CambriaArea51
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Sorry to hear of your dad's passing.
Running Bear's August 2022 Coffee Shop
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Well, the train room is not yet in the picture but it will be nice sized. The bonus room above the 2 car garage will be the train room.
We did the pour today and had only minor issues. I'll post tomorrow about it. Late now.
When I was growing up, our next door neighbor was a mechanical engineer who helped Scotts develop the first walk behind drop spreader. He could fix or fabricate anything, and had a basement full of shop tools, and was always using micrometers, calipers, you name it...
One day, when I was older (in my teens) he made an off-color joke that has stuck with me over the years. I asked him which of his tools can measure the finest distances... I used the word "fine" rather than "precise," or "smallest"...
his answer was that a red female pubic hair is the finest measurement known to man. There may be more precise measurements, but none finer than a red pubic hair.
Although... I find it harder and harder to share that story without offending someone. So, I'll share it here.
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Smudge617
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Morning All.
Thankfully this is the last time I need to get up at silly o'clock, till September, do a two hour run, with no one on the coach, but that's what I'm being paid for today, got lots of other stuff I could be doing, but such is the nature of the beast. Enjoy your day.
Thankfully this is the last time I need to get up at silly o'clock, till September, do a two hour run, with no one on the coach, but that's what I'm being paid for today, got lots of other stuff I could be doing, but such is the nature of the beast. Enjoy your day.
TLOC
Well-Known Member
Good evening from the Capital of Illinois. It’s been a nice weather day, decent traffic and only one incident that could have been fatal.
Waiting to turn left from a red light, the light turns green! Co-pilot impatiently says wake up go, it’s green as a sports cars comes roaring through the his already very red light like the bat out of hell! Truly I have no idea why I waited 5-10 seconds to turn left but oh so very happy I did. After the car went by Terry asked if I saw the car. Yes I did but I said I thought it would stop.
Springfield, Il. around the 2 Capital complexes is very nice. The downtown district because it is also the county seat has building after building of government offices and too many attorneys at law! Of course there were also many empty storefronts. Some sections look like Galena, Il the trip from 2 weeks ago and the Darlington and Mineral Point, Wi. trip of last week. The biggest difference from those cities is Springfield has very few designated buildings as National Historic structures. Remodeling has to be historically accurate and carefully done if designated. Not so much here, lots of sidewalk level modern remodeling but the floors above kept to their originals.
We did hit the Abraham Lincoln Muesum (3.5 hrs. - ) and the Presidential Library (1/4 hr) for almost a total 4 hour visit. Run by the State of Illinois and not as part of the current 14 plus 2 approved new ones coming on board (Presidents Obama and Trump), run by the National Archives and Records Administration. It is very different and in someways better, IMO. Friendlier and more touchable or maybe just user friendly! We have seen 6 of the official Presidential Libraries so we do have enough to compare. Across the street was the refurbished Union Station (trains and tracks long gone) where Abe gave a departing speech that is famous as he left for Washington DC. We walked through the old State Capital Building replaced by the current version in 1898. Well preserved! Tomorrow we will hit up the current building, Lincoln’s Tomb, Lincoln’s home and a couple other things Lincoln.
Finally before we head out to Galesburg, Il. we will tour hopefully if we can get tickets, Frank Lloyd Wright‘s Dana House. Only 12,000 square feet with 35 rooms and one of the many marvels of the great master architect. One of the 3 houses he ever designed with an unlimited budget. I totally forgot it was here and accessible to the public or we would had reservations already. If not, when on a trip coming or going from the son’s place in Texas we can stop back for the 2 or 4 hour tours. I don’t feel a need to come back to Springfield for anything else after tomorrow.
Had a great breakfast 2 hours out from home in Mendoza, Il. with many pictures taken of the ADM grain terminal there and lots of grain hopper photos.There was a train going under I-39 just as we exited but it was hauling! It was through town before I could get any video. Our waitress said every hour at least 1 would come through on a normal day. Today there was trackwork being done outside of town and nothing was moving north and east to Chicago.
