Life without Dave and Elliot.........Dullsville!

[Anonymous]

Now that Dave Vergun has announced that he is hauling his horns in and we haven't heard yea or nay from Big Boy and Big Girl this forum is getting dull again. We need people who are not afraid to goose the forum once in a while. Honk-honk, anybody? Odd-d

[dougdagrump]

Well I figured it was just the summer thing, ya know yard work, family vacations etc.
Only a few more SLOW months before the snow starts flying again then everyone will be back on line.[(-D]

[Anonymous]

I do not know Elliot ,but as for Dave Vergun, I have been wondreing if He might get caught up in his livlihood and need to spend some time earning His Keep. Even Superman can not post as much as Vergun(on all forums) and still satisfy a scrutinizing Boss.
Walt Cameron

[Anonymous]

Oh, so I leave and no one calls it dullsville. I thought I was responsible for a lot of jokes at other's expense[:D][:D] I'm only here because I'm looking for eZak. He order stuff from me and then vanishes!

[Big_Boy_4005]

Sorry guys, been very busy lately, kids away at camp, and we've been having a garage sale. While they were gone Big Girl and I got out of the house almost every day. Camp is over, and they should be walking in the door any second. It's summer, and all of the forums have been slow.

Hi Walt, I post way more than Dave, but I don't write topics like he does. I'm a responder to topics others write for the most part. Once in a while I write my own, though most of those are on MR.

[Anonymous]

Walt Cameron from OGR forum???? The guy with the trolleys for sale????

[Anonymous]

Sorry, Amtrak Jack, but you announced your dissatisfaction with the hobby and your intention to leave. Actually things didn't change too much after you left....you must be a real party pooper. So what are you doing now? Odd-d

[FJ and G]

I've been extremely busy working on my screenplay but found that I need interludes of walking the dog and working on my layout, and, yes, sometimes posting (but not as frequently). That's my plan now.

I've put the screenplay on 3x5 cards that I can shuffle around and actually surprised myself and pretty much completed it. You'll love it, I think, because there are toy trains and real trains, and I've changed the script to make it more realistic.

Now, I'll be typing the screenplay on the computer and this will take some time as I may need to do further research and tweek it some. When it's finished, I submit it to several agents (after copywriting it) and then I may write a novel about it (the reverse of what is normally done, because it may take a while before it makes the big screen--and that's always a big "if"). In a given year, about 18,000 screenplays are registered with the Writer's Guild and merely 100 go on to become movies or TV shows so the odds are kinda low.

However, a great quality screenplay is in SHORT supply in Hollywood since most screenplays are simply trash.

[FJ and G]

BTW, I'm using a forum for screenwriters and posting a bunch of beginner questions there under my FJ and G railroad name, if any of you are interested in screenwriting toy train stories:

http://p197.ezboard.com/fabsolutewritefrm1

[Anonymous]

Dave;

Glad I could catch you here. Yesterday I went to a train show
in Richmond and happened to see some FJ&G mortgage
bonds for sale by a paper collector that matured in July of
2011. I wonder how that would work since the FJ&G went
away in the 1980's? Just thought you would be interested.
BTW do you have any info on that Brill motor #340? Is it still
around somewhere? Scrapped this time? You can E-Mail
me (check my profile, the address should be there) thanks.

[FJ and G]

Ches,

Interesting! I don't collect railroadinia but I do accumulate it when I can. I recall when the Gloversville Victorian-style depot burned down about 1970. I watched the fire and a whole bunch of notes flew out of the building during the fire. I picked some up and have them at home. I'll betchya tons of records going back to 1870 were lost!

Unfortunately, I believe that all motive power has been scrapped, but I could be wrong.

The FJ&G is rather interesting, as they went from 4-4-0s in 1944 directly to diesels (S-2s). What a leap!

There's an FJ&G historical group, btw. I have some pictures on their website I took back in 71 or 72.

The Brill motor, btw, would have, I believe, been sold off around 1955 and FJ&G then had their own bus fleet. Trolleys and electric railway had been torn up by then.

Now, no rail at all and ironically, industries have mushroomed in the area; a great case against tearing up track for short-term cash flows cause you never know when you may need it again.

Dave Vergun

[Anonymous]

Dave;

According to the FJ&G website the Brill was around until
about 1960, maybe a little later. Disposition unknown. A
few pictures are on the site (yours?). Anyhow, it's a shame
that no one is modelling those old big Brills. PRR, NYC,
East Broad Top, Chesapeake Beach and FJ&G had 'em.
FJ&G got theirs from the Ches Bch via Texas&Arkansas.

I thought you might know if those old bonds were worth
anything due to the maturity date. The guy had several of
them and they are in excellent shape! Low price too! $16.

[Anonymous]

BTW...This Brill was not one of the "Bullets", this was a
large passenger-car-sized railcar about 70' long. The
pictures are one the site. Its number is #340 (old CBRY
#300) built in 1929.

[Anonymous]

Geee, I'm in the middle of my vacation & spend a few weeks away & nobody notices [:(] [;)]

I took off last week & this week from work. So, of course, I come down with a cold on Thursday. And it's the kind that goes right to my larnyx & knocks out my voice. Ya can't win.

We did take the kids into the City on Friday & took a ride on the Circle Line. We went for the "Three Hour Tour" (is that the theme from Gilligan's Island I hear?) Normally, the 3 hour tour goes all the way around the island and passes through the Amtrak swing bridge at the northernmost point on Manhattan. Unfortunately, the bridge was inoperable (stuck in the closed position) & we didn't go all the way around. We went as far north on the East River as the Triborough Bridge at the mouth of the Harlem River, then went back down the East River & back up the Hudson as far as the 79th street boat basin. Then back to the pier.

This looks like it's going to be another slow week for me, so I'm enjoying it. Getting a little woodworking in. A couple of weeks ago, I managed to gash my left thumb on my table saw. The digit's still attached, I only took out a 1/8 x 1/8 x 1/2 chunk of skin & a little nail off. It's healing nicely.

Dave: I missed the thread about your screenplay. what's it about?

Anyway, have fun, guys.

Tony

[FJ and G]

Tony,

Civil War toy trains and real trains from that period. Drama involving a kid.

Later, I'm going to write a book adaptation (reverse adaptation instead of book to screen).

I'll info you when film and book are released (fingers crossed). I cannot show it to anyone but my collaborator really likes it.

Might stimulate 3-rail sales; who knows?

[dougdagrump]

Vita, Gotta be careful around them power tools, my radial saw has bitten me once and the table saw has gotten me twice. Fortunately all the digits are still there and we live close to the emergency room [(-D].

[Anonymous]

Doug:

I didn't need a visit to the ER. I'm making a cross cut sled, and the table saw has these non-standard T shaped miter slots that are really an odd size. I had the blade set to only 1/8 inch above the table, since I was trying to cut a 3/32 inch rabbit in this piece of maple that I am using for a runner. I was using the fingers of my left hand to keep the piece down & it kicked back. Went shooting back a good 12 feet & my thumb just fell into the blade. Lucky it was only set to 1/8 inch deep.

At any rate, I've learned my lesson & I'm using featherboards, etc. to do the holding down job. I'm not going to let my hands get within 6 inches of the blade from now on.

Tony