shortwrench
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That quick disconnect is a good idea.
They did not disappoint!
It is amazing for more than one reason. Not only for the rare arm strength and accuracy. There have been others who could make that throw, Dwight Evans comes to mind.
The casual way Acuna played the ball fooled the baserunner, Jorbit Vivas into believing his advance would be uncontested. Vivas neither ran hard nor bothered to slide. Acuna's deception had him believing the throw was going to second to prevent the runner on first, Trent Grisham, from advancing. Grisham also must have believed the throw was going to second as he didn't try to advance.
It appears to me that Acuna had the deception in mind all along. The textbook method would be to get behind the ball to be coming in as you make the catch, maximizing arm strength and accuracy. Acuna appears to have set his feet as he made the catch and was relying on deception and his arm strength to have a chance to make the play.
Yankees' third base coach, Luis Rojas was also surprised. Instead of signaling the runner to slide he signaled him to hold at third. The baserunner and the coach were both surprised that the third basemen, Nacho Alvarez, had the ball! "Go sit down son, you just got punked"
Without the deception, that play would likely not have been made. Had Vivas run hard and slid Acuna would have had little chance to get him.
While the throw itself was amazing. Had the Yankees' baserunners been smart and hustled they could have had two runners in scoring position. The smart throw would have gone to second, but Acuna pulled off a little magic and the Yankees were the ones left looking stupid!
There was good reason Pete Rose always hustled, this play shows why.
Not surprising was the sportswriter whose headline read "Acuna's flat-footed Roberto Clemente throw to turn 2 awes Braves" He focused only one the throw and missed the rest. The writer was wrong on both accounts. Acuna was not flat-footed. He planted his right foot as he made the catch and turned to throw in one seamless motion. It was the Yankees who were in awe (surprised), not the Braves. The Braves were ready to make the play as they knew their teammates' arm strength very well.
I love baseball, details reveal the true story.
Good morning! It's 72°F and partly cloudy.
Have a great Sunday! 
I think part of the problem was the connection to the motor, which I redid using the pull apart apparatus that came with the kit.
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I can attest to that...
insomniville
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It's 95F/54% out here on the patio, and I'm finally all caught up on posts here! Yay!
It only took most of the day...
I tend to go through phases where I turtle down and disappear into fiction for a week or five, ignoring everything else in life. It has even cost me a job or two over the years, though that was a long time ago. That's why I vanished for a couple of weeks, though; it's sadly normal for me.
At least, I think it was a couple of weeks...
As for what's been going on:
I live less than a thousand feet from one of the rivers that flooded recently here in Texas; apartment buildings upriver were evacuated, and somewhere downstream a trailer park was flooded out. Where I am, however, I've got some decent elevation -- a rarity here -- so I was safe. Still, the loss of life in the region was tragic. That did not help my mental state.
I think I've referenced my Uncle up in Richardson. He is... not doing well. They were going to move him to hospice care, but they changed their mind for the moment. Waiting to hear more on that.
Beyond that, going to cook up a simple beef stew for dinner (yay Insant Pot!), and... that's about it. Might get back to prepping my train room tomorrow; have not done a single thing on that since I last posted.
I have not been caught on a "kiss cam" recently. More's the pity.
Best wishes to those currently under medical care. There has been far too much posted in the interim to respond individually, so, to the rest of you: hope you're all doing well!
Oh, @santafewillie: you referenced "tomato pie" a while back. Is that just a euphemism for Pizza, or is it something else entirely? Just curious. =)
It only took most of the day...
I tend to go through phases where I turtle down and disappear into fiction for a week or five, ignoring everything else in life. It has even cost me a job or two over the years, though that was a long time ago. That's why I vanished for a couple of weeks, though; it's sadly normal for me.
At least, I think it was a couple of weeks...
As for what's been going on:
I live less than a thousand feet from one of the rivers that flooded recently here in Texas; apartment buildings upriver were evacuated, and somewhere downstream a trailer park was flooded out. Where I am, however, I've got some decent elevation -- a rarity here -- so I was safe. Still, the loss of life in the region was tragic. That did not help my mental state.
I think I've referenced my Uncle up in Richardson. He is... not doing well. They were going to move him to hospice care, but they changed their mind for the moment. Waiting to hear more on that.
