Monday - November 8, 2021

[ReadingBob]

Morning all,

My count down clock is at 900 days.  That's not nearly as impressive as Opa George's count down clock. 

If you ever have the opportunity to visit Howard Zane's magnificent layout take it!



Have a great one!

[MAP]

Good morning!  Nice pic Bob.  I didn't start a countdown until I had 1 year to go....and I wound up going sooner than that!  Coffee time.

[jerryrbeach]

Good morning Bob, Mark,  and those arriving later.


Another brisk, below freezing start to the day. I'm guessing there'll be a good number of these headed my way in the immediate future.


A shot of Dick Elwell's layout.  As Bob said re: Howard Zane's layout; if you get the chance to see Dick Elwell's layout do not miss it.

[Zephyrus52246]

Morning, all.

I'll agree that Elwell's is a magnificent layout to visit.  A tough work day and a team meeting turned a 7 hour day into a 9 plus one yesterday.  Going back for another 12 (or more) today.   

Jeff

[ACL1504]

Morning all,

Not much to report from here.

Have a great day.

Tom 

H. Zane layout -

[vinceg]

Good morning, everyone. I love seeing the pics of Howard Zane's layout. Does anyone know if he still accepts visitors? Getting kind of late this year, weather-wise, but I would be anxious to make the drive out from Chicago to see his masterpiece.

[S&S RR]

Good morning! I agree, don't pass up an opportunity to see Dick or Howard's layouts. Layout tours in general have been very rare for the past couple of years - it sure would be nice to see that change next year. I hope everyone has a great day. From the F&SM:

[BandOGuy]

Actually operated on Dick Elwell's layout several years ago. The tour was led by Scott Mason.
Recuperating from two days of grandkids. Recovery may take a while.
Keep smiling. It'll make folks wonder what you're up to!

[PRR Modeler]

Good Morning All,

Last day of book fair and packing it all up. It's finally starting to warm up here and should be back to the low 80's by Friday just in time to cool down again.

I hope everyone has a good day.

[PaulS]

Good morning All,
A nice day here today but like Bob, I will spend the majority of it in meetings and working on projects for work.
Bob, if it's any consolation I have roughly 1,635 days from my planned retirement.
Ah well, make the most of every day,
Have a good day all,
--Paul

[Raymo]

Morning. Busy weekend as I spent Saturday in Conn. at Thompson Speedway at their annual Flea market. I haven't been in about 4 or 5 years and picked up a nice 2 wheeler for 50 bucks. Looked it up online new and they sell for about $425. Yesterday I finally put the new bed in my room and a friend of mine picked up the old mattress and box spring to get rid of at his work. He works for a company that hauls trash.

[rpdylan]

My count down is 2000 days! Definitely going to be a LOT more bench time after that!

[MartyO]

Morning,

I will be spending the next two weeks covered in plaster and saw dust; oh joy!

[bparrish]

Mornin' all......

Here in Portland Oregon ( prononced ori-gun for you easterners ) for this week.  Home late Saturday night.

I'm here mostly for the relocating of the family piano.   It's 100 years old this month and my grand daughter is learning to play.   She is the fourth generation to learn on that piano.  I and my sister were the second generation as my mom started on it in 1925 at the age of five.  My daughter was the third.


I did the restoration of the piano in the early 60's and got my first job at fifteen years old in a piano restoration house on the west side of Chicago due to that.   


It was the foundational stuff for my working with wood veneer and how to handle small parts of wood.  The glue options were really limited then.  Mostly hide and casene types of glue.   Super glue was 30 years away and the best thing that ever happened to the hobby right after DCC.

So the tuner is coming tomorrow morning and I need to have the kinks of moving the piano out by then.  The boundcng down the road shook up the keyboard and hammer action so some minor adjustments are in order.   I'll make it ! ! ! !

So no bench work for me this week so it is up to the rest of you to achieve and excel. 


see ya
Bob 

[tom.boyd.125]

Morning,
Tommy