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Title: Tuesday - November 9, 2021
Post by: ReadingBob on November 09, 2021, 06:48:07 AM
Morning all,

Another day with more code to test and programmers to deal with. 

More of Howard Zane's layout.
(https://modelersforum.com/gallery/56-141115100638-9728986.jpeg)

Have a great one!
Title: Re: Tuesday - November 9, 2021
Post by: jerryrbeach on November 09, 2021, 07:01:00 AM
Good morning Bob, and those checking in later.


Looks like yet another nice day for some outside work.


Photo is from Dick Elwell's layout.


Everyone have a great day!
Title: Re: Tuesday - November 9, 2021
Post by: Raymo on November 09, 2021, 07:17:36 AM
Morning. Another DR's appointment for my mother today, it's that time of year.
Title: Re: Tuesday - November 9, 2021
Post by: cuse on November 09, 2021, 07:43:28 AM
Another day of batting a contract back and forth, with microscopic analysis...Gotta keep my eyes on the prize and foot on the pedal.


I'm going to break out my Sierra West Woodcutter's Shack and (at least) take stock of where I'm at since I abandoned it sometime last year. Progress feeds progress, so I need to remove all of the hurdles I can. Sad that I need to grease the wheels so much to enjoy my hobby, but other things just fill my beehive of a mind right now...hopefully, not for much longer.


Life is good. Enjoy your day!


John
Title: Re: Tuesday - November 9, 2021
Post by: MartyO on November 09, 2021, 07:50:49 AM
Morning,

Very nice days to be inside staring outside.
Title: Re: Tuesday - November 9, 2021
Post by: MAP on November 09, 2021, 07:54:21 AM
Good morning!
Title: Re: Tuesday - November 9, 2021
Post by: ACL1504 on November 09, 2021, 08:21:59 AM
Morning all,

In spite of my best intentions, I'm not doing anything on the layout or builds. Just don't seem to be interested.

Have a great day.

Tom  ;D

H. Zane layout -

(https://modelersforum.com/gallery/24-260514181336.jpeg)
Title: Re: Tuesday - November 9, 2021
Post by: PRR Modeler on November 09, 2021, 08:33:33 AM
Good Morning All,

Have things to do with Dad tIday. The landscaping I did yesterday on the layout really looks bad so I have to think about what to do about fixing it.

I hope everyone has a good day.
Title: Re: Tuesday - November 9, 2021
Post by: Keep It Rusty on November 09, 2021, 08:37:39 AM
Morning all.

Been a beat. Busy with the other part of my life all last week!

Lots to catch up on here. Hope everyone is doing well!
Title: Re: Tuesday - November 9, 2021
Post by: jrmueller on November 09, 2021, 10:11:46 AM
I'm 80 today so I have to get serious if l'm going to complete all the kits that are in tubs and on shelves.
Title: Re: Tuesday - November 9, 2021
Post by: bparrish on November 09, 2021, 11:21:04 AM
Jim....

Happy birthday.............    When we are five or six years old we want two or three birthdays in a year........ now that we are up here........ we only need one every five or six years.  ! ! ! !

Have a great day.

Bob
Title: Re: Tuesday - November 9, 2021
Post by: deemery on November 09, 2021, 11:30:51 AM
I'd say "You're only as old as you feel" but some days that's Pretty Damn Old!  :-)  Happy Day!

Bob, in a Mac group there was a discussion on investing in hardware to decrease build time.  Reminded me of the Olden Days in the mid '90s when two of us worked hard to produce a system that maximized concurrency to drop system build times (several million lines of code for an Air Traffic Control system) from 2 hours to 30 minutes.  That gained big benefits during integration testing.

Nothing to report on the modeling front.  Over the weekend, I did build one of the Tichy Jib Crane kits (I need a bunch for the Laird Stone loading docks.)  That's a bit more difficult to build than I expected, lots of small fiddly parts and fishing scale chain through small openings....

dave
Title: Re: Tuesday - November 9, 2021
Post by: Zephyrus52246 on November 09, 2021, 11:32:07 AM
Happy B-D, Jim.  I'm at work.  Quick break (rare over the last 3 days).

Jeff
Title: Re: Tuesday - November 9, 2021
Post by: cuse on November 09, 2021, 11:52:49 AM
Quote from: jrmueller on November 09, 2021, 10:11:46 AM
I'm 80 today so I have to get serious if l'm going to complete all the kits that are in tubs and on shelves.


Happy Birthday neighbor!


Don't feel old...our high school is celebrating it's 100th


John
Title: Re: Tuesday - November 9, 2021
Post by: vinceg on November 09, 2021, 12:08:58 PM
Good morning everyone. Comcast outage this am. Heard it was a big one. Funny how losing the Internet -- something we didn't even have not too long ago -- seems so disastrous now.
Title: Re: Tuesday - November 9, 2021
Post by: Jerry on November 09, 2021, 12:41:27 PM
Afternoon everyone


Been busy lately so not much to report on the modeling front!


Happy Birthday Jim!!  Not to worry I'll be 80 in 9 days seems time flies by at this age!  ;D


Everyone have a great day!!  :)


Jerry
Title: Re: Tuesday - November 9, 2021
Post by: tom.boyd.125 on November 09, 2021, 01:41:17 PM
Afternoon check in today...
Happy 80th birthday Jim !
Tommy
Title: Re: Tuesday - November 9, 2021
Post by: GPdemayo on November 09, 2021, 04:00:15 PM
Present
Title: Re: Tuesday - November 9, 2021
Post by: Raymo on November 09, 2021, 04:47:03 PM
Happy Birthday Jim!!
Title: Re: Tuesday - November 9, 2021
Post by: PRR Modeler on November 09, 2021, 04:53:25 PM
Happy Birthday Jim.
Title: Re: Tuesday - November 9, 2021
Post by: Janbouli on November 09, 2021, 05:45:50 PM
Happy Birthday Jim .
Title: Re: Tuesday - November 9, 2021
Post by: S&S RR on November 09, 2021, 07:23:42 PM
Good evening and Happy Birthday Jim.  I tried to post this morning but it got lost in the bit bucket.  I'm up at my cabin trying to catch some fish. I had lots of time to think about my next few structure builds, today, the fish didn't bother me a bit. I hope everyone had a great day. No pictures from here the internet can't handle it.  I hope this post gets through.
Title: Re: Tuesday - November 9, 2021
Post by: postalkarl on November 10, 2021, 03:59:45 PM
Hey Tom:

That's A beautiful photo. Just love the crossing guard. they just don't have em today. Nice looking station also on The C&NW RR.

Karl.