Beyond that, going to cook up a simple beef stew for dinner (yay Insant Pot!), and... that's about it. Might get back to prepping my train room tomorrow; have not done a single thing on that since I last posted.
I have not been caught on a "kiss cam" recently. More's the pity.
Best wishes to those currently under medical care. There has been far too much posted in the interim to respond individually, so, to the rest of you: hope you're all doing well!
Oh, @santafewillie: you referenced "tomato pie" a while back. Is that just a euphemism for Pizza, or is it something else entirely? Just curious. =)
logandsawman
Northern Pacific history enthusiast
Big day in the train shed, got the final fix for the Varney. I figured my issues were with the tender pickup, and after a trying several fixes I stumbled upon this on ebay:
The copper collars pick up the current from the wheels. I only need current from one track so oriented all the trucks the same:
All the live wheels go to the one wire that leads into the cab. The disconnect that came with the kit was used:
Believe me, the locomotive now runs like new. No hesitation, no coaxing, runs smooth and fine. I would recommend this product to anyone out there.
Nothing else new, picked up a gallon of Bondo today at Wal-mart for $59, a quart costs $38 at NAPA.
Have a great evening, stay cool those of you in the heat dome (high of 73 here today, low tonight 57 is forecast. Great sleeping weather),
and my empathy goes out to those in flood affected regions...
Dave LASM
The copper collars pick up the current from the wheels. I only need current from one track so oriented all the trucks the same:
All the live wheels go to the one wire that leads into the cab. The disconnect that came with the kit was used:
Believe me, the locomotive now runs like new. No hesitation, no coaxing, runs smooth and fine. I would recommend this product to anyone out there.
Nothing else new, picked up a gallon of Bondo today at Wal-mart for $59, a quart costs $38 at NAPA.
Have a great evening, stay cool those of you in the heat dome (high of 73 here today, low tonight 57 is forecast. Great sleeping weather),
and my empathy goes out to those in flood affected regions...
Dave LASM
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Who are these two?
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Congratulations! Awesome! So how did you get the wheels out of the truck? My Mantua trucks are very strong and tight.
That quick disconnect is a good idea.
migalyto
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I had to look this up, because I knew the comments were going to be solid gold!
They did not disappoint!
Bruette
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Which highlights the fact that I have been avoiding the news since 2020. I didn't notice the date and I hadn't heard the news.
I did.
It is amazing for more than one reason. Not only for the rare arm strength and accuracy. There have been others who could make that throw, Dwight Evans comes to mind.
The casual way Acuna played the ball fooled the baserunner, Jorbit Vivas into believing his advance would be uncontested. Vivas neither ran hard nor bothered to slide. Acuna's deception had him believing the throw was going to second to prevent the runner on first, Trent Grisham, from advancing. Grisham also must have believed the throw was going to second as he didn't try to advance.
It appears to me that Acuna had the deception in mind all along. The textbook method would be to get behind the ball to be coming in as you make the catch, maximizing arm strength and accuracy. Acuna appears to have set his feet as he made the catch and was relying on deception and his arm strength to have a chance to make the play.
Yankees' third base coach, Luis Rojas was also surprised. Instead of signaling the runner to slide he signaled him to hold at third. The baserunner and the coach were both surprised that the third basemen, Nacho Alvarez, had the ball! "Go sit down son, you just got punked"
Without the deception, that play would likely not have been made. Had Vivas run hard and slid Acuna would have had little chance to get him.
While the throw itself was amazing. Had the Yankees' baserunners been smart and hustled they could have had two runners in scoring position. The smart throw would have gone to second, but Acuna pulled off a little magic and the Yankees were the ones left looking stupid!
There was good reason Pete Rose always hustled, this play shows why.
Not surprising was the sportswriter whose headline read "Acuna's flat-footed Roberto Clemente throw to turn 2 awes Braves" He focused only one the throw and missed the rest. The writer was wrong on both accounts. Acuna was not flat-footed. He planted his right foot as he made the catch and turned to throw in one seamless motion. It was the Yankees who were in awe (surprised), not the Braves. The Braves were ready to make the play as they knew their teammates' arm strength very well.
I love baseball, details reveal the true story.
Good morning. it's clear and 78, with another heat advisory. Luckily, I don't work today, so my day is going to consist of running errands in the air-conditioned car, then staying home and working on projects indoors. Yesterday was unusually bad, with a feels like temp rivaling what i felt in the desert in California when I lived there--with more humidity.
