BarstowRick's H&P Layout Restoration

BarstowRick Sep 15, 2020

  1. BarstowRick

    BarstowRick TrainBoard Supporter

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    YES!!:D

    Oh for the days of yesteryear. Manual phone calling was much easier. Phone Numbers shorter and easier to remember. Those were the days.:sneaky::p
     
  2. DeaconKC

    DeaconKC TrainBoard Member

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    "One ringy dingy..."
     
  3. BarstowRick

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    The last street rod he purchased was a Derelict. He and his son and grandson had great plans for it. 53 ford coupe, if memory serves me correctly. I will add one to the layout. As a salute to Stubby.
     
  4. BarstowRick

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    Right out of Laugh In. Does that date me or what? :confused: LOL
     
  5. BigJake

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    Greenwood-3-6898! I had to learn that (my home phone number then) before I could pass kindergarten.

    My kids did not know how to dial my parents' rotary-dial phone. The only "rotary looking" phones they had ever seen had touch-tone buttons in the "finger holes" of the round dial (the dial did not move at all, even though it had the dial-stop hook).

    And I remember when my Aunt and Uncle were on a party line with my grandparents. You had to pay attention to the ring pattern to know if the incoming call was yours or theirs.

    For you youngsters, party lines were not just something you did at dances!
     
  6. Doug Gosha

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    I have the same phone number, again, we had when I was a kid from 1954 on, as I moved back here in 2016, after living in Rochester for 35 years, to care for my late mother (she passed that year) and my younger brother who has cerebral palsy and is now in a care facility after he could no longer get around and I couldn't manage moving him around.

    Originally, the number had the letter prefix "HE" for "Hemlock" and then it was changed to "43" around 1960, or so.

    "Is this the BarstowRick to whom I am speaking?" :D

    Doug
     
  7. badlandnp

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    "Party Lines" and rotary phones! Great stuff! And Ma Bell was reliable and took care of their people! My grandparents ran the switchboard in their little town until Grandma retired, then Ma Bell put in a switchbox.

    A plain old flipphone is easy to use, and still available from Verizon. It does this old fart good enough!
     
  8. Doug Gosha

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    That's all I use, too. A flip phone from Tracfone.

    Doug
     
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  9. Shortround

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    The battery on my flip phone last 4 days while the Dumm phone only last 6 hours.
    I do remember the dial phones and party line we had out on the farm. I am going on 73. And now AT&T won't hook up a wired phone in my apartment. Seems someone really messed up the wiring. Like on some layouts.
     
  10. DeaconKC

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    One thing a lot of folks don't realize [because they are law-abiding] is that much of the equipment to monitor parolees and probationers is designed to hook up to landlines. Yes, there are cell units available, but they are not as rugged and reliable, and cost many times as much to maintain and operate. Many phone companies are trying to completely get rid of landlines because of the mounting maintenance costs of aging equipment. Gonna make life tough on those who have to track the offenders.
    [ Illinois Department of Corrections 1991-2017, Senior Field Parole Agent 2000-2017, High Risk Sex Offender Supervision Unit 5 2003-2017]
     
  11. BigJake

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    While I still have a "land line," the service is internet-based, not via dedicated phone wires to my house. It still gives me a dial tone for my old phones (and newer cordless ones too). Some wireless providers also provide equipment to run land-line phones on premises.

    Though the equipment might be more expensive (now), wireless equipment has the advantage of tracking the offender while/where they travel to/from work, etc. allowing them to retain/regain some self-sufficiency necessary for a successful return to society. Either that, or (re-)instate the death penalty... Maybe some "primitive" societies are actually more advanced in dealing with these societal ills.

    I admire and appreciate your service! We need fine folks to perform such duties as yours.
     
  12. DeaconKC

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    Thanks! The problem with the wireless/internet based systems for residential tracking is that most probation based equipment is older tech. Very expensive to upgrade and replace. While I was working parole, we introduced GPS tracking and while very effective , it was very expensive to purchase and maintain.
     
  13. BarstowRick

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    I have the option of a Wi-fi type of land line phone service. If my cell phone continues to give me poor service (as it has and still does) I will eventually switch over to the Wi-fi phone service. I had a good land line service in Big Bear Country that came in on a internet Fiber Optic service. Connecting phone and computer to the same source. Loved it. I can do the same with this Fiber Optic Wi-fi service, Century Link.

    Son-in-law, our family computer guru looked at the cell phone, made some deletions and it appears to be working... oddly well for now.

    As you may or may not know, we can be tracked through our cell phones. Parents can track their kids, wives can track husbands, and don't think the Big Brother can't track us. 9-11 set all that into motion. And yes, He can!

    Okay, enough of that let's get back to the layout.

    George and Jean said they would stop back by on the way back to Winimmucca (Sp. may not be right). If, the big if!! I can get trains running. I'm working on it, I'm working on it.

    Wiring has to be hooked up. Power pack installed. Tracks need to be replaced. This may not happen. A bigger project then I thought it was. But, I'm working on it. Oh, I already said that.

    Now wait till George and I get into a discussion about "Switches," Switch Panels." and the "T" word. I shared something new I learned from a former Southern Pacific and the Union Pacific Maintenance Department Head. More on this subject matter... Later.

    Thanks to all who celebrated Labor Day. My Mother thought it was so thoughtful of you to remember her on labor day. Back story. 73 years ago on Labor Day she was in Labor with Me. Sorry about that mom. Remember nobody asked me for permission to be conceived. I go to a party with my dad and came home with my mom. That's a stinky proposition.:confused:My face. :cool: Dad's face.:cry:Mom's face. Oh well, it is what it is.:whistle:

    Later!!
     
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  14. Shortround

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    Born on Labor Day. Not for me.
    It was Thanksgiving. The food is much better and it's well decorated.
     
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  15. BarstowRick

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    In that case I want to come over to your house on Thanksgiving and help you celebrate. All I get is Vege food and I prefer the Real Deal.
     
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    I'll probably have a turkey sandwich and Brussel sprouts. Is that OK?
    My oldest brother's is Christmas day and second oldest July 4. Used to be more big parties.
     
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  17. DeaconKC

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    You can come here, we always have enough food to feed an army. And vegetarians might wind up on the menu around here!:sneaky::whistle:
     
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  18. Doug Gosha

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    Be sure to let us know how your conversations with George, about switches, "turnout".

    :D

    Doug
     
  19. MK

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    Might end up in a good fight! :ROFLMAO::LOL::p:D
     
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  20. BarstowRick

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    Actually there isn't much of a fight. Getting to old for that. I'll get to it later when we can both throw in our thoughts. Old George is still on vacation. Not at his computer.
     
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