Hobo Jungle

[The Dirt]

Jon, Mars, buddy. Beautiful conjunction!
Try to imagine the difference in distance!

I've only been able to see it in the last 15 minutes. It rained and blew like Armageddon tonight.
But the poleshed's still standing.

[Mitch]

Ok, Mitch. Now I've got a headache!!! After 15 minutes of fooling with the program, I still can't figure out how to enter the parameters of my layout??????
I know I'm not the sharpest tool in the shed, but certainly not the dullest, either!!! This thing isn't very user friendly!!!

Ok, Jon. Let's start in the upper left corner and click file, click new. For parameters we'll use 15' x 15'.
Where it says zoom, roll it up to 17'. You see that you only have about 8 feet of depth. In order to get 15' in depth, 1st crank the width out until you have at least 15' of depth. This would probably be about 27' or 28'. So now your grid is about 28 x 15.

Now click view, click properties, and down where it says Limit Size of Work, where it says right, change that to 200, and where it says bottom, change that to 180. Hit apply or ok and close.

Go back to Zoom. Scroll your width down to 15 feet. On the right side of the grid you'll see the blue margin that can be moved or arrowed down to the bottom of the parameter. This entire grid is your working layout.

If you make the grid wide enough to see the entire screen (layout) at one time, it becomes very difficult to connect track 'cause the tracks get smaller and smaller.

Then click element-load library-when library opens select the track you want.(Atlas O 21 Century track).

If you've already played with connecting tracks, here's a tip.
You'll notice when you place a track, it is in black and white and the manufacturer code is on the screen with it. If you want to get rid of the code, and see your roadbed in color, ...

Click view, click properties. Highlight Desktop. Where it says "Draw Track As", click filled outline and click show ties.
Next, up at the top (of View) click Texts. Uncheck Display article #, and check Hide Manufacturer Code. At the bottom click Apply or OK. Close.
Your Layout will now be in color with all the ties showing.

Post in the AM and let me know how you're doin'.

[AG]

Andre, Ari sent the second one. Any of you lads know about this car? My father told me stories and every time I look at the model I can't but help think of him. His birthday was Christmas. Odd to think he's been gone for over 25 years.

More BEER! We're hobos, aren't we?

Playing the Christmas songs on the box. Maybe not the usual Christmas songs, but so damn lovely with the tree.

Oh! great! I don't know much about Italians cars, but Bugatti is one of the best.
My Grandpa's dream was to build a steam motor, and he builds some pieces once, but nothing really relevant. I was 10 years old and I heard all the time talking about a model steam engine, but just talking.
After several year, one night my dad call me to give me the bad news about my grandpa, was in 1997 when He pass away and I went out of the country....in this moment I catch the flag about the steam engine and I began to build one in His memory I finish it and work fine...........
I know he can see what I did may you your dad either.
Full moon out side and I don't know if it is a planet or star, but look awesome.
Andre.

[The Dirt]

Tramp and San, thanks for the kind words.
He's my next door neighbor, and that's his car. That's also my driveway in the upper right corner, and my in-law's place up top.

[Mitch]

Jon, Mars, buddy. Beautiful conjunction!
Try to imagine the difference in distance!

I've only been able to see it in the last 15 minutes. It rained and blew like Armageddon tonight.
But the poleshed's still standing.

Dirt, you old shed buildin', tractor storin' hobo. How you been, man?

We had the same shit here, rained like a cow pissin' on a flat rock all morning and afternoon, now it's been blowin' like mad for the last couple of hours.

Merry Christmas to you and yours, Pete.

[The Dirt]

We're good, Mitch, you ol' truck-drivin', wrench-pullin' hobo!

Merry Christmas to you, friend, and to your family also.

We never heard any stories about that last day at work!
(Or does what happens at Chrysler, stays at Chrysler?)

[2railjon]

Mitch, Thanks for taking the time to post the tutorial!! I've printed it out and will give you an update later today!

Pete! What a coincidence!! Some hobo sent me a card that looks just like your Christmas tree farm picture!!!!!!!

[2railjon]

Christmas Eve things to do list:
1: Refrigerate the Anchor Steam Porter

2:Refrigerate the Sam Adams Black Ale

3:Refrigerate the Black Hook Porter

4: Refrigerate the Flying Dog Pale Ale

Rest

5: Work on the layout

6: Screw around with the Atlas Freeware

7: Unpack the SW switcher that Fedex brought this morning

8: Pull the turkey off the smoker

9: Make sausage stuffing

[AG]

Christmas Eve things to do list:
1: Refrigerate the Anchor Steam Porter

2:Refrigerate the Sam Adams Black Ale

3:Refrigerate the Black Hook Porter

4: Refrigerate the Flying Dog Pale Ale

Rest

5: Work on the layout

6: Screw around with the Atlas Freeware

7: Unpack the SW switcher that Fedex brought this morning

8: Pull the turkey off the smoker

9: Make sausage stuffing

That is a very happy holiday.......
A.

[Mitch]

We never heard any stories about that last day at work!
(Or does what happens at Chrysler, stays at Chrysler?)

It was no big deal, Dirt. Most of the work was done in the morning, but there was a half dozen or so appointments for the afternoon. Can you imagine, people actually wanting their cars fixed on a Friday afternoon before a major holiday. The nerve!!

Got the 2 turkey fryers goin' at lunch, and managed to not only stink up the entire garage, but you could smell wings in the Service write up area, the parts room, and clear out to the Show Room. We took turns sneakin' out to my car and another guys' truck for beer, in between jobs. Believe it or not, there were 2 guys who'd never tasted Labatts Blue. I came walkin' out of the lunch room with a can in my hand, just as the owner came out of the parts room door, and I casually just turned around and placed my half empty beer in the empty 55 gal. garbage can. Finished it later! At any rate, it was a good day, then off 'til Wednesday mornin'.

[The Dirt]

Mitch! Ain't the way we heard it.
It was more like somethin' with the boss's wife up on the parts counter and the secretaries underneath it!

Jon,

Pete! What a coincidence!! Some hobo sent me a card that looks just like your Christmas tree farm picture!!!!!!!

Oh, a wise guy, huh? 'I want to look him straight in the eye and I want to tell him what a cheap, lying, no-good, rotten, four-flushing, low-life, snake-licking, dirt-eating, inbred, overstuffed, ignorant, blood-sucking, dog-kissing, brainless, dickless, hopeless, heartless, fat-ass, bug-eyed, stiff-legged, spotty-lipped, worm-headed sack of monkey shit he is. Hallelujah. Holy shit.'




(Quote is from "Christmas Vacation" with Chevy Chase, another holiday don't-miss! )

[Mitch]

Hey, I was forced to pull out that all-time Christmas favorite. Grump(y) Old Men 1.


What! It's got Christmas in it.

Lemon and Matthau together. It can't get any better 'n that.

Damn, I forgot the Y on Grumpy. There, I've added it. And I'd only had 2 beers when I posted that.

[2railjon]

The Three Stooges here, fellas!!! I mean what were you expecting -The Sound Of Music or something?

[hev52]

Hey Dirt, your Christmas card reminded me of this............................................















Here is the water tank with the Christmas tree on top. The last Santa Train......................














hev

[hev52]

Man....................I can't keep any candy canes on the tree. Neighbor girls keep comin' over and takin' em off...........................................













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