Bill Tidler Jr.
Retired N&W/NS Signalman
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You Sir, have a keen eye for details. All I saw was a guy with an arm and accuracy.
NorthBrit
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Good afternoon all A warm, sunny day. The forecast of thunderstorms have not materialised. One day they will get the forecast correct.
Flo. A coffee on the go please.
An easy going day before a busy week ahead.
Younger granddaughter was with the Brownies Day Out, yesterday.
Paddling in the North Sea
Flo. A coffee on the go please.
An easy going day before a busy week ahead.
Younger granddaughter was with the Brownies Day Out, yesterday.
Paddling in the North Sea
Kusojiji
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Did you used to do utube? I saw a kbkchooch channel but the last update was 9 years ago. I did watch the small tank engines on DCC.
TLOC
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Good morning to all the lover of huggers out there. The daughter and hubby got home just before midnight. The Coldplay concert per both was “awesome”. The SIL said he didn’t know one song but Coldplay was so entertaining and the crowd so nuts if you didn’t enjoy it you were already dead. The stadium averages 86,000 for football games and he thinks at least 10,000 standing on the field and he couldn’t find an empty seat. Definitely all the suites were filled so maybe 100,000 there!
The daughter said next to the 3 Taylor Swift shows she has seen over the years this was next up. Said Coldplay was so engaged with the audience on a Swift level it was crazy. While neither enjoy weed, the daughter is a “wino” and the SIL a sometimes beer drinker, they said they probably were stoned about an hour before the main show. The stadium and surrounding area reeked of it. As both said, dad you’d have loved it!!! I asked how it compared to her last Stadium concert from a few weeks ago, Morgan Wallen. She said Morgan not once talked to the crowd and while she loved the music you could tell the band was going through the motions as was Wallen.
As for the Kiss Cam. Chris Martin of Coldplay did talk about it and said this was a warning! He said on stage they’ve always done it and doubt they will stop but for the next couple of shows they were going to continue to warn people before it was used!
It’s 71 out on the south deck heading for 79! The forecasted rain disappeared from the WeatherChannel app before 1am when I last looked. The hourly forecast shows nothing above a 7% chance until 6pm Monday. It’s overcast with a nice breeze and even though the humidity is 95% and the dew point at 67 degrees it sure feels nice out here.
I have to go down with the contractor to the kids new house at 10. Check list of things to finish up. The house does have an occupancy permit as the things to be completed are very minor but it’s something the contractor’s Crew has to finish up on. He is aware as was the painter, if I see it I will let them know. The pool is at least 6 weeks from completion per the pool person. More a matter of finding time and Crew to finish up per their project manager. So she at the inspection Thursday would not promise a date. Located about 200’ south of the house it now has an orange ugly vinyl fence around it. The town ordinances on dogs has changed. They must be leased or fenced in, no more free running! Lots of folks pissed about that. But, it was voted on in the 2022 November elections with an 2 year + grace period that was up in April 2025. Electric underground fences count and Crobsy the dog ( not the GB Packer kicker) has one here and wears the collar. Electric Fence (how original) will be here this week with a 1 hour phone call notice. Solar powered with a 48 hour battery back up system.
I hope to get into the train room today. I’m into the diesel weathering and it’s nice not to be doing graffiti or tags on anything. It’s part of the modern culture no matter your feelings. But it’s time consuming for me to produce and about 60% of my graffiti customers want custom painted not decals. I have quite a few tank cars already weathered. 18 of them need at least 3 tags added, 5 need a piece on each side and a couple tags on 1 side. The last 7 units for this client are getting none. The tags go quick, the graffiti is an about 1 hour to 2 hours each on a tank car, longer on box cars.
I’ve rambled enough! Until later
Enjoy the day
Next
The daughter said next to the 3 Taylor Swift shows she has seen over the years this was next up. Said Coldplay was so engaged with the audience on a Swift level it was crazy. While neither enjoy weed, the daughter is a “wino” and the SIL a sometimes beer drinker, they said they probably were stoned about an hour before the main show. The stadium and surrounding area reeked of it. As both said, dad you’d have loved it!!! I asked how it compared to her last Stadium concert from a few weeks ago, Morgan Wallen. She said Morgan not once talked to the crowd and while she loved the music you could tell the band was going through the motions as was Wallen.
