Exactly. I may have to remind them of that little fact...
Running Bear's July 2026 Coffee Shop
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I used to work with a guy from Colorado. He worked the livestock shows, and he once told me that nobody wanted to be around the bison because they were so damned mean. They're wild animals. I would have faded over the horizon. Hope he at least got some good pictures! 
Only one bar in a Montana Town? Blasphemy.
Keep it coming.
L8r
That would get HR involved.
Don't ask me how I know!
Driving track nails into OSB is one reason I've never used it. OSB has so much glue resin to hold it together it makes it tough to work with.
@santafewillie thanks for the heads up on Houlihan's, I wonder what is there now?
Anyway 79 here already, got a couple hobby things I oughta do before it gets too hot. Last semi-quiet day for the week, as a friend's daughter is getting married Saturday and my Missus is the Coordinator for the wedding. Sweet young couple from Church. You guys have a good day.
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RhB Michael
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migalyto
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You should of put it on speaker and let one rip.
TLOC
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The cushions have dried off. I’m outside with just a minor headache but it’s just a nuisance no longer a constant reminder.
I noticed the 1st dog walker this morning with a pair of matching dogs I have not noticed before. She was training them and they were good guys! A while later a walker with again 2 dogs and if they live in the apartment complex cost $125 extra for the 1st one and 50 for the second one also were being trained. Then I noticed it was the same lady. These 2 doggies were not as well behaved as the 1st pair. She must have a training gig going on because I’ve definitely noticed her before but not the dogs. This morning stood out! As I mentioned I will miss the sidewalk scenery and neighborhood interactions from this place.
There is a very comfortable breeze right now but at 10-10:30 the sun will come around the corner and hopefully on the north side it’s as nice as it is here
I noticed the 1st dog walker this morning with a pair of matching dogs I have not noticed before. She was training them and they were good guys! A while later a walker with again 2 dogs and if they live in the apartment complex cost $125 extra for the 1st one and 50 for the second one also were being trained. Then I noticed it was the same lady. These 2 doggies were not as well behaved as the 1st pair. She must have a training gig going on because I’ve definitely noticed her before but not the dogs. This morning stood out! As I mentioned I will miss the sidewalk scenery and neighborhood interactions from this place.
There is a very comfortable breeze right now but at 10-10:30 the sun will come around the corner and hopefully on the north side it’s as nice as it is here
Actually the park rangers said the guy wasn't doing anything wrong. He was far enough away to be considered at a safe distance. I guess nobody told the bison that.
I used to work with a guy from Colorado. He worked the livestock shows, and he once told me that nobody wanted to be around the bison because they were so damned mean. They're wild animals. I would have faded over the horizon. Hope he at least got some good pictures!
RhB Michael
RhB Lokführer
No distance is safe when you're playing in their back yard.
Kusojiji
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Exactly! Or the tiger, or the lion, or the bear, or the moose, or the <insert favorite wild animal here>.
Bruette
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If the Iron Maiden shows up, I'm going all in on England!
Morning All! 81 in the Brew City this morning, going to 96 with a heat advisory in effect. Ya think?! The HVAC guy came out yesterday and got the AC back online. Fried starter capacitor, bad contactor. Good thing that's all it was, as at 24 years old they don't make parts for this thing anymore. I was very fortunate to get someone out same day, and fortunate again that it was fixable since this heat will be around all week. And now for the bad news... The wife and I discussed it and figured that as old as the thing is, we might as well bite the bullet and replace it. Why wait for it to outright fail and have another emergency? The furnace was still serviceable, but also on the way out. Rusty blower housing, some water leaks, etc, etc, and so on. They cut me a deal and offered a discount on the installation if I did both, as well as crediting the day's work toward the price of the new unit. Pricing was competitive, but still in the five-figure range. Ouch! 
That stings but sometimes you just have to rip the band-aid! Oh well, at 24 years old it didn't owe me any money, and I had a feeling this was coming. Just like that first cold snap will kill a borderline car battery, I thought it a strong possibility that this heat wave might push the old girl over the edge. It'll last until they get out here in a couple of weeks to do the replacement. My house is insulated like a Yeti cooler, so we actually stayed pretty comfortable between the ceiling fans, closing the drapes, and basically turning the day into a long siesta. By early evening the place did get uncomfortable, and it took a good twelve hours to cool it back down. Well, what the heck, we've already done everything else to the place! This was the last big-ticket thing. That was my Monday. Retirement does not grant immunity from crappy Mondays it seems.
