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Running Bear's July 2026 Coffee Shop
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Good Monday morning, Coffee Shop!
It's 63°F (17°C) and hazy.
WEATHER:
Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Still working in the bathroom as no progress yesterday due to unforeseen circumstances.
Have a great day!
I liked him better in The Hunt for Red Oktober. RIP.
Gotta go to the water board at the lake today and pick up the water bill for my home address. And leave the bill I thought I dropped off on Saturday.. Wonder how that happened.
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RhB Michael
RhB Lokführer
Another reason I used 1x4 for my benchwork.
Bill Tidler Jr.
Retired N&W/NS Signalman
Good Monday morning, Coffee Shop!
It's 63°F (17°C) and hazy.
WEATHER:
Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Still working in the bathroom as no progress yesterday due to unforeseen circumstances.
Have a great day!
Kusojiji
RANK AMATEURS OF THE MODEL RAILROAD FORM MEMBER
Haven't received a response back from ESU yet, but I found this video and at timestamp 9:08, he takes the shell off. I don't see a stay alive. If this is the case, then your fix will be to clean the wheels and track.
troyphoto
Snarky Old Fart (in training)
Well, howdy there internet peeps, and those about to Rock!
It's Troy again.
I decided that Moose Jaw SK sounds better than The Fort today.
The fort is heading for a high of 90° F today.
Looks like I'm still stuck on this side of the border though. Hopefully I'll hear back from the attorney today on getting our contract set, so they can do a document review and tell me what to start ordering.
Wife is beginning her drug regimen for her Rheumatoid Arthritis. Yesterday she began dosing 500mg of Folic Acid. Tomorrow, she'll begin the Methotrexate. Since the Methotrexate blocks absorbtion of the folic acid, it causes digestive issues. She's planning on not being active on Wednesday. And maybe not on thursday.
Hopefully this will stop the progress of the disease. Her hands still function, but she's got noticeable swelling in both index fingers, and all sorts of stiffness and pain in hands and feet. I've started cutting her food for her on anything she has to apply pressure to (meats, pizza, stiff veggies). She's ok if she can use a large chef's knife and use the heel of her hand to apply pressure, but not the normal table knife and fork.
sounds like we're heading off for her #1 activity for Staycation: Going to Costco. I normally go alone. Shop like a dude. Have my list, get in, dodge people, take shortcuts, grab the stuff, pay, get out.
With her along, I drive the cart. Slowly. Stopping often as she compares prices. Looks at every aisle. "Is this a good deal?"
He goal is fruits and veggies for the dehydrator. She's trying to make "soup in a jar" by dehydrating veggies. Then this winter she can dump a jar of starter in with some chicken stock, add a can of beans, and let it simmer for soup.
She says she's taking me out to lunch to reward me, then I had to follow her around with the cart.
It's Troy again.
I decided that Moose Jaw SK sounds better than The Fort today.
The fort is heading for a high of 90° F today.
Looks like I'm still stuck on this side of the border though. Hopefully I'll hear back from the attorney today on getting our contract set, so they can do a document review and tell me what to start ordering.
Wife is beginning her drug regimen for her Rheumatoid Arthritis. Yesterday she began dosing 500mg of Folic Acid. Tomorrow, she'll begin the Methotrexate. Since the Methotrexate blocks absorbtion of the folic acid, it causes digestive issues. She's planning on not being active on Wednesday. And maybe not on thursday.
Hopefully this will stop the progress of the disease. Her hands still function, but she's got noticeable swelling in both index fingers, and all sorts of stiffness and pain in hands and feet. I've started cutting her food for her on anything she has to apply pressure to (meats, pizza, stiff veggies). She's ok if she can use a large chef's knife and use the heel of her hand to apply pressure, but not the normal table knife and fork.
sounds like we're heading off for her #1 activity for Staycation: Going to Costco. I normally go alone. Shop like a dude. Have my list, get in, dodge people, take shortcuts, grab the stuff, pay, get out.
With her along, I drive the cart. Slowly. Stopping often as she compares prices. Looks at every aisle. "Is this a good deal?"
He goal is fruits and veggies for the dehydrator. She's trying to make "soup in a jar" by dehydrating veggies. Then this winter she can dump a jar of starter in with some chicken stock, add a can of beans, and let it simmer for soup.
She says she's taking me out to lunch to reward me, then I had to follow her around with the cart.
