|
|
Post by drjohn on Apr 18, 2010 11:53:56 GMT
This forum is so dull and boring just now, I thought I'd stick up another video for you. Today's late afternoon steam-up with the missus and the baby (adopted - I'm well past that sort of nonsense! :  on the back - A derailment just before magnolia avenue because my workers have been using my rails to bend steel bars - but apart from that although I set off with 50PSI on the clock, the safeties were blowing by the time I got round. Absolutely wonderful these anthracite beans from the UK. For you sharp eyes, notice the orange glow from the grate (I don't bother with an ashpan) - Now changed to a lousy youtube video www.youtube.com/watch?v=D763wrxsWbgDJ - with burnt foot and shirt, but very happy! |
|
|
|
Post by modeng2000 on Apr 18, 2010 14:31:47 GMT
Are you holding on DJ or just trying to maintain traction?
John
|
|
|
|
Post by drjohn on Apr 18, 2010 22:13:42 GMT
Are you holding on DJ or just trying to maintain traction? John Holding on and playing the regulator to cope with the very uneven track. DJ |
|
|
|
Post by Tel on Apr 19, 2010 8:24:34 GMT
Hmmm - looks like I'll 'ave to wait
The server is busy at this timeError ID = 0xC00D0006, Remedy ID = 0x00000000
The computer that you are trying to access this file from is too busy to handle your request at this time. This can happen if the computer is not powerful enough to handle a large number of connections at a given time.
Try to play the file at another time when there isn’t as much demand on the computer to provide files.
|
|
lancelot
Part of the e-furniture
Posts: 471
|
Post by lancelot on Apr 19, 2010 9:54:45 GMT
Nice one D.J. ...every one looking very happy there, yes the forum is looking a little tired at the moment, perhaps because we are in need of some of your wonderful weather ;D Me, I am too busy doing carpentry work, making doors etc. to finish off the workshops, much too boring to put up on forum, when finished...THEN we shall see what can be done after the machines start cutting metal again.
All the best for now,
John.
|
|
|
|
Post by drjohn on Apr 19, 2010 11:40:49 GMT
Aw Tel - it works for real people, and your fellow ozzy has been a bit disparaging about your suggestion for steam oil.
Now, for a change, try a two cylinder steam engine to drive your ancient computing device and you might be able to see the movie - everyone else manages - how the hell you were ever made a moderator with the computer system you've got, is mystery to all of us!!
And thanks, John, for the kind words.
DJ
|
|
|
|
Post by Tel on Apr 19, 2010 20:23:11 GMT
Yeah, I noticed that about the oil - dunno why as the stuff has been designed to cling on under hot, high pressure conditions. Any'ow it seems to work for me & thee - that's what matters.
Yeah, this machine is getting on a bit, but it worked OK for my great grandfather, so why should I change. I have, however, graduated to wireless BB now that there is electrickery in the valley!
But that message I kept getting claimed it was YOUR machine suffering from high demand - per'aps if you wore a proper pith 'elmet instead of that pink skull cap?
|
|
|
|
Post by drjohn on Apr 21, 2010 5:56:01 GMT
I'm getting quite a lot of flack by PM from folk who say they can't see the video --
OK 1) it's a WMV - Windows Media Video file
2) Throw out these nonsense freebie browsers like firefox, opera, google chrome etc, and get real with IE 8 and windows media player.
You guys are weird -- you're willing to spend hundreds - nay - thousands of pounds on castings or kit locos, but you won't buy a licenced copy of the operating system for your computers that most of you seem to spend more time on than in the workshop - sheesh!
Having been a software engineer since the late 60's, I know the man hours it takes to produce good software, and hence I'm willing to buy it if it works the way I want it to. With my own stuff, if you didn't buy it, within a week it would automatically format your hard drive while you watched the splash screen!
Just imagine if thousands of folk broke into your workshop and stole your autocad or solidworks drawings that you'd spend days or weeks making - would you be happy
Otherwise, get lost - I ain't gonna convert it for cheapskate idiots who want to use silly spyware/password stealing browsers - up to you.
If you can't right-click and save as, then hard effin' luck.
DJ
|
|
|
|
Post by alanstepney on Apr 21, 2010 7:41:13 GMT
Now now John. No need to get so upset.
It worked for me and was intereesting to see. (A lack of vegetation was noticeable.)
(However, that was the third time of trying due as the site seemed to be overloaded.)