The HVAC guy came out yesterday and got the AC back online. Fried starter capacitor, bad contactor. Good thing that's all it was, as at 24 years old they don't make parts for this thing anymore. I was very fortunate to get someone out same day, and fortunate again that it was fixable since this heat will be around all week. And now for the bad news... The wife and I discussed it and figured that as old as the thing is, we might as well bite the bullet and replace it. Why wait for it to outright fail and have another emergency? The furnace was still serviceable, but also on the way out. Rusty blower housing, some water leaks, etc, etc, and so on. They cut me a deal and offered a discount on the installation if I did both, as well as crediting the day's work toward the price of the new unit. Pricing was competitive, but still in the five-figure range. Ouch! That stings but sometimes you just have to rip the band-aid! Oh well, at 24 years old it didn't owe me any money, and I had a feeling this was coming. Just like that first cold snap will kill a borderline car battery, I thought it a strong possibility that this heat wave might push the old girl over the edge. It'll last until they get out here in a couple of weeks to do the replacement. My house is insulated like a Yeti cooler, so we actually stayed pretty comfortable between the ceiling fans, closing the drapes, and basically turning the day into a long siesta. By early evening the place did get uncomfortable, and it took a good twelve hours to cool it back down. Well, what the heck, we've already done everything else to the place! This was the last big-ticket thing. That was my Monday. Retirement does not grant immunity from crappy Mondays it seems.
montanan
Whiskey Merchant
Good morning. I have been a bit busy. I had a computer problem and had to order a part to repair it. Had a computer kit for a couple of days. The local computer repair nere in Libby and the one over in Troy did not have what I needed. Up and running now.
Willie - I have no sympathy for that guy that gota flying lesson from that buffalo. I was living around an hour away from Yellowstone Park at my old place and visited multiple times a year. When you pay at the gate you are handed information about the park and right there are warning to STAY AWAY FROM THE ANIMALS. There are also signs in areas where the buffalo and other animals congregate. Guess you just can't fix stupid.
Good photos as usual. I will be looking at making a small fence for the module I am working on. Nice rainbow.
Alan - Nice work on the decals. They can be a booger to get right. Had a tough time with the Northern Pacific F units and Geeps. I have a couple of kits to finish that can keep me indoors. We're expected to be in the ()'s for the rest of the week. The only thing I have to go out for is to take the dogs for a very fast walk.
RhB Michael - Someone sure did a job on that bumper.
Terry - What a deal on that speaker. Good thing you woke up. More coffee.
I have started working on a couple of buildings for that display module and am finding out that I no longer have some of the tools that I need. I was able to pick up some paint colors I needed, but can't find any brushes.
I received an email from John Weigel, Customer Service Manager at modeltraiinstuff. I had ordered a couple of building and was trying to order ahead and just couldn't find track ballast on their website. I called Customer service and John forwarded a link to me and mentioned that their computer geeks weren't train people. We got into a conversation about how things had changed since I had been out of the hobby for a few years and told him what I was attempting to do. I sent him a few photos of my old layout and he emailed back and asked it he could use my photos for their Social Media use. Needless to say, I told him to go ahead and that I could send more.
Working on the module, I fount it almost impossible to spike the flex track that Todd had given me to the OSB. Searched and searched and couldn't find my pin vise. Went to the local ACE hardware store. They had one, and wanted $29 for it. I have water based contact cement on hand and it worked great. Just found one of my old pin vises in a desk drawer.
Now that the mirrors are in, I placed buildings trains and Tschache Oil on it to see how it was looking. With the mirror, I was able to condense the footprint and can hopefully add some scenery to make it look better.
I splurged a bit and got the IGA building. I can remember growing up and we didn't have and huge grocery stores like there are today. They were small in rural towns, if they had a grocery store. In a model railroad there are times when we have to condense buildings and scenes. We cooked most everything from scratch back then. That's the way I like to cook now.
The building to the right of the IGA store is a cafe kit. Waiting for paint brushes so I can finish it and the building to the right of it. I have one more house to put in between the 2 homes that are there. Want to leave room between them for lawn and driveway area.
Looking back to the gas station, you can see how the mirrors make the scene look a lot larger.
