General Discussion (Model Railroader)

Mornin' everyone!

Zoe couple eggs over easy, homefries, and double order of sour dough toast please and thank you....  Oh!  Dark roast coffee in a R&GV mug also.  How could I foget that!?  I'll go sit at the Rivet Counter for a few minutes and catch up on all the posts.

Been watching the crew from the city collect the neighborhood leaves this morning using a big John Deere bucket loader and a couple dump trucks.  Always good to see my tax dollars at w**k......  What few leaves I had that blew over to my driveway from one of the neighbors maple trees I chopped up with the lawn mower and dumped in my garden for fertilizer.  The city collects the leaves, dumps them into a huge pile at the wastewater treatment plant, lets them rot down, and then sells them to farmers in the spring.  Some local organic farmers love the stuff for fertilizer on the fields.  The process almost pays for itself.

I hve some heavy duty cleaning to get done today, so I best get a move on.  Oh, do any of you know the difference between a violin and a viola?

Later!

73

[edit] Well lookie here.........  Guess I have the top of the page again, so eat up!

Good morning...The sun is shinning this morning and its 49..We had fog this AM..Birthday cake on me today..This is my 62nd...

I pulled fiddle yard off layout and put ground cover on it..Did clouds on back drop..when ground cover dries gonna glue down 2 more uncoupling magnets and 2 more ground throws..

You all have a good one...Jerry

 Hi Everyone,

Chloe, it is dark outside, at least here over the Big Pond, so I have a sundowner...

Arrived at my seminar at 8 o´clock sharp and left at 11 o´clock. Could not do a thing as I had finished all on Tuesday already .... 

Went home, had lunch with Petra and drove to the flat to see what needs to be done. We need:

• new doors
• new bath tub
• new sink
• new toilet 

in addition to what we had planned -

My neighbor, friend a big help has developed a sore shoulder, so we could not do anything today. The Moving van is coming on Tuesday next week and all our gear is now packed up.

The dish washer in our "old" house broke down today. 

I need a miracle - is there anybody out there to lend me his/hers? Help?

Afternoon folks!

zoe I'll have some of those corn chips with melted cheese all over them.....  You know what I mean.  And a glass of Dr. Pepper.

Jerry, !  You are the same age that I am..... For the next week.  Then I get to be a year older again.  I think since the whole family will be here on Thanksgiving that they are plotting again...  There have been a couple of statements made here and there that just don't quite add up, so to speak.  Anyway, hope you are having a great day and many more , sir!

Ulrich, wish I could help you out, but I also need most of the same things in my house.  For the moment, I am just putting up with what I've got.  Good luck with all that still needs to be done!

Just got an email form one of the volunteers at the Museum.  I think you folks might like this (specially Duke if he wakes up....): http://www.pbase.com/railfire/2009_roanoke_sessions

73

 Jerry - I am a selfish guy, always ranting about my own problems, instead of taking care of my friends!

So a big 

and a 

... just for you!

Happy Birthday Jerry. That's some nice cake Ulrich. Why sure I'd love a slice. With my 60th coming up this year suddenly 62 doesn't seem old at all - just veteran, no? J.R.

 Happy Jerry.

 Well I hit the BIG "30" in a few days.  Now talk about old .

Jerry ... Happy Birthday !!!!!!!!

Robby .... Let us know when it's your day!

TMarsh:

Sawyer- Not to long ago I ran for about an hour every other day. (Thank you federal tax payers for paying me while I did that). Now I'm lucky to run across the room without having to rest.

ah. my thighs were hurting today at school (just sore) and my throat is a bit screwed up. Otherwise, I'm good, lol. Planning to work up to five miles or so (I probably ran about a mile, mile and a quarter or so yesterday).

Jerry, happy birthday! Mine is Sunday, lol.

Robby P.:

 Well I hit the BIG "30" in a few days.  Now talk about old .

 Hello all!!...typical cloudy day here in Upstate N.Y...a little bit of sun at times. Winter is rearing its ugly head around the corner for sure. I was sitting in the layout room going through some old MR. ***RANT NOTICE*** I found December 1989. First..it was $2.95. Second...it was 240 pages. Yep...240 pages...and not some special issue either. I was intrigued by what I was reading...I swear I was reading for two hours. The thing was LOADED with article after article...multiple layouts...vendor info..technical stuff. And the kicker is only ONE page said anything about DCC. A Marklin add when DCC was in its infancy. I find it hard to believe that 10 years ago to the month the magazine was 3 bucks and triple the thickness. I swear lately I have been finding more useful stuff in the "old" magazines than I do the new. Rant over....sorry...it was bugging me. Chloe..pardon my whining...but can I get a couple redhots and some chocolate milk...promise I will tip big today...Tim

fireman216:

I found December 1989 ... ... ... hard to believe that 10 years ago to the month the magazine was 3 bucks and triple the thickness.

 Afternoon folks!

Ah Tim?  As Jeffrey said 1989 would be 20 years ago.....  Lets see in 1989 I was teaching, made a little over $16,000 a year.  I am now retired and gross about $50,000 a year from my teacher's retirement and SS.  (And in 1968 I made $6,400.....  Thought I was rich.)  Anyway if you are a subscriber today, the cost for each issue is all of $3.58.  Even with the much larger content back then, it doesn't seem to be that much more when I do all the math.  BTW I couldn't afford to buy MR back then.........

Oh, good to see you again in here!  Sit down at the counter, and I will buy you dinner!  Flo!

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Hi Gang,

Really busy for a coule of days. Will try to get back in on Sunday.

In the mean time a Belated Happy Birthday to the CEO and Brass Hat of the "Illinois & Southern.

My hat is off and my glass is tipped for you Jerry.  I hope you and Sallie get out to Celebrate some tonight...     Many Happy returns and many more to follow.

Johnboy out for now.......................

Tall glass of cool lemon water, please. 

"HAPPY BIRTHDAY", Jerry. May your locos run smoothly and may your tracks be free of autos, cows, and other obstacles.

Twas a long farm day here. My buddy (UPS driver) brought my wife's remaining orchard today. Looks like a tall box of sticks with roots on them. Guess I'll be planting them in the ground for her tomorrow. She works this weekend so won't be here to do it herself. (I think she planned it that way)

Rob