Usually along I-55 north of Springfield and south of Bloomington we see Amtrack, not today.
Bloomington/Normal, Il is the home of the Rivian Automotive facility currently building electric trucks. Previously the plant was owned by and produced Mitsubishi vehicles. We have stock and as a shareholder we are supposedly allowed a yearly visit if you request a tour, 30 days in advance. She called Monday and the response was almost like, too bad so sad which prompted a email by miss investor to the board! We did take 15 minutes to exit off of I-55 and drive by the gate of the factory. Not worth it, it felt even worst then when we drive by Fiat‘s dreary looking Jeep plant in Belvedere, Il. alongside I-90 south of Rockford which at least has some fully grown trees. Rivian trees look like unfed saplings!
311 digital pictures taken per the camera log today. I have not looked at any of them so far but did create a folder for Mendota and when I hit sort, 36 went into that folder. I did that just before heading out to a late dinner, normal is 6, 8 is pretty late for us! After I hit post reply here I will review those 36.
Waiting to turn left from a red light, the light turns green! Co-pilot impatiently says wake up go, it’s green as a sports cars comes roaring through the his already very red light like the bat out of hell! Truly I have no idea why I waited 5-10 seconds to turn left but oh so very happy I did. After the car went by Terry asked if I saw the car. Yes I did but I said I thought it would stop.
Springfield, Il. around the 2 Capital complexes is very nice. The downtown district because it is also the county seat has building after building of government offices and too many attorneys at law! Of course there were also many empty storefronts. Some sections look like Galena, Il the trip from 2 weeks ago and the Darlington and Mineral Point, Wi. trip of last week. The biggest difference from those cities is Springfield has very few designated buildings as National Historic structures. Remodeling has to be historically accurate and carefully done if designated. Not so much here, lots of sidewalk level modern remodeling but the floors above kept to their originals.
We did hit the Abraham Lincoln Muesum (3.5 hrs. - ) and the Presidential Library (1/4 hr) for almost a total 4 hour visit. Run by the State of Illinois and not as part of the current 14 plus 2 approved new ones coming on board (Presidents Obama and Trump), run by the National Archives and Records Administration. It is very different and in someways better, IMO. Friendlier and more touchable or maybe just user friendly! We have seen 6 of the official Presidential Libraries so we do have enough to compare. Across the street was the refurbished Union Station (trains and tracks long gone) where Abe gave a departing speech that is famous as he left for Washington DC. We walked through the old State Capital Building replaced by the current version in 1898. Well preserved! Tomorrow we will hit up the current building, Lincoln’s Tomb, Lincoln’s home and a couple other things Lincoln.
Finally before we head out to Galesburg, Il. we will tour hopefully if we can get tickets, Frank Lloyd Wright‘s Dana House. Only 12,000 square feet with 35 rooms and one of the many marvels of the great master architect. One of the 3 houses he ever designed with an unlimited budget. I totally forgot it was here and accessible to the public or we would had reservations already. If not, when on a trip coming or going from the son’s place in Texas we can stop back for the 2 or 4 hour tours. I don’t feel a need to come back to Springfield for anything else after tomorrow.
Had a great breakfast 2 hours out from home in Mendoza, Il. with many pictures taken of the ADM grain terminal there and lots of grain hopper photos.There was a train going under I-39 just as we exited but it was hauling! It was through town before I could get any video. Our waitress said every hour at least 1 would come through on a normal day. Today there was trackwork being done outside of town and nothing was moving north and east to Chicago.
Usually along I-55 north of Springfield and south of Bloomington we see Amtrack, not today.
Bloomington/Normal, Il is the home of the Rivian Automotive facility currently building electric trucks. Previously the plant was owned by and produced Mitsubishi vehicles. We have stock and as a shareholder we are supposedly allowed a yearly visit if you request a tour, 30 days in advance. She called Monday and the response was almost like, too bad so sad which prompted a email by miss investor to the board! We did take 15 minutes to exit off of I-55 and drive by the gate of the factory. Not worth it, it felt even worst then when we drive by Fiat‘s dreary looking Jeep plant in Belvedere, Il. alongside I-90 south of Rockford which at least has some fully grown trees. Rivian trees look like unfed saplings!
