Tony, the engineer, let me start the locomotive on both days. It was a HOOT holding in the starter button, feeling the massive straight-6 diesel engine turn over and watching the oil pressure come up to 35 lbs before letting go of the starter button.
The past two days I was throwing the switches and reconnecting the locomotive to the cars after we did a runaround.
A runaround is when the locomotive goes from the front of the train to
the rear of the train. This is done when the train has to go back the same line to the original station it departed from. Keep in mind that not all rail lines are like that small circular loop you have in the model railroad under your Christmas tree!
Wait until you see the next photo of me in my conductor hat, bow tie and crisp white shirt! If you're coming to NH this summer or fall, be sure
to let me know as you may want to ride one of the amazing dinner trains.
Both days this week ended with a chartered dinner train. The turkey dinner was YUMMY and many of the guests had huge smiles as they got off the train! The train runs along the edge of Lake Winnipesaukee from Meredith down
to Lakeport on Paugus Bay.
The strangest thing that happened to me on Monday was filling out a time card. I hadn't done that in over 38 years. I've been self-employed ever since graduating from college.
Don't worry, I'm being very careful when going in between the cars. Tony is extremely
safety conscious and we always have two-point protection before I go in to reconnect an air hose.
Tip of the Week - How to Drill Into Steel
You might think it's no big deal to drill into steel. Or, you may have tried in the past and
either failed at the task or you ruined a drill bit or two or three.
If you want to know how I drill into steel, have no issues, keep the drill bit sharp and do it safely, then read my newest column - How to Drill Into Steel. There's a link
in the column to a video showing you how to do it too!
Taking Offers: Collector's Items Pipe Wrenches and Gold-Plated Sockets
I'm in a massive purge mode at my house. I inherited a moderate case of packratitis from my mother
years ago. I've got too much stuff that I don't use or don't want any longer.
If I were to die, I know my son would just call in a dumpster company and throw much of it away. He's got much of his grandmother in him. Granny would pitch stuff faster than you can say "three cheese coneys no mustard heavy onion". (Yes, I have a craving....)
I've decided to sell off a ton of my things and either save the money or buy a few things that interest me now. Instead of selling some of the items to a nobody on Craigslist or eBay, I've decided to offer them to you first. I feel you might treasure them more than someone I don't know.
Maybe you have a special plumber in your family or you
like to collect rare tools. I've got two rare Ridgid pipe wrenches in a set I received fifteen years ago at an event!
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