Boris
Beach Bum
Good morning. July 13, at the Jersey Shore. Currently 58°, this mornings low 57°. Predicted high today 85°. And the days are becoming visibly shorter already! Preparing to list the house for sale is moving along fairly well. Hopefully we meet our self imposed deadline. I have about 16 more structures to pack, about 100 freight cars and 10 engines, then I can remove the benchwork.
migalyto
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Good morning all!
Monday, Monday.....
Going to start getting summer like again. Currently its a bright sunny 70F and the high is going to hit 91F. I see the humidity is starting to creep up. Looks like a stretch of low to mid 90s thru Saturday.
Usual stuff around the house this morning. I do have to run by the bank this morning and pay real estate taxes and make a stop at CVS for a script for my wife.
Nothing much going on at the moment.
Have a safe day everyone!
Monday, Monday.....
Going to start getting summer like again. Currently its a bright sunny 70F and the high is going to hit 91F. I see the humidity is starting to creep up. Looks like a stretch of low to mid 90s thru Saturday.
Usual stuff around the house this morning. I do have to run by the bank this morning and pay real estate taxes and make a stop at CVS for a script for my wife.
Nothing much going on at the moment.
Have a safe day everyone!
santafewillie
Same Ol' Buzzard
Good Morning All. It's cloudy and 74° here. Scattered showers are in the area but I don't expect them to hit here. Radar shows them moving away to the east. It did actually rain briefly here yesterday, just shy of 0.2"; but that was more of a nuisance than a rain. But it started just as I had gotten into the pool so that cut that short. High temperatures this week just reaching the mid to upper 80's!
Did some mowing between church and lunch yesterday, then it became too warm after my nap. Puttered around and removed a couple of items from the honey-do list before heading to the train shed.
Today starts with another trip to the PCP for another follow-up. I had been relegated to an NP on the last two trips, but neither of them were real helpful. Some of the numbers from the recent blood draw are not optimal, so maybe he can shed some light on them. Pretty much kills the rest of the day. Daughter #2 might be up today to pick up the granddog after lunch.
Out in the train shed yesterday, I paused on the structure cleaning to re-do the parking lot behind a row of downtown businesses. Re-did all of the stripes, which were OK, but just didn't look good in photos.
Over at the workbench, I finished up all six Bar Mills Insta-Fence sections, that will go between the parking lot and the main line.
Can't decide yet whether or not to paint them, or just weather them. Leaning towards painting them and adding posters and simple graffiti. I am going to first remove a couple of random boards to give the impression that it's been there for a while.
Which brings up the question. What can I do with the laser-cut sprues that I removed??? They look interesting but I haven't figured out what they could be used for. I'll save them (along with others) until I figure something out or someone here can suggest something.
Today's plan though is to pull all of the flatcars out of the small TOFC yard and clean the track and ballast there. That yard is mostly there just for the visuals. I rarely switch it out as I am limited by the number of cars/trailers that I have available. Plus, these 85' flatcars are a bit tricky to back up through the switches into the yard. It can be done, but requires a lot of care.
Karl -
Todd - Glad to read about Maria's quick recovery.
Terry -
Musical birthdays today include the late Al Rex, bassist for Bill Haley & the Comets, born in 1939; Singer/guitarist Roger McGuinn of the Byrds is 84 today; Stephen Bladd, drummer with The J Geils Band is also 84 today.
Everybody have a great Monday.
Did some mowing between church and lunch yesterday, then it became too warm after my nap. Puttered around and removed a couple of items from the honey-do list before heading to the train shed.
Today starts with another trip to the PCP for another follow-up. I had been relegated to an NP on the last two trips, but neither of them were real helpful. Some of the numbers from the recent blood draw are not optimal, so maybe he can shed some light on them. Pretty much kills the rest of the day. Daughter #2 might be up today to pick up the granddog after lunch.
Out in the train shed yesterday, I paused on the structure cleaning to re-do the parking lot behind a row of downtown businesses. Re-did all of the stripes, which were OK, but just didn't look good in photos.
Over at the workbench, I finished up all six Bar Mills Insta-Fence sections, that will go between the parking lot and the main line.
Can't decide yet whether or not to paint them, or just weather them. Leaning towards painting them and adding posters and simple graffiti. I am going to first remove a couple of random boards to give the impression that it's been there for a while.
Which brings up the question. What can I do with the laser-cut sprues that I removed??? They look interesting but I haven't figured out what they could be used for. I'll save them (along with others) until I figure something out or someone here can suggest something.
