. A real pain in the well you know. I am glad the redid them though becfause now you do not take a chance of losing your car in one of the potholes.
jeffrey-wimberly
Dr Frankendiesel
A little while ago I did some work on my new Athearn SD40. The reason? a turtle could outrun it at full throttle, somewhat less than 30 smph. This was no surprise to me. This is the third (3rd) Athearn rtr loco in my possession to have a bum motor. I changed it out with one from an old Athearn F7 and the difference is night and day. What had been super slow was now greased lightning. I wasted no time in setting the decoders speed table to the road switcher settings. This cut the top speed in half, to about 80 smph. If this is an indication of things to come for Athearn then I don't want any more of their new motors. I also found that the top of the front truck is deformed thus it won't allow the worm cover to snap back in place. They'd be wise to find out what's going on or they'll be going the way of Tyco.
leghome
Maytag "Danged Agitator"
Jeffery "they'll be going the way of Tyco" I went to an NMRA Regional Convention several years ago with a good friend and one of the entertainment options was the TYCO toss. It was fun until they found out that there was a TYCO collector there who would have paid decent money for the pcs we had tossed. It was a fun toss all the same. They also had a hog roast and they had named the hog fluffy. Fluffy was very tasty and there was not much of him left at the end of the day. It was a very good weekend and the first time I had ever done a model RR operating session
Secondhandmodeler
All new now!
Big thumbs down for the changes across the street! I don't see how that could possibly be an improvement. Is it slick? Yes. Is it user friendly? NO!
I don't see how that could possibly be an improvement. Is it slick? Yes. Is it user friendly? NO!
pcarrell
Just a guy
Yeah, they did a good job alright. Ingalls is finished and so is Fortville too.
rhoward
S.L.O.&W. Trainman
Big thumbs down for the changes across the street!
You got that one right! There are a couple of good things in the mix like having the spellcheck in Firefox be compatible, but overall, I see very little to like. Those who think that "new and improved" is better by virtue of it being "new and improved" seem to love it.
I spent some hobby time today finishing painting the yard tracks. Makes a big difference in the looks of the rail. I was using the Rusty Rails painter and it works very well after a bit of practice. The only problem is that it also paintes the top of the rail. I found that my thumb nail worked the best to remove the paint after it dried. I then ran the CSX Clean Machine by hand over the rails to remove anything left. Then I used my 0-6-0 to restock the cars in the yard and check out each track for problems. With the exception of a couple turnouts that had found some stray ballast that had to be removed, everything worked great (and it gave me a reason to run the layout for an hour).
Tomorrow is supposed to be be cold and rainy so I may get some of the mainline tracks painted before I go to the NRHS Meeting.
Evening, everyone.
Been a busy day so haven't had much time to get to the coffee shop. Chris, sorry to hear your wife has even more problems. I hope she's better soon.
Ray, when I painted my rails, I jest kept a rag with a little paint thinner handy and wiped the tops of the rails as I went along. A few swipes with a bright boy and all was well.
We only have one train a day here and I don't think any crossing has had any work done on it in 10 years so that's one traffic problem we don't have to worry about.
My boy just turned 38 this year and I'm drawing social security so that makes me an official old guy, I guess.
Phillip, got your PM but haven't had time to respond. I think the idea of being freezing all the time is worse than being hot for me.
Jeffery, I haven't noticed the slow speed problems in my RTR's but they are are all B-B's. I wonder if the C-C truck has some manufacturing problems?
I haven't been across the street yet but, knowing their track record, I've never expected the words "new" and "good" to show up in the same sentence.
Looks like it's a good thing we passed that bailout bill or the market would have been down 743 points today! Apparently there are a few more problems than just the credit spreads...like no corporate profits. I wonder how many suckers bought in Monday thinking the government could really fix things as bad as our economy over the weekend? There sure are some happy short sellers that made a few bucks off them in the last two days. The futures and the Asian markets aren't making things look too good for tomorrow either but maybe the shorts can come in and buy again and catch some more suckers before they lower the boom in the last half-hour of trading.
Been a busy day so haven't had much time to get to the coffee shop. Chris, sorry to hear your wife has even more problems. I hope she's better soon.
Ray, when I painted my rails, I jest kept a rag with a little paint thinner handy and wiped the tops of the rails as I went along. A few swipes with a bright boy and all was well.
We only have one train a day here and I don't think any crossing has had any work done on it in 10 years so that's one traffic problem we don't have to worry about.
My boy just turned 38 this year and I'm drawing social security so that makes me an official old guy, I guess.
Phillip, got your PM but haven't had time to respond. I think the idea of being freezing all the time is worse than being hot for me.
Jeffery, I haven't noticed the slow speed problems in my RTR's but they are are all B-B's. I wonder if the C-C truck has some manufacturing problems?