311 digital pictures taken per the camera log today. I have not looked at any of them so far but did create a folder for Mendota and when I hit sort, 36 went into that folder. I did that just before heading out to a late dinner, normal is 6, 8 is pretty late for us! After I hit post reply here I will review those 36.
chadbag
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Well, the train room is not yet in the picture but it will be nice sized. The bonus room above the 2 car garage will be the train room.
We did the pour today and had only minor issues. I'll post tomorrow about it. Late now.
D&J RailRoad
Professor of HO
It took about an hour to reset the intermodal yard from its earthquake condition to organized container stacks and parked vans. I've put away all the passenger cars which frees up quite a bit of space on the rails. Now I can start assembling the trains for the op session.
I think today I'll go to Fuddruckers for lunch and try their Exotic Kobi beef burger.
I think today I'll go to Fuddruckers for lunch and try their Exotic Kobi beef burger.
santafewillie
Same Ol' Buzzard
Good Morning All. Clear and 71° on the SFW estate. It finally actually rained here yesterday afternoon, leaving 1.6" in the rain gauge. As I posted at the time, it all soaked in even though it mostly fell in a short time frame. It will definitely help reduce the wildfire risk around here and potentially halt the leaf drop on the neighborhood trees. It may also ensure that I get a second cutting of hay from my hayfield this season.
I was here in the Coffee Shop earlier this morning, when pages quit loading and this site went off-line, so I went back to bed and snuggled for an hour. That will limit my time here now, as it's weekly grocery trek day.
Yesterday was quite productive before the rain hit, in the morning, I finally cleared up all of the firewood from the tree that I felled last week. It looks like my original estimate of three weeks worth of firewood is still a good estimate. I still have a number of trunk pieces that will require splitting so that they will fit through the door of the heater. Now I can move on to the next dead one on the NE side of the front yard. Later on, I preserved another four pints of tomato sauce, a smaller yield than the previous canning sessions. I will be forced into another small yield session on Friday or Saturday, and then wait a couple of weeks until the fall tomatoes start to ripen. I managed to do a load of laundry while canning as well.
Thanks as always for the reactions and especially yesterday's comments regarding my slow progress on the latest project area; Guy, Dave B, Troy, Joe, Louis, James, Patrick, Karl, Hughie, Sherrel, Smudge, Curt, Gary, Chet, OB Ken, Tom, Rick, Tom O, Chad.
As posted yesterday, I didn't get out to the train shed yesterday, so no progress. I was probably going to run trains anyway since it has been about a week. Since I am pressed for time, no archive pictures today except the one posted below.
Guy - I really like that little footbridge just out in the middle of nowhere! Didn't look like there was even a path to it from camera side.
Dave B - I'd keep the GP18. While it may not fit your current era, scenery from the 30's is still mostly good for scenery for the 60's. Just change out a couple of vehicles and exchange freight cars a bit, and presto! You've changed eras.
Troy - Although I don't usually say it in the same context, nice pair of melons your wife has there.
Chet - Ditto here about keeping a varied supply of Evergreen styrene shapes handy. LHS is 65 miles away and I am always using one for something.
Joe - That area is looking really good.
Tom O - Close call at the intersection. Continue to have a safe trip. I have a series of downloads from the Illinois State Historical Society (I think that's what it's called), for about a dozen accurate cardstock structures related to Abraham Lincoln. They are all HO scale and I have assembled some and used them in various places on the layout. Some like a state capital building, are too complex and out of date for me.
The log cabin in this horse farm scene is his boyhood home.
Everybody have a great day.
I was here in the Coffee Shop earlier this morning, when pages quit loading and this site went off-line, so I went back to bed and snuggled for an hour. That will limit my time here now, as it's weekly grocery trek day.
