Coffe Shop, a place to chat.

[Anonymous]

Hey ya'll.


They have one of these in the HO scale place so we'll have one here.[}:)][}:)]

This is your forum, tell us whats going on, what your projects are anything.

Have fun. [:D] [dinner] [dinner] [bday] [bday]


Nick

[Big_Boy_4005]

I'll take the fact that you named the topic after mine over on MR as a compliment. As I said at the beginning of that topic, it wasn't even my idea. The credit goes to Frank Eagles who is a regular over on the Classic Toy Trains forum. He brought the concept there from a fishing forum that he belongs to. I carried it to the MR forum, where it is fast on its way to becoming the most viewed and most posted to topic on any of the Trains.com forums. The only topic ahead of it is Trains Magazine's topic "Would You Believe A Little Humor", which has been running much longer, but is about to be overtaken by the MR Coffee Shop.

For those who aren't familiar with the concept, this is the "non topic" topic. A place to check in, say hi, tell what's going on in your life, train related or not. It should be a place where we can be social, and meet and simply "chat" in the way that this medium allows.

To view good examples of what this topic should be, check out either the CTT or MR versions. The Trains version is full of nonsensical drivle, and in my opinion is generally inane. This isn't to say that humor is not allowed, but more that the topic isn't about eating or food. Imagine sitting in a small town cafe, and the locals are sitting in the corner, yakking away over an endless cup of coffee, without a care in the world.[^][;)][:)]

Ready, begin.....

[spankybird]

Hi all,

We can help start. You can find us normally on the CTT forum and I am a regular on this part of it.

We live just out side of Cleveland, Ohio and today is a very warm, sunny Blue Clear Sky with temp at 80 deg.

We do run a G gauge layout around our Xmas tree, which is set up form mid October till mid January.



All have a great day



tom

[Big_Boy_4005]

Almost time to get them out Tom. The leaves are starting to change colors here, seems early.

The State Fair starts tomorrow, and signals the end of summer. The kids actually go back to school before Labor Day this year, because the first Monday is the latest it can be. The Fair always ends on Labor Day, so attendance will be really bad. I'm not sure why I go any more.

There used to be a train display called Malfunction Junction, but they tore the building down a few years ago. It had been there as far back as I could remember. Now some stupid car dealer sets up some tents on the site and has a makeshift show room for the 10 days.

It gives new meaning to Joni Mitchell's words "They paved paradise and put up a parking lot". [}:)][V][:O][xx(][B)][:(!][banghead][|(][sigh][tdn][zzz]

[spankybird]

Yep Elliot, I know what you mean,

School started around here this week also, yesterday I think.

I have also noticed some of the trees turning color, which is way to soon for around here.

BTW, maybe these guys also need a Sunday Photo Fun thread [?]

tom

[vsmith]

Almost time to get the x-mas junk out? NOOOOOooooo!

At least let me get thru Halloween first before I have to deal with christmas...

[spankybird]

vsmith,

I know what you mean, but my wife really love xmas, and then I get to have a train upstairs. She and her dad have a race to see who is ready for xmas fisrt. She already has one tree up and is making decorations for it.

She also wants to put up a Holloween village with a train in it.

Humm, have to see on this one.

tom

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Big_Boy_4005

Almost time to get them out Tom. The leaves are starting to change colors here, seems early.

The State Fair starts tomorrow, and signals the end of summer. The kids actually go back to school before Labor Day this year, because the first Monday is the latest it can be. The Fair always ends on Labor Day, so attendance will be really bad. I'm not sure why I go any more.

There used to be a train display called Malfunction Junction, but they tore the building down a few years ago. It had been there as far back as I could remember. Now some stupid car dealer sets up some tents on the site and has a makeshift show room for the 10 days.

It gives new meaning to Joni Mitchell's words "They paved paradise and put up a parking lot". [}:)][V][:O][xx(][B)][:(!][banghead][|(][sigh][tdn][zzz]

The Ohio State Fair used to set up a train display in a building till a bunch of hooligans trashed it! There is though a display I think year round in a senior center on the fair grounds but inaccessable from the fair directly.

[spankybird]

You know, I have lived my whole life (55 years) in this state, and have never gone to the State fair. I have been very active at the county fairs. Some day I will have to go to it..

To bad to here about the train display. [B)][D)]

[Big_Boy_4005]

Where and when is the Ohio State Fair? The nice thing about the Minnesota State Fair is that it is in St Paul, and that it is always the last 10 days before Labor Day. It always starts on a Thursday, and ends on Labor Day. It is one of the largest State Fairs in the country.

The Fairgrounds are very large with lots of permanent buildings, many of which are rented out for other events during the spring, summer, and fall when the Fair is not on. One of the local train clubs has a sale there twice a year. None of the buildings are heated, so they don't get used in winter.

I'm not sure if it would have been fun to attend the Fair and see this. They held a few of these at the grandstand back in the 20's. This was 1921. Hmmmm.....

[Anonymous]

Dear BigBoy,

Thanks for clearing it up.

Nick

[Anonymous]

The Ohio State Fair is held every August, about the second or third week this year they cut it down from like 17 days to i believe 10 days... attendence thwy said was no different.

The biggest attraction at the fair is people watching. Other than that you ain't missing much.

