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Getting My Cars Ready For Spring

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Getting My Cars Ready For Spring
Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, February 2, 2008 7:01 PM
 Today i took 15 cars apart and cleaned the axles and regreased and put them backed togather,getting them ready for spring running , i have another 25 to go . I do this every year to keep my cars in good running shape.   BENSmile [:)]
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Posted by vsmith on Saturday, February 2, 2008 7:16 PM

Hiya Ben

Good to hear your at it again, believe it or not I'm actually getting things done on my layout also.  Look forward to seing your pics later this spring. Vic

   Have fun with your trains

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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, February 2, 2008 10:05 PM

  Hi Vic

a lot of my car were not worked on since the middle of JUNE or the out side rail road track ,it needs a lot of work.  my wife has been in and out of the hospital with a heart problem , 3 times  so things didn't get done , the last month things seem to be working out for her . we were thinking of down sizing ,  now we are holding off on it, so i started working on the RAIL ROAD again  .BEN 

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Posted by kimbrit on Sunday, February 3, 2008 7:10 AM

Hi Ben,

Nice to see you on here. Hope the wife's ok and glad you're still rail roading, pics come spring as Vic said. Not bad in Blackpool today so even though I've only done half of my jobs the trains are coming out, I'll get it in the neck but what the hell......!! Post some pics later.

Cheers,

Kim

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Posted by ttrigg on Sunday, February 3, 2008 1:23 PM

Ben:

I too am eager to see your pics.  And yes, I know how much of a drain, mentally, to have the wife in the hospital.  Mine also spends a lot of time there, about 2 weeks every other month.  This has been going on now for the last three years and will continue as long as she can stay alive. Cancer.  Hope your wife is doing well, and that you are holding up from the strain.

Tom Trigg

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Posted by Capt Bob Johnson on Monday, February 4, 2008 11:52 AM
Bout all you can do ben is just hang in there!  If you don't you might just as well be pushing up daisys, and that sounds like work to me!

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