Yesterday was quite productive before the rain hit, in the morning, I finally cleared up all of the firewood from the tree that I felled last week. It looks like my original estimate of three weeks worth of firewood is still a good estimate. I still have a number of trunk pieces that will require splitting so that they will fit through the door of the heater. Now I can move on to the next dead one on the NE side of the front yard. Later on, I preserved another four pints of tomato sauce, a smaller yield than the previous canning sessions. I will be forced into another small yield session on Friday or Saturday, and then wait a couple of weeks until the fall tomatoes start to ripen. I managed to do a load of laundry while canning as well.
Thanks as always for the reactions and especially yesterday's comments regarding my slow progress on the latest project area; Guy, Dave B, Troy, Joe, Louis, James, Patrick, Karl, Hughie, Sherrel, Smudge, Curt, Gary, Chet, OB Ken, Tom, Rick, Tom O, Chad.
As posted yesterday, I didn't get out to the train shed yesterday, so no progress. I was probably going to run trains anyway since it has been about a week. Since I am pressed for time, no archive pictures today except the one posted below.
Guy - I really like that little footbridge just out in the middle of nowhere! Didn't look like there was even a path to it from camera side.
Dave B - I'd keep the GP18. While it may not fit your current era, scenery from the 30's is still mostly good for scenery for the 60's. Just change out a couple of vehicles and exchange freight cars a bit, and presto! You've changed eras.
Troy - Although I don't usually say it in the same context, nice pair of melons your wife has there.
Chet - Ditto here about keeping a varied supply of Evergreen styrene shapes handy. LHS is 65 miles away and I am always using one for something.
Joe - That area is looking really good.
Tom O - Close call at the intersection. Continue to have a safe trip. I have a series of downloads from the Illinois State Historical Society (I think that's what it's called), for about a dozen accurate cardstock structures related to Abraham Lincoln. They are all HO scale and I have assembled some and used them in various places on the layout. Some like a state capital building, are too complex and out of date for me.
The log cabin in this horse farm scene is his boyhood home.
Everybody have a great day.
McLeod
Forest Lurker
Good Morning!
The wife is forcing me to go blue-berry picking with her. She wants me to be bear-watch while her a a couple of other women pick.
I'm not so sure bear-watch is a good word for it; she can run faster than me.
Might be coming in for coffee later.
Have a great day!
The wife is forcing me to go blue-berry picking with her. She wants me to be bear-watch while her a a couple of other women pick.
I'm not so sure bear-watch is a good word for it; she can run faster than me.
Might be coming in for coffee later.
Have a great day!
ctclibby
Well-Known Member
We always used really stinky turkey for crab. Let it sit somewhere out of nose range for a few days to ferment, then drop in trap. Both crab and crayfish are bottom feeders - what ever is dead and floats by is consumed. Have heard of people using canned tuna that has been opened and sitting around for a few days also. Nasty smelling stuff!
D&J RailRoad
Professor of HO
This is really amazing. Crabs are the bottom feeders or garbage disposals of this Earth, and we catch them and eat them.
Sirfoldalot
Days Gone Bye!
Morning from the bedroom looking North. Spousal Unit fell asleep in her favorite recliner and she is still there.
Supposed to be the following here and presently 74 degrees at 6:48 am.
Today: Mostly sunny and hot. Afternoon breezes , high near 97°F .
Pollen level is rated "low-medium".
Got tied up in traffic returning from the funeral; a single engine aircraft crashed on the 91 Freeway almost where the 91 and 15 cross in Corona. Firemen were just extinguishing the flames as we crept slowly by. The plane did not hit anyone except it caught a trailer which spun it into the wall; four occupants escaped unharmed! Have not heard why it went down - had to be either fuel or an engine failure?
I made it back in time for the HOA meeting (actually, I was the first one there!
5 hours which I will never see again and coukld have been done in no more that 1/2 hour - some people just have to "BLAB"
Talked to PHIL yesterday! Can't seem to get him back on the forum; he said that he just no longer has an interest and that the garage is either too hot, or too cold for him to do anything with the layout.
OK - I have to take Charlie, bichon poodle mix, out to the Sister in law for his two month grooming and haircut. My youngest daughter found him on the side of the road when he was just a baby - when I took him to the VET - the VET said to me: "You have an expensive Dog"! I later learned that $70 every two months for a h/c is what he was referring too otherwise he gets to where he can't see! His hair grows really fast!