[spankybird]

Elliot,
I believe the Ohio State Fair is the same time. It is in Columbus. The county I used to live in was very rural, with lots of Amish, and its fair is also Labor day weekend and was at the same time as the State fair.

AT the time, it most probably not a big deal to smash steam engines together, but today they should be hung out to dry.

tom

[Big_Boy_4005]

QUOTE: Originally posted by locomotive10

Dear BigBoy,

Thanks for clearing it up.

Nick

You're welcome Nick. Let's see how the regulars over here take to the concept. By the way, there are two e's in coffee, why don't you edit that.[swg]

[locomutt]

Hi people;
Thought a guy from the Trains Forum "Coffee Shop" would stop by for some coffe and visit. Nice place,hope to come back more often.[:)]

[Anonymous]

Hey Ya'll


In my plans for my Garden Railroad, I plan to have one loco for freight and Two for passenger. At one station there will be an interchange with an On30 Line.

Not going to say no more here.

Nick

[vsmith]

QUOTE: Originally posted by spankybird

vsmith,

I know what you mean, but my wife really love xmas, and then I get to have a train upstairs. She and her dad have a race to see who is ready for xmas fisrt. She already has one tree up and is making decorations for it.

She also wants to put up a Holloween village with a train in it.

Humm, have to see on this one.

tom

So does my wife, so much so that we put up the tree right after Thanksgiving and it doesnt come down until Easter. And its a different theme each year. So its Xmas for four months at our house

[Anonymous]

Well our X-mas tree always went up about the first week of December. it comes down useualy shortly after x-mas, it's even been known to come down x-mas day. My wife gets post X-mas depression shortly after gifts are open. Although she has been doing better with it as the years go by. I think this year I'm going to get an artificial tree, never had one before, but it will beat not having to go out on the crappiest night (weatherwise) to look for one[:D]

[spankybird]

I was starting to think that you folks didn’t drink coffee over here.

Here is the pick of my wife tree that she has up now.



and here is some the ordainment that she has made





tom

[Anonymous]

Tom, Coffee in the morning but it's beer at night. Your Wife's ornament in the bottom pic looks alot like one we had on my tree as a kid, I think my Mom's cousin made our's.

[Anonymous]

One of the longest times I remember our tree being up as a kid. We always put ours up the day after Thanksgiving. My brother was in the Air Force at the time and was supposed to come home for Christmas. His leave kept getting delayed and my mom refused to take the tree down until he came home and was able to see it. He finally made it home in July.

[spankybird]

Good Morning All,

It’s a warm morning in NE Ohio at 75 deg and a light overcast sky. The days are getting shorter as I can’t tell what the skies are like until I get to work.

Matt – I have to agree with you, I really only drink one cup a day, and that’s before 8:00am. And I wish I could drink Beer, as I love it, but can’t

Big Girl – I hope it wasn’t a live (or by then dead[(-D] ) tree.

all have a safe day


tom

[vsmith]

Its a cool overcast morning in LA, (from the center of Cubeville I can just see over the partition and out the windows) I dont drink coffee, makes me crazy, so I get a Cola to help jump-start my brain in the AM.

[Anonymous]

Hey Spankybird.

I read your post about your wife. If she want a Halloween villiage with a train running through it., Get an old time HO scale train and paint it in the colors suggested iin my forum. Creating a G-Scale Ghost Train.

Nick

[Anonymous]

Nope it was fake. Actually it's the same tree I am hoping Big_Boy and I put in the living room this year. Maybe I can get him to put a little track down around it.

[Big_Boy_4005]

I just hope my ex gives me back all of my train orniments.[B)][:(][}:)][:O][banghead][censored][|(][sigh]

[grandpopswalt]

We've always put up and decorated the tree on Christmas Eve. 35 years ago it was me and Ma putting up the tree to surprise the kids. Then it was me and kids to surprise Ma in the morning. Now, Surprise, it's me and Ma again and we're surprised that we still bother.

Walt

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by carpenter matt

Tom, Coffee in the morning but it's beer at night. Your Wife's ornament in the bottom pic looks alot like one we had on my tree as a kid, I think my Mom's cousin made our's.

(hummm...please read the following in four part harmony)

love coffie, I love tea, I love the java jive and it loves me [:D]

For me its a wee nip of rum...for medicainal purposes of course. Anyhow, I do so love the holidays, especially since we have the LIttle One now.

[Anonymous]

As Kris Kristofferson wrote/sang "and the beer I had for breakfast wasn't bad, so I had one more for dessert"

Seriously though, If I didn't drink a whole pot of coffee in the morning I'd be[zzz]

[Big_Boy_4005]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Capt Carrales

QUOTE: Originally posted by carpenter matt

Tom, Coffee in the morning but it's beer at night. Your Wife's ornament in the bottom pic looks alot like one we had on my tree as a kid, I think my Mom's cousin made our's.

(hummm...please read the following in four part harmony)

love coffie, I love tea, I love the java jive and it loves me [:D]

For me its a wee nip of rum...for medicainal purposes of course. Anyhow, I do so love the holidays, especially since we have the LIttle One now.

I take it that means less egg more nog.[swg]

So do you bring the trains inside for Christmas?