The free browsers are good, and WMV files can be played on Windows Media player, plus innumerable others, such as AVSHow, which I use.
|
|
|
|
Post by drjohn on Apr 21, 2010 8:05:14 GMT
Och Alan, it took me 2 1/2 hours to upload that little clip, but in future, I'll just save my server bandwidth and do crummy little flv's via google's youtube. Goodness they must have some fast hardware - they convert from a good video to a crummy flv in real time!! [glow=red,2,300]So I've just done that![/glow]The lack of vegetation is due to the el nino effect - bamboo is dying, bananas are dying, sugar cane fields are combusting spontaneously - it's actually getting quite serious. Apart from mutleys superb pics of his 6"gold medal thing, and redmog with jis V4, and a nice description of making a crank axle, there's little to look at on this forum nowadays - just the same old questions repeating. DJ  |
|
|
|
Post by alanstepney on Apr 21, 2010 9:47:38 GMT
I will admit that I dont like FLV even though it is small.
The trouble I had with videos, is, post a link and everyone wants to see it, thus taking all the bandwidth and more. Wait a day or so, and all's well, as less people want to see it.
I am surprised at the dry conditions there. Read about the drought, but those shots really make it obvious.
|
|
nigelh
Involved Member
North Cyprus
Posts: 89
|
Post by nigelh on Apr 21, 2010 15:07:48 GMT
good video John and your de-railment didn't see too serious !
Glad to hear the anthracite beans are doing a good job for you.
Congratulations on the latest arrival !!!!!
regards
Nigel
|
|
|
|
Post by Tel on Apr 21, 2010 20:42:12 GMT
Yep, it was well worth the watch, and we're so used to drought here that I didn't notice until it was mentioned. BUT, if you'd go to the trouble of making a couple of extra passenger wagons all them other people wouldn't 'ave to walk.
The banana trees by the house look to be holding on alright.
|
|
|
|
Post by drjohn on Apr 21, 2010 22:31:28 GMT
... if you'd go to the trouble of making a couple of extra passenger wagons all them other people wouldn't 'ave to walk. The banana trees by the house look to be holding on alright. Then they'd get fat - they're the "infield catchers" for derailments etc. The bananas are planted beside the drain from the showers and kitchen sink which keeps them alive and the bamboo behind the dirty kitchen also gets the water from there. DJ |
|
|
|
Post by drjohn on Apr 21, 2010 22:33:06 GMT
good video John and your de-railment didn't see too serious ! Glad to hear the anthracite beans are doing a good job for you. Congratulations on the latest arrival !!!!! regards Nigel Hi Nigel - long time no hear - thet "new arrival" as you call it, is a sort of adopted one surplus to the parent's requirements! DJ |
|
|
|
Post by Shawki Shlemon on Apr 22, 2010 10:36:26 GMT
A great video clip DJ ,what does 1967 stands for ? your Birthday ;D ? I enjoyed watching it , thanks for putting it on for us to see .
|
|
|
|
Post by drjohn on Apr 22, 2010 11:12:17 GMT
A great video clip DJ ,what does 1967 stands for ? your Birthday ;D ? I enjoyed watching it , thanks for putting it on for us to see . Hi shawki, 1967 was the year I graduated as a doc and the year my wife Alita (the second one holding the kids on the video) was born. My Black 5, if I ever get my head round Don young's plans, is gonna be a fictitious one - 41967 (for 1967) DJ |
|
dscott
Elder Statesman
Posts: 2,440
|
Post by dscott on Apr 22, 2010 12:56:51 GMT
Hi John,
Love your collection of girls, never mind the track or engines!!
Over on Leyte just outside Ormoc City they ran a passenger service on home made cars on an abandoned narrow gauge rail system using coco lumber and some odd bearings, wow the ride was hard. You could do a simple model of one or use your driving car on days it gets too hot for steam traction and taking the dog for a walk.
Just how many bottles of San Miguel is it per concrete post ?
Regards
David. Been there 5 times, once had a wife, etc etc still wearing the tee shirts!!!
|
|
|
|
Post by drjohn on Apr 23, 2010 2:26:19 GMT
Hi David
How much per post - they averaged 10 posts a day and I supplied them with 2 cases of beer na beer (don't like san miguel - too acid!) at 30 pesos (42P) per litre, so with 12 litres in 2 cases that works out at 50P per post!!
Wonder why you don't still have the wife?
DJ
|
|
|
|
Post by drjohn on May 10, 2010 5:01:11 GMT
Minor hold-up - broke yet another bone, this time in my toe, and it makes walking and standing a bit painful. DJ. Note there are still hairs growing on my toes - this is a good sign that the peripheral circulation is still sufficient despite the diabetis and smoking - must be the booze that's keeping my toes alive - but seriously, for the older brigade, if the hairs disappear from your toes, it does indicate a circulatory problem, and perhaps you should come and see Dr John!!! Lol! Attachments:
|
|
on the back -
