The Grizzly & Dilapidated Ry.

[Philip]

   Glad your labs are OK~ Looks like a new busy chapter in modeling on the way~

[Jerry]

Glad you made the grade with the Dr. results.

I really like those trees you made.  The rest coming along nicely take your time.

Jerry

[kyle creel]

Thanx Larry C., thanx Phillip, and thanx Jerry;

OK- it's been a while....still farting around with 1:1 stuff; but I have been able to get a little work done on the RR     .  Much needed 'extra spikes' were added to the hand laid 'flex track'.   I 'built' a DADO style cutting disk out of 3 cutting discs stacked together and 'loaded' into the Dremmel.  Next I cut 'slots' in the side of the flex track cork roadbed to  facilitate easier 'flexing' and used 'white ball' topped long straight pins to position and hold the trackage in place, whilst running the big K27 around the curve to check for smoothness and possoble 'derail spots'- none were found and the trackage was smooth as silk   .

Next up is to glue the track in place and add the feeders.  'Currently' the trackage gets power from the solder joints attaching it to the already powered track in Grizzly.  Photos to follow, thanx again for stopping by and ya'll come back now       ...........

KYLE CREEL
G&D Ry Co.

'Dado blade'....................

'Slots'......................

Trackage pinned..........

Test run...............

Trackage through "Woods' Ridge Gap'



Hope the photos give an adequate depiction of the work.........Thanx again.........

[PRR Modeler]

Great progress Kyle.

[elwoodblues]

Kyle, It may have been awhile since you worked on t last but you're making up for lost time.  The trackwork looks great.

[Philip]

  Looks great!

[Larry C]

Kyle great progress and glad to hear the track is smooth and the loco runs well. I sent you a Private Message here a couple of weeks ago btw.

[kyle creel]

Thanx Curt, thanx Ron, thanx Phillip, and thanx Larry C.;

The progress is fairly good; but then I think should I really glue that there -what if I change my mind next week? I guess I'll just have to do like I used to...HELL WITH IT ! would ya just glue the damn thing and move on     ...... And since everybody says it "Looks great" - so be it

I answered your PM Larry; thanx and I'd be honored.  I sent you my email.  That's about all for now, ya'll kepp those cards 'n letters coming.......    

KYLE CREEL
G&D Ry Co.

[friscomike]

Howdy Kyle, your progress is looking fantastic.  Clever work with the DADO stack.  Looking forward to your progress.  Have fun, mike

[nycjeff]

Hello Kyle, the track looks really good winding it's way through your scenery. Nice work !

[Larry C]

Yup, just glue the darn thing down already.Lol. Then you can run some trains; don't over think it.

[Philip]

Those tiny cut-off blades in singular action make me reach for the safety goggles.

Paranoia will destroy ya.

[KentuckySouthern]

Interesting progress.

[kyle creel]

Thanx Mike, thanx Jeff, thanx Larry C., thanx Phillip, and thanx Karl;
This has been one hell-of-a-week         ......Last Wednesday the 23rd, at about 4:45pm, Gage had a massive seizure while I was driving him home from his workout at the gym.  He's had seizures before; he is not epileptic, but does have seizure every so often.  We don't exactly know why.  We were on the way home and about 5 minutes from the closest hospital.  Normally the event passes in a few minutes, but this time I could tell it was BAD.

I rushed him to the ER and parked the car after they took him in.  I came into the trauma room as they were starting to work on him; and 2 or 3 minutes later he flatlined; in essence he died-they did CPR and for 2 minutes he was unresponsive.  Then they got him back, inserted breathing tubes, and for a few more minutes performed other emergency procedures to stablize him.  Then it was X_Rays of his chest to check for CPR rib fractures, then down the corridor for an immediate CT scan and after that an MRI, then up to the 4th floor to the ICU.  Three hours later another CT scan, and then another MRI followed by periodical EEG's throughout the night and wee hours of the morning.  I went home for 2 hours of sleep at 5AM; and they called me to come back because Gage had awakened, and removed his breathing tubes and catheter himself.       .....that's SO GAGE!!!!!

We spent 7 days in the hospital, and he was released yesterday the 30th in the afternoon; almost 7 days to the exact hour of the beginning of our ordeal.   I only went home to check on my wife Patrice and the 2 dogs, once a day for about an hour, each day; otherwise I was with him in his hospital room-eating, sleeping and praying.  Our relationship has been forever changed, it's as if we are ONE.  I will never be the same nor will he.  He understands what happened and knows he got a second chance, just as I did in 2013 with my heart attack and in 2023 with Patrice and her stroke.
   
I DON'T CARE WHAT ANYBODY BELIEVES OR SAYS ..GOD SAVED HIM... IT WAS NOT HIS TIME YET.  I'm unbelievably grateful and will be for the rest of my life-as will Patrice and his parents and friends.  It is however different with Gage and me, it just is...........................

I never wanted nor had kids.  I married late, inherited a 12 year old son, and my wife and I raised his son GAGE practically from birth.  HE BELONGS TO US, and we would have been devastated beyond grief to lose him.  Thank you GOD.          

We'll discuss the RR and I'll have some interesting developments and photos later today or tomorrow....      

Thanx again for stopping by and I'll see ya        

KYLE CREEL
G&D Ry Co.
 

[deemery]

Kyle, Gage and your family will be in our thoughts!  Best wishes for a continuing recovery!   Now get some sleep...

dave