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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by egmurphy Teffy, I don’t remember the last time it snowed in Beaumont, but I do remember that it did in Jan of ’73. We had just moved into a new house in a subdivision north of town and a storm dumped about 2-3 inches. Stayed long enough to bring down the power lines. Thought we were okay because we had gas heat, but I forgot that the blower ran on electricity. We wound up burning some stuff in the fireplace (including an end table that had been destroyed in the move) to keep warm. [/quote] Good Morning Ed: I missed this when I was reading all of the post. How did you get to Beaumont and what got you to Mexico? I graduated from French High back in 1959 and graduated from Lamar University in 1965 with a degree in electrical engeneering. I compressed a four year program into a six year project. Seems like the girls got in the way of the education, but the one that I finally cought was well worth the chase. Where on the north end did you live? I lived on Cole road just north of Parkdale mall. I'd almost bet that you lived in minglewood. Talking about the snow - we don't know how to drive in it but give us water and we can handle that. I don't have any sypathy (SP) for people with high water or 6" in an hour because that's what can happen here, but give us 2" of snow and the whole area becomes a disaster zone. NOAH: I am vey impressed with what I see that you have done. How old are you? Scratchbuilding is a very rewarding experience. I don't think that in the last 20 or so years I've ever built a kit that looked like the picture. Their is always something to add, change, or flip-flop the floot plan. An easy craftsman car kit to build is a Silver Streak and then you can move up to a Central Valley. I don't mean the new CV that're made of plastic, I'm talking about a 1950's model wooden kit. It will probably take about 20 hours to get it put together but you'll be some proud when it's done. They are allways listed on eBay. Don't worry about all of the brake piping as no one picks up the car to look at it, but the truss rods will stand out. This kit will give you a chance to see what set the standard in 1950 and 1960. Even though they are truss rod cars you can use them on any date layout. Mine are being pulled by big steam, 2-8-8-2, 4-8-4, 2-8-4, and 2-8-2's. I also run a lot of 2-8-0's for the branch line. You may find out that you don't want to go back to the BB's. The beauty of this hobby is that you can do what you like to do and still enjoy it. I have a sign in the train room that reads "If you don't like the manner in which these trains are operated, please notice the mistletoe attached to the owners shirt tail". I'm a firm beliver in "It's MY railroad and I'll operate it the way I want to. Have a blessed day and remember SANTA FE ALL THE WAY Bob
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