Large Scale Central

Good question: What are we doing up at this ungodly hour?

It seems such a waste to continue under that other heading…it has become so redundant to bother carrying on with that idea.

So…what are we doing up at this hour…?

 I'm trying to get a few things done. I don't really know what they are, but somehow I'll find out.

There is the “Connie project”, but it can wait untill the daylight appears. Working in candle light just isn’t the same, even with several railroad hand lanterns backing the candles up.

We could all start a chat at 03:00 hours on any morning of the week, but suggesting that is only opening up the debate as to what time zone the 03:00 would be in.
I can just see it; one guy is not finished with his housework, and another has to send his girl friend home befoe he can use the 'puter. My gosh there would be another that would complain that he won’t chat if someone even suggests that the bheer is free…or that the only drink allowed is water…and distilled water at that !!!

Oh well; my union finger is still willing to work at straight time; so I’m taking advantage of the saving, by posting this now.

There is a bit of hope. I notice that the latest hurricane is not likely to hit South America, where it is suggested that all the LBG stock is stashed…but that will sort of open up a plague of controversy, I’ll bet, as some other wag was betting the stash was in Portugal, three steps past some church in a wee town in the Algarve.
The truth really is that the space shuttle has been transporting it to the space station for QA testing in weightless suroundings, in preparation for the first LS train on the moon in 2010.

Can anyone suggest a cure for Model Railrod obsession; or is it a fatal condition ?
I was told that good holy water cures it, but so far my Branch Railroadian testing committee, can find no proof of it. But…all is not lost; the committee is in good “Spirits”…get it !!!

We all win a few but the hobby usually has no loosers, as long as we keep out of one-upmanship, and stick to the “Free Booze Tomorrow” policy, along with a big dose of MODERATION…in speech, thought and of course distilled water.
Speaking of distilled water…it sort of represents a forum of posters that have no faults, no comments, no original thoughts, no humour, no colour, and usualy …no fun.
Funny how some people spend thousands of dollars on a live steam loco, and go out of their way to not spend a little on good distilled water to prevent scaling of the boiler.

Scaling of the boiler, is another subject, that should be close to one’s heart. We humans put all sorts of stuff into “Our” boilers, so to speak…maybe this holy water testing will in some way prove that good holy water prevents “Scaling” of the human boiler…!!! It’s a great job, and I enjoy doing it, for humanity…!!!

Until another late night/early morning…

Model railroading can’t be a fatal illness because it helps you live longer!
Don’t forget that if you’re on in the middle of the night you might get to communicate with some of the members in Australia!

I often find myself up at 1 or 2, still working on some bit of code for the website. It gets under your skin and you cant shake it!

Yes, Doug; they have been known to call in the everliving hope that they can disturb your sex life…!!!

And Bob; I’ve been known to try to get my memory cells working on the old Morse Code of my youth, along with railroad telegraph.

Code is code, but in the name of inserting just a bit of RR interest into the thread…I do remember a guy still using the key at Ottawa West in the early 60’s. I was just about ready to be able to send more than 3 words in two minutes, when the lines went dead, and the telephone took over. That was on the Canadian Pacific Railroad.
I think the three of the words were in some sort of an answer to threats from a suitor to a long lost girl friend…he was at another station up the line…!!!