I haven't been across the street yet but, knowing their track record, I've never expected the words "new" and "good" to show up in the same sentence.
Looks like it's a good thing we passed that bailout bill or the market would have been down 743 points today!
Apparently there are a few more problems than just the credit spreads...like no corporate profits. I wonder how many suckers bought in Monday thinking the government could really fix things as bad as our economy over the weekend? There sure are some happy short sellers that made a few bucks off them in the last two days. The futures and the Asian markets aren't making things look too good for tomorrow either but maybe the shorts can come in and buy again and catch some more suckers before they lower the boom in the last half-hour of trading.
Bill Tidler Jr.
Retired N&W/NS Signalman
10-16-2008
Good Morning from Tipton IN !
Good Morning from Tipton IN !
OldGettysk
Running the MC & Buffalo
Good morning Bill ! It's a bit cool this morning and the rain has finally stopped . real soaker overnight ahead of a cold front . It's 54 now with a high of 57 so it's not going to get much higher. I took my dog out this morning and you could tell a skunk was around . Sure glad he didn't get into him . That's about the height of my day so far. Hope you all have a nice day !!!!!Chris best wishes to your wife ,hope she feels better soon .
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tompm
Active Member
Good morning folks
It was 64 F when I head off this morning. High today will be 79 F. We may get some thunderstorms this evening.
We had our library visit last night with the Cub Scout pack. We had 22 out of 23 scouts make it. Afterwards came home and watched the Phillies win the National League Pennant.
Today my daughter has another away volleyball game. Not much else on the schedule. I do have a few yard jobs to do but it will depend on the weather. Who knows maybe I will get some modeling done.
I hope everybody has a good day.
It was 64 F when I head off this morning. High today will be 79 F. We may get some thunderstorms this evening.
We had our library visit last night with the Cub Scout pack. We had 22 out of 23 scouts make it. Afterwards came home and watched the Phillies win the National League Pennant.
Today my daughter has another away volleyball game. Not much else on the schedule. I do have a few yard jobs to do but it will depend on the weather. Who knows maybe I will get some modeling done.
I hope everybody has a good day.
jeffrey-wimberly
Dr Frankendiesel
Good morning.
It's 72 and very wet here as I can hear a slow rain outside. The high is expected to hit a paltry 75 today and there's a chance of thunderstorms.
Yesterday I went out and bought several strings of mini Christmas lights. I made sure that these are 20 light strings. I'll be cutting them up into sets of 2 bulbs each for use in my structures. I already have 2 pairs made up with 1 pair already in a structure. Some will be easier than others while a few will be a real pain in the butt. For some reason I find myself looking forward to those few.
Today's Weather for:
Sundown, LA 71446-6114 10/16/2008
Heat Index: 77°F
Humidity: 94%
Dew Point: 70°F
So Far Today
High: 73°F
Low: 72°F
Rain: 0.00"
Rain Rate: 0.00"/h
Gust: 7mph SSE
Through 9 AM...a band of showers and thunderstorms associated with a slow moving cold front and extending from Galveston Bay and Lumberton to Merryville and Anacoco will move southeast at 7 mph. Rainfall rates 1 to 2 inches an hour can be expected around Buna and Merryville. Winds will shift out of the northwest behind this band.
Today High: 78 Showers likely and isolated thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Southwest winds around 5 mph in the morning shifting to the northwest in the afternoon. Chance of rain 60 percent.
Tonight Low: 60 Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms. Lows around 60. North winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
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It's 72 and very wet here as I can hear a slow rain outside. The high is expected to hit a paltry 75 today and there's a chance of thunderstorms.
Yesterday I went out and bought several strings of mini Christmas lights. I made sure that these are 20 light strings. I'll be cutting them up into sets of 2 bulbs each for use in my structures. I already have 2 pairs made up with 1 pair already in a structure. Some will be easier than others while a few will be a real pain in the butt. For some reason I find myself looking forward to those few.
Today's Weather for:
Sundown, LA 71446-6114 10/16/2008
Heat Index: 77°F
Humidity: 94%
Dew Point: 70°F
So Far Today
High: 73°F
Low: 72°F
Rain: 0.00"
Rain Rate: 0.00"/h
Gust: 7mph SSE
Through 9 AM...a band of showers and thunderstorms associated with a slow moving cold front and extending from Galveston Bay and Lumberton to Merryville and Anacoco will move southeast at 7 mph. Rainfall rates 1 to 2 inches an hour can be expected around Buna and Merryville. Winds will shift out of the northwest behind this band.
Today High: 78 Showers likely and isolated thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Southwest winds around 5 mph in the morning shifting to the northwest in the afternoon. Chance of rain 60 percent.
Tonight Low: 60 Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms. Lows around 60. North winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
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PNKFLOYD
Mikey
Good morning all!