As for the Kiss Cam. Chris Martin of Coldplay did talk about it and said this was a warning! He said on stage they’ve always done it and doubt they will stop but for the next couple of shows they were going to continue to warn people before it was used!
It’s 71 out on the south deck heading for 79! The forecasted rain disappeared from the WeatherChannel app before 1am when I last looked. The hourly forecast shows nothing above a 7% chance until 6pm Monday. It’s overcast with a nice breeze and even though the humidity is 95% and the dew point at 67 degrees it sure feels nice out here.
I have to go down with the contractor to the kids new house at 10. Check list of things to finish up. The house does have an occupancy permit as the things to be completed are very minor but it’s something the contractor’s Crew has to finish up on. He is aware as was the painter, if I see it I will let them know. The pool is at least 6 weeks from completion per the pool person. More a matter of finding time and Crew to finish up per their project manager. So she at the inspection Thursday would not promise a date. Located about 200’ south of the house it now has an orange ugly vinyl fence around it. The town ordinances on dogs has changed. They must be leased or fenced in, no more free running! Lots of folks pissed about that. But, it was voted on in the 2022 November elections with an 2 year + grace period that was up in April 2025. Electric underground fences count and Crobsy the dog ( not the GB Packer kicker) has one here and wears the collar. Electric Fence (how original) will be here this week with a 1 hour phone call notice. Solar powered with a 48 hour battery back up system.
I hope to get into the train room today. I’m into the diesel weathering and it’s nice not to be doing graffiti or tags on anything. It’s part of the modern culture no matter your feelings. But it’s time consuming for me to produce and about 60% of my graffiti customers want custom painted not decals. I have quite a few tank cars already weathered. 18 of them need at least 3 tags added, 5 need a piece on each side and a couple tags on 1 side. The last 7 units for this client are getting none. The tags go quick, the graffiti is an about 1 hour to 2 hours each on a tank car, longer on box cars.
I’ve rambled enough! Until later
Enjoy the day
Next
logandsawman
Northern Pacific history enthusiast
I did not use the Varney trucks, which were metal, but some plastic Tichy trucks. The wheel assembly came with the kit.
I think part of the problem was the connection to the motor, which I redid using the pull apart apparatus that came with the kit.
migalyto
Well-Known Member
Good morning all!
Another wet start to the day with steady rain falling. Had a few thunderstorms roll thru the area this morning earlier. looks like the rain will move out of the area later this morning. Currently 71F heading up to a high of only 75F. Probably no outdoor activities again today.
Nothing much on the agenda today. Everything was pretty much completed yesterday. Should be a quiet day unless the wife has other plans.
Did do some minor layout work yesterday. Should be more today.
have a safe day all!
Another wet start to the day with steady rain falling. Had a few thunderstorms roll thru the area this morning earlier. looks like the rain will move out of the area later this morning. Currently 71F heading up to a high of only 75F. Probably no outdoor activities again today.
Nothing much on the agenda today. Everything was pretty much completed yesterday. Should be a quiet day unless the wife has other plans.
Did do some minor layout work yesterday. Should be more today.
have a safe day all!
logandsawman
Northern Pacific history enthusiast
57 and clear, calm.
Best concert I ever attended was Ringo Starr and Friends at the Minnesota State Fair grandstand, several years ago.
Everyone was up and dancing the entire show, and most of us showing some gray...
Finishing Barnaby Rudge by Dickens. Historical fiction in line with Tale of Two Cities.
They burned down a good portion of London in 1780, the Lord George Riots. Shows how miscreants hijacked religion to create chaos and usurp power. In the end, they lost.
Flavors of the George Floyd riots, except in that case it was race misappropriated. The parallels are pretty shocking, however.
Dave LASM
Best concert I ever attended was Ringo Starr and Friends at the Minnesota State Fair grandstand, several years ago.
Everyone was up and dancing the entire show, and most of us showing some gray...
Finishing Barnaby Rudge by Dickens. Historical fiction in line with Tale of Two Cities.
They burned down a good portion of London in 1780, the Lord George Riots. Shows how miscreants hijacked religion to create chaos and usurp power. In the end, they lost.
Flavors of the George Floyd riots, except in that case it was race misappropriated. The parallels are pretty shocking, however.
Dave LASM
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