This is looking to the right of the module. Sure makes the scene look larger. Many small towns in Montana are small, but not this small. A grain elevator is usually around, but I don't have the room for that. You could drive into a town, pass a few homes, come into the "center of town" where a few businesses were and after \a few mor homes, there was no more town. Yes, I neglected a business that is in most all Montana towns, a SALOON. They serve beer and whiskey at the cafe.
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Willie - I have no sympathy for that guy that gota flying lesson from that buffalo. I was living around an hour away from Yellowstone Park at my old place and visited multiple times a year. When you pay at the gate you are handed information about the park and right there are warning to STAY AWAY FROM THE ANIMALS. There are also signs in areas where the buffalo and other animals congregate. Guess you just can't fix stupid.
Good photos as usual. I will be looking at making a small fence for the module I am working on. Nice rainbow.
Alan - Nice work on the decals. They can be a booger to get right. Had a tough time with the Northern Pacific F units and Geeps. I have a couple of kits to finish that can keep me indoors. We're expected to be in the ()'s for the rest of the week. The only thing I have to go out for is to take the dogs for a very fast walk.
RhB Michael - Someone sure did a job on that bumper.
Terry - What a deal on that speaker. Good thing you woke up. More coffee.
I have started working on a couple of buildings for that display module and am finding out that I no longer have some of the tools that I need. I was able to pick up some paint colors I needed, but can't find any brushes.
I received an email from John Weigel, Customer Service Manager at modeltraiinstuff. I had ordered a couple of building and was trying to order ahead and just couldn't find track ballast on their website. I called Customer service and John forwarded a link to me and mentioned that their computer geeks weren't train people. We got into a conversation about how things had changed since I had been out of the hobby for a few years and told him what I was attempting to do. I sent him a few photos of my old layout and he emailed back and asked it he could use my photos for their Social Media use. Needless to say, I told him to go ahead and that I could send more.
Working on the module, I fount it almost impossible to spike the flex track that Todd had given me to the OSB. Searched and searched and couldn't find my pin vise. Went to the local ACE hardware store. They had one, and wanted $29 for it. I have water based contact cement on hand and it worked great. Just found one of my old pin vises in a desk drawer.
Now that the mirrors are in, I placed buildings trains and Tschache Oil on it to see how it was looking. With the mirror, I was able to condense the footprint and can hopefully add some scenery to make it look better.
I splurged a bit and got the IGA building. I can remember growing up and we didn't have and huge grocery stores like there are today. They were small in rural towns, if they had a grocery store. In a model railroad there are times when we have to condense buildings and scenes. We cooked most everything from scratch back then. That's the way I like to cook now.
The building to the right of the IGA store is a cafe kit. Waiting for paint brushes so I can finish it and the building to the right of it. I have one more house to put in between the 2 homes that are there. Want to leave room between them for lawn and driveway area.
Looking back to the gas station, you can see how the mirrors make the scene look a lot larger.
This is looking to the right of the module. Sure makes the scene look larger. Many small towns in Montana are small, but not this small. A grain elevator is usually around, but I don't have the room for that. You could drive into a town, pass a few homes, come into the "center of town" where a few businesses were and after \a few mor homes, there was no more town. Yes, I neglected a business that is in most all Montana towns, a SALOON. They serve beer and whiskey at the cafe.
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True, but the park does have guidelines for how far to stay away. Guess they'll be revising those now!
ctclibby
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Good Morning All!
59F @ 60% partly. To be 90F again.
Not much gets done outside after noon-ish unless some clouds happen by, so for the last few day when hot, I have been updating the track plan, attempting to create a RR Logo and some general clean up of the Train Cave. I now can cast-in-stone the water and power connection(s) to the Chick/Goat house of which the lines are under the soon to be lower bench. Started cutting OSB for shelve backing, then will cut shelve brackets using 1x2's. Actually found my laser level which will help getting stuff flat and aligned. Track plan has been simplified *a bunch* along with track to track distance when there are multiple levels in the transition ( Mountain ) section. Main line is still 36" radii minimum, but the branch line(s) are now down to 28" radii. As to the Logo, been playing with InkScape. Since I am not the artist type but technical, me thinks I am trying to make it too hard. Will play more when it is too hot again and try closing one eye.
Lil is doing just fine. Still growing like a weed. Suspect the pen we built for her will be breached pretty quick; only 32" high ( Hog Panel ) and she is close to being able to climb it. Not a problem, will just let her run with the dogs in the big fenced area. She can almost keep up with them. Well, at least until she finds the doggie door. Hopefully the Goat side will be fenced in by then. She grew out of her sleeping hut, so got the big dog crate off the top of the pantry freezer; might have to fight dogs and cats for snoozing there.