The dew was definitely on the pumpkin in Central Alabama this morning. The temp was in the upper 50's and a high in the upper 70's is expected.
Great weather to drive to work in, and I can take the teetops out of the Vette on the way home this afternoon.
Gas has dropped over 30 cents a gallon in my area this week, but is still $3.19 to $3.24 this morning. several stations in Birmingham are below $2.90 a gallon for regular. Hope it drops some more today, as I HAVE to stop for gas on the way home. My gas mileage is poor, unless I am very conservative driving.
BUT, the sound of a V-8 with dual exhaust...., almost as good as the sound of a steam whistle echoing off mountains!!
Didn't mean to go all mushy and teary-eyed. See some of you on Saturday at the ARG meet.
Mikey
The dew was definitely on the pumpkin in Central Alabama this morning. The temp was in the upper 50's and a high in the upper 70's is expected.
Great weather to drive to work in, and I can take the teetops out of the Vette on the way home this afternoon.
Gas has dropped over 30 cents a gallon in my area this week, but is still $3.19 to $3.24 this morning. several stations in Birmingham are below $2.90 a gallon for regular. Hope it drops some more today, as I HAVE to stop for gas on the way home. My gas mileage is poor
, unless I am very conservative driving.BUT, the sound of a V-8 with dual exhaust...., almost as good as the sound of a steam whistle echoing off mountains!!
Didn't mean to go all mushy and teary-eyed. See some of you on Saturday at the ARG meet.
Mikey
Trussrod
Well-Known Member
Good Morning Everyone,
Hope your day has started out good, I see that Paul and Ray are getting more rain, geesh, I would think they're about ready to start floating away? Things sure must be green in your area, we sure could use some of what your getting out here in Central Calif. In case anyone wonders why I type out the long abreviation for the state it because I like to just use Ca but to my understanding that's meant for Canada.
It was 48*F this morning here in Coarsegold, Calif.
I did scrub the wood ties, to distress them, for the Anglin Oil Works siding and the main line. I also laid some dual guage trackage in front of the the Serpha Copper & Iron works and want to take some pictures of a little engine and a car or two on that trackage before I pull up the spikes and rail so I can scrub those ties. The only thing I now have to be careful of is the retaining I, I mean the little folks built. In this case I did things a little backwards but it will all work out,
Hand laying is a lot more tedious the way I do it but the results are worth it, IMHO.
I'm glad to see a number of folks are enjoying my thread about RR Slang, sure is a lot more of it than I ever realized.
Also I've been getting some activity on my MRR supplies so I'm pleased about that and hope more develope an interest and give me a chance to save them some money on their
various RR needs!
The operation thread has been interesting too so I hope more will post there too.
Have a good day and enjoy operating your Railroads and I hope the revenue is profitable for you? At least it's FUN, Right !
Prevent Freight damage when coupling, a light hand on the throttle & Johnson Bar does it! For those in Steam anyway.
Hope your day has started out good, I see that Paul and Ray are getting more rain, geesh, I would think they're about ready to start floating away? Things sure must be green in your area, we sure could use some of what your getting out here in Central Calif. In case anyone wonders why I type out the long abreviation for the state it because I like to just use Ca but to my understanding that's meant for Canada.
It was 48*F this morning here in Coarsegold, Calif.
I did scrub the wood ties, to distress them, for the Anglin Oil Works siding and the main line. I also laid some dual guage trackage in front of the the Serpha Copper & Iron works and want to take some pictures of a little engine and a car or two on that trackage before I pull up the spikes and rail so I can scrub those ties. The only thing I now have to be careful of is the retaining I, I mean the little folks built. In this case I did things a little backwards but it will all work out,
Hand laying is a lot more tedious the way I do it but the results are worth it, IMHO.
I'm glad to see a number of folks are enjoying my thread about RR Slang, sure is a lot more of it than I ever realized.
Also I've been getting some activity on my MRR supplies so I'm pleased about that and hope more develope an interest and give me a chance to save them some money on their
various RR needs!
The operation thread has been interesting too so I hope more will post there too.
Have a good day and enjoy operating your Railroads and I hope the revenue is profitable for you? At least it's FUN, Right !
Prevent Freight damage when coupling, a light hand on the throttle & Johnson Bar does it! For those in Steam anyway.
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Steve B
Firefighter
That'll be $228 over here please, ha ha ha. Anyway i just posted a link to a superb video of the 60163 tornado under construction and finally up and running on the Great Central Railway for running in, you have to admit after watching this it's a once in a lifetime achievement to be proud of.
vato loco
Just a Foolish Saint!
What's your areas Avg. wage for fast food/Retail? Here starting wages is between $7-$10 hr. for a fastfood or retail store job. I think wal-mart Starts down here at $8hr x 32-40hr's a week! In your country it would cost me over $500 a month to go to work
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