Today's plan though is to pull all of the flatcars out of the small TOFC yard and clean the track and ballast there. That yard is mostly there just for the visuals. I rarely switch it out as I am limited by the number of cars/trailers that I have available. Plus, these 85' flatcars are a bit tricky to back up through the switches into the yard. It can be done, but requires a lot of care.
Karl -
That's my neighbor Bubba. Backyard shade tree mechanic. There's a steady stream of them going up & down the road past my house all week long. Some pretty fancy ones at that.
Todd - Glad to read about Maria's quick recovery.
Terry -
Yep! Been that way as long as I have been buying it.
Musical birthdays today include the late Al Rex, bassist for Bill Haley & the Comets, born in 1939; Singer/guitarist Roger McGuinn of the Byrds is 84 today; Stephen Bladd, drummer with The J Geils Band is also 84 today.
Everybody have a great Monday.
RhB Michael
RhB Lokführer
I liked him better in The Hunt for Red Oktober. RIP.
RhB Michael
RhB Lokführer
73°F/69°F at 0800 this morning. Cutting grass in the front today, and in the back on that patch of fast growing fescue. One week later and the stuff is twice as tall as the rest of the yard. And it grows thick too. Especially tough to get the mower through that stuff if it's wet. Clogs everything on my mulcher mower. I thought about opening the discharge chute, but them you've got clumped grass all over the yard.
Picking up scripts later. Probably have to turn on the A/C by lunch time, but we'll play it by feel. Supposed to be only 87°F and the dewpoint fell a couple of degrees.
Have a great Monday, Monday. Servus!
Picking up scripts later. Probably have to turn on the A/C by lunch time, but we'll play it by feel. Supposed to be only 87°F and the dewpoint fell a couple of degrees.
Have a great Monday, Monday. Servus!
TLOC
Well-Known Member
Good morning from my house soon to be someone else’s. Another gorgeous Wisconsin morning with not a cloud in the sky. It’s 68f degrees now and 96 later. I’ve been on the south deck since 6:10 and it was 69f degrees then.
Strange evening and than night. Had to come in early off the front porch around 8 last night because of flies, not mosquitoes. Not sure why but they swarmed and I was the target. Yes I had showered just before dinner at 6 so it wasn’t that! My cave furniture is just 1 chair and lamp so I was down there and being in the favorite chair I nodded off. Woke up after midnight did the bedtime rituals and headed to bed. 45 minutes later of no sleep my left ankle locked up. That was no fun! Worked it loose took a couple Ibuprofen and at 1:15 I remember looking at the clock. Next it was 5:52 and I’m awake because the left ankle locked again. So far since I’m ok and in 14 minutes at 8am I will call the clinic!
Painters will be at the new place today and gone tomorrow. They have the codes to get in. Terry wants to be moved in on Thursday and settled by Saturday.
The new house! For awhile I thought there may not be one. You talk about stubborn 2 old coots at 74/73. You’d think we both just met instead of being married 50 years on September 18 if we make it that far. We haven’t agreed on anything the last 6 weeks until yesterday when I agreed to her office, no office for me, she agreed the 3 not 5 garage, my wrap around porch and a basement. Now we can move forward. The basement was a real issue though it’s always the best bang for each $$$ spent on it and someone doesn’t want one. Now I can sketch a floor plan but there absolutely will be no pool!
The one thing we missed in this place was the ability to party. Yes we still had a couple but Terry really missed being able to open the doors and spill out onto the patio in Summer and that will happen though our circle of friends seems to be shrinking. I know rough life
One thing I will miss is the front sidewalk and the stop sign on the corner that few obey. Hey it’s free entertainment. The women who walk the dogs seemingly all day are just a great sight to see. All shapes, sizes, colors and clothes. Right now it’s either spandex or what look like PJ’s with a few Jean shorts. This afternoon it will be long shirts that have me wondering if they are wearing shorts or not. What I won’t miss is the e-scooters. Those kids and a few adults are fearless and I keep the phone handy in case I need to call 911. The number of scooters have risen every Summer (round 2 here is Summer #3) but this year have really increased. All with helmets but few knee pads
Just called the clinic, 3:30 this afternoon I can be seen. The ibuprofen has worn off from 1:15 and it’s fairly sore again but not locked
Enjoy the day
Strange evening and than night. Had to come in early off the front porch around 8 last night because of flies, not mosquitoes. Not sure why but they swarmed and I was the target. Yes I had showered just before dinner at 6 so it wasn’t that! My cave furniture is just 1 chair and lamp so I was down there and being in the favorite chair I nodded off. Woke up after midnight did the bedtime rituals and headed to bed. 45 minutes later of no sleep my left ankle locked up. That was no fun! Worked it loose took a couple Ibuprofen and at 1:15 I remember looking at the clock. Next it was 5:52 and I’m awake because the left ankle locked again. So far since I’m ok and in 14 minutes at 8am I will call the clinic!