The guy that went for a Bison ride was very lucky - landed flat and probably only has bangs and bings. Bison for the most part are just like Alpha Bulls - don't get close to their many squeeze's or take a ride you go. Happened to my neighbor - I saw his bull coming and was able to move aside just enough - Bob on the other hand got pitched over a fence. He actually landed on his feet but had huge bruises for a week or two, nothing cracked or broken.
L8r
59F @ 60% partly. To be 90F again.
Not much gets done outside after noon-ish unless some clouds happen by, so for the last few day when hot, I have been updating the track plan, attempting to create a RR Logo and some general clean up of the Train Cave. I now can cast-in-stone the water and power connection(s) to the Chick/Goat house of which the lines are under the soon to be lower bench. Started cutting OSB for shelve backing, then will cut shelve brackets using 1x2's. Actually found my laser level which will help getting stuff flat and aligned. Track plan has been simplified *a bunch* along with track to track distance when there are multiple levels in the transition ( Mountain ) section. Main line is still 36" radii minimum, but the branch line(s) are now down to 28" radii. As to the Logo, been playing with InkScape. Since I am not the artist type but technical, me thinks I am trying to make it too hard. Will play more when it is too hot again and try closing one eye.
Lil is doing just fine. Still growing like a weed. Suspect the pen we built for her will be breached pretty quick; only 32" high ( Hog Panel ) and she is close to being able to climb it. Not a problem, will just let her run with the dogs in the big fenced area. She can almost keep up with them. Well, at least until she finds the doggie door. Hopefully the Goat side will be fenced in by then. She grew out of her sleeping hut, so got the big dog crate off the top of the pantry freezer; might have to fight dogs and cats for snoozing there.
The guy that went for a Bison ride was very lucky - landed flat and probably only has bangs and bings. Bison for the most part are just like Alpha Bulls - don't get close to their many squeeze's or take a ride you go. Happened to my neighbor - I saw his bull coming and was able to move aside just enough - Bob on the other hand got pitched over a fence. He actually landed on his feet but had huge bruises for a week or two, nothing cracked or broken.
L8r
ctclibby
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That is looking great Chet!
Only one bar in a Montana Town? Blasphemy.
Keep it coming.
L8r
You don't see enough properly populated towns (vehicles and people) on layouts these days. Someone has quite the investment in CMW and Oxford Diecast! The good stuff!
kbkchooch
Verified Human
You didn't tell the SA that you were birthing additional family members for him did you?
That would get HR involved.Don't ask me how I know!
RhB Michael
RhB Lokführer
Driving track nails into OSB is one reason I've never used it. OSB has so much glue resin to hold it together it makes it tough to work with.
DeaconKC
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I have had the honor/pleasure of working with several Special Forces veterans over the years and knowing them made Without Remorse such a frightening book to me. I can see that happening. Powerful, "Just one more chapter, then bed" books.
@santafewillie thanks for the heads up on Houlihan's, I wonder what is there now?
Anyway 79 here already, got a couple hobby things I oughta do before it gets too hot. Last semi-quiet day for the week, as a friend's daughter is getting married Saturday and my Missus is the Coordinator for the wedding. Sweet young couple from Church. You guys have a good day.
RhB Michael
RhB Lokführer
There used to be a Houlihan's at St. Louis Union Station. My second ex and I used to love eating there. The stuffed mushrooms were fantastic.
Texas Hobo
Well Known Hobo
Good morning, all! We awoke to a rainy day. On the plus side, it's keeping temps down. Of course, it adds to the humidity. Flood alerts have started coming on the phone. Yesterday's Dr. appointment garnered me a X-ray, MRI and nerve test appointments spread out over the coming weeks.
Willie - did you realize how close you were to a pot of gold in the back of the Lexus. Then again, the pot might have been at the other end.
TomO - hope the foot heals quickly.
Louis - Orioles play Astros after the All Star break
Chet - Looking good. looking forward to watching your progress.
Troy - hope the wife feels better
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Willie - did you realize how close you were to a pot of gold in the back of the Lexus. Then again, the pot might have been at the other end.
TomO - hope the foot heals quickly.
Louis - Orioles play Astros after the All Star break
Chet - Looking good. looking forward to watching your progress.
Troy - hope the wife feels better
STAY SAFE
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