Supposed to be the following here and presently 74 degrees at 6:48 am.
Today: Mostly sunny and hot. Afternoon breezes , high near 97°F .
Pollen level is rated "low-medium".
Got tied up in traffic returning from the funeral; a single engine aircraft crashed on the 91 Freeway almost where the 91 and 15 cross in Corona. Firemen were just extinguishing the flames as we crept slowly by. The plane did not hit anyone except it caught a trailer which spun it into the wall; four occupants escaped unharmed! Have not heard why it went down - had to be either fuel or an engine failure?
I made it back in time for the HOA meeting (actually, I was the first one there!
5 hours which I will never see again and coukld have been done in no more that 1/2 hour - some people just have to "BLAB"
Talked to PHIL yesterday! Can't seem to get him back on the forum; he said that he just no longer has an interest and that the garage is either too hot, or too cold for him to do anything with the layout.
OK - I have to take Charlie, bichon poodle mix, out to the Sister in law for his two month grooming and haircut. My youngest daughter found him on the side of the road when he was just a baby - when I took him to the VET - the VET said to me: "You have an expensive Dog"! I later learned that $70 every two months for a h/c is what he was referring too otherwise he gets to where he can't see! His hair grows really fast!
PNKFLOYD
Mikey
And they are so yummy fried and with hush puppies and slaw!
Sirfoldalot
Days Gone Bye!
Prolly the same person who licks butts - and not referring to dogs!
logandsawman
Northern Pacific history enthusiast
Good morning all, 64 and sunny, headed for 75°
Willie - good to hear about the rain, too bad about the power, though
Joe - I had the same engine house, maybe the one Curt dropped cause it was broken when I got it, however did modify it and it worked out ok
Here is a shot from the front. The middle piece was broken, but I adapted. Also, the office on the back side was bad, but not visible either:
These are from the old layout. Still have both these locomotives.
Joe - nice to see the Purina mill on your layout, too. One of the few buildings new to me and new to the new layout
Guy - we have blueberries too, but not the scary bears. Our bears are scared of people here, I think they are fat from all the corn feeders neighbors have to feed the deer with
I am putting a 2 minute video on my build thread, since I have not been working on the layout lately, mainly playing with trains
Chet - I don't remember seeing those pictures either! I keep my photos on memory sticks so no worries with some online scammer app
Todd - when it's turkey vs suburban, I think the turkey will loose no matter what the speed
back later, Dave
Willie - good to hear about the rain, too bad about the power, though
Joe - I had the same engine house, maybe the one Curt dropped cause it was broken when I got it, however did modify it and it worked out ok
Here is a shot from the front. The middle piece was broken, but I adapted. Also, the office on the back side was bad, but not visible either:
These are from the old layout. Still have both these locomotives.
Joe - nice to see the Purina mill on your layout, too. One of the few buildings new to me and new to the new layout
Guy - we have blueberries too, but not the scary bears. Our bears are scared of people here, I think they are fat from all the corn feeders neighbors have to feed the deer with
I am putting a 2 minute video on my build thread, since I have not been working on the layout lately, mainly playing with trains
Chet - I don't remember seeing those pictures either! I keep my photos on memory sticks so no worries with some online scammer app
Todd - when it's turkey vs suburban, I think the turkey will loose no matter what the speed
back later, Dave
JeffH
Well-Known Member
When I was growing up, our next door neighbor was a mechanical engineer who helped Scotts develop the first walk behind drop spreader. He could fix or fabricate anything, and had a basement full of shop tools, and was always using micrometers, calipers, you name it...
One day, when I was older (in my teens) he made an off-color joke that has stuck with me over the years. I asked him which of his tools can measure the finest distances... I used the word "fine" rather than "precise," or "smallest"...
his answer was that a red female pubic hair is the finest measurement known to man. There may be more precise measurements, but none finer than a red pubic hair.
Although... I find it harder and harder to share that story without offending someone. So, I'll share it here.
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