Painters will be at the new place today and gone tomorrow. They have the codes to get in. Terry wants to be moved in on Thursday and settled by Saturday.
The new house! For awhile I thought there may not be one. You talk about stubborn 2 old coots at 74/73. You’d think we both just met instead of being married 50 years on September 18 if we make it that far. We haven’t agreed on anything the last 6 weeks until yesterday when I agreed to her office, no office for me, she agreed the 3 not 5 garage, my wrap around porch and a basement. Now we can move forward. The basement was a real issue though it’s always the best bang for each $$$ spent on it and someone doesn’t want one. Now I can sketch a floor plan but there absolutely will be no pool!
The one thing we missed in this place was the ability to party. Yes we still had a couple but Terry really missed being able to open the doors and spill out onto the patio in Summer and that will happen though our circle of friends seems to be shrinking. I know rough life
One thing I will miss is the front sidewalk and the stop sign on the corner that few obey. Hey it’s free entertainment. The women who walk the dogs seemingly all day are just a great sight to see. All shapes, sizes, colors and clothes. Right now it’s either spandex or what look like PJ’s with a few Jean shorts. This afternoon it will be long shirts that have me wondering if they are wearing shorts or not. What I won’t miss is the e-scooters. Those kids and a few adults are fearless and I keep the phone handy in case I need to call 911. The number of scooters have risen every Summer (round 2 here is Summer #3) but this year have really increased. All with helmets but few knee pads
Just called the clinic, 3:30 this afternoon I can be seen. The ibuprofen has worn off from 1:15 and it’s fairly sore again but not locked
Enjoy the day
PNKFLOYD
Mikey
Willie- Is it not amazing how a photo can pick up flaws that my eyes did not see for years?
Gotta go to the water board at the lake today and pick up the water bill for my home address. And leave the bill I thought I dropped off on Saturday.. Wonder how that happened.
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DeaconKC
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Good morning folks and ongoing prayers for those in need. 78 here already, heading for 93. I'm heading out to a Dr. Appt in a few minutes, then gonna try to hobby the rest of the day.
@santafewillie those sprues could make great building gingerboard trim. A quick coat of paint, then mount them with the solid bar to the top.
Anyway, I will check in later, you guys have a good one.
@santafewillie those sprues could make great building gingerboard trim. A quick coat of paint, then mount them with the solid bar to the top.
Anyway, I will check in later, you guys have a good one.
Morning All! 82 in the Brew City today, going to 92! My air conditioner crapped out yesterday. My regular guy is all booked up until Thursday, no big surprise there. I had to call someone else. I feel like a traitor, but if I wait until Thursday, we'll all be parboiled! The AC is original equipment, 2002 vintage. We'll see what the bad news is and how bad it is soon. Ducky!
Doing light modeling today, some decaling on the club's Warbonnet F's. I ended up using just the numbers off the decal sheet. They're now ready for the program track and a test run.
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I also did some detail work on some older Walthers passenger cars. You know you're a fanatic when you model the same train in different eras. These cars are for the Overland post 1958 with Bloody nose PA's or FP-7's, and all General Service car livery. I forgot just how much of a pain drilling the cars for grabs used to be. Therse cars were new old stock, with the grabs in a bag with horn hook couplers. I still have some express cars to do this to as well. I'm so looking forward to those...NOT!
Have a good day everyone.
Doing light modeling today, some decaling on the club's Warbonnet F's. I ended up using just the numbers off the decal sheet. They're now ready for the program track and a test run.
I
I also did some detail work on some older Walthers passenger cars. You know you're a fanatic when you model the same train in different eras. These cars are for the Overland post 1958 with Bloody nose PA's or FP-7's, and all General Service car livery. I forgot just how much of a pain drilling the cars for grabs used to be. Therse cars were new old stock, with the grabs in a bag with horn hook couplers. I still have some express cars to do this to as well. I'm so looking forward to those...NOT!
Have a good day everyone.
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RhB Michael
RhB Lokführer
Went to get my scrips about 30 minutes ago and I've cut half of the backyard...the high part. The rest can wait. I'm still going to cut the front, maybe after lunch. Maybe after I cool off. It's not really too hot outside, just very humid. The sweat never stops.
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