2008 and the Coffee Pot is still on and over 3 years. Here we gather as friends with trains. Sweet ice tea too.

[ChiefEagles]

How neat.  Dealership has free internet wireless.  Will take aobut 2 hours for full service and check a few things.  They give you a pager if you wait.  If they need to consult or are ready, they page you.  Free Starbucks and sweets.  Makes you feel good while they take your money.   BTW: it is now shirt sleeve temps here.

[sir james I]

A Good Monday Morning to all,

I'm going out soon to do my running today as that nasty stuff is expected by tonite.

I still have some books and catalogs to go through,kind of thinning the herd as its time for someone else to enjoy them. No breakfast yet I guess I should eat before going to a grocery store,I'll let you know how it goes,,,,,,,,,,S.J.

[fifedog]

Mornin' boys.  Mornin' English.  Cloudy and 37 here in the Mid-Atlantic region.  Had some good friends over for dinner last night, then ran trains for them with NO PILE-UPS (for a change).  Each received an autograph copy of Jan '08 CTT, and a couple took the throttle and threw some switches.  One of the wives had spent a good deal of time in Cumberland some years back, and was floored with the Narrows and city hillside.

dbaker - all that rain your getting now is supposed to be snow for us in the east later this week...

[cheapclassics]

Good morning all,

The weather (and roads) were clear in SE Indiana this morning, but that will change shortly.  I ran the 10E last night on the back porch layout.  It was very relaxing.  My wife watched the Oscars last night.  I tried to watch a little of the NASCAR race, but rain kept delaying items so I gave up on it.  I see where it will be held today.  I had a cinnamon roll this morning with the cereal for a change of pace on the dining car from "Points East".  I hope everyone has a good day.

Keep on training,

Mike C. from Indiana

[Anonymous]

One of my friends made a video of his Legacy Chessie diesel on his outdoor track - great sound!

http://www.youtube.com:80/watch?v=uxwsKD7p_Xo

Now I really can't wait to get one of these beauts! Thanks Roy!

[Blueberryhill RR]

Good Morning from Blueberryhill....

It is a cold 28 degrees. Going up to 38, today, with cloudy skies.

Busy day. I have a lot of errands to run and stops to make. Snow is still on the ground, but roads are good. No time for trains. Watched that mess, that they called a Nascar race last night. They should have just cancelled it. Jeff Gordon did good.

Dining car has arrived and it's time for breakfast. Later.

Y'all have a great Monday.

Chuck

[ChiefEagles]

Morning.  Rainy and warm.  Off with 4 Runner to dealer.  Taking laptop.  Can surf the net and watch a train video while waiting.   Have a great day.

[ChiefEagles]

Don B has switches clicking like Marines' heels going to attention.   Up early to take wife's 4 Runner for first service.  Then I will do them after that.  Then to get followup chest xray.  Carter [Grandson] coming tomorrow PM.   Ran some trains and did somework on an up grade kit.  I see Buckeye is making the bridges look real.  Good night.

[dbaker48]

Doug (dagrump) - How about aquarium stones for relish.  Still thinking on potato salad and onions

Doug (murphy) - I guess that means that the majority of the Ohioians here are probably illegal immigrants then.  Anyway all those that were born prior to 1953.  Is that going to mandate a fence be built by the PA guys???

Was going to watch the race today, supposedly broadcast as 12:30 pst, here it is 8:15 and they have all of 85 laps run ???  And currently waiting on a wet track.  I really have to thank that customer of mine who didn't come through with the tickets.  It would have been miserable there!!!  The conssionaires must have hauled in a bundle !!!

Got 20 switch switches (controllers) mounted on my control panel.  Will start wiring them this week.  Only had to correct 2 switches due to wiring errors.  Its cool being able to redirect a train.  Now I got to get the switch controllers wired so I have a indication of the switch position.

Hope everyone has a good evening, and a great day tomorrow. 

[CSXect]

Roy that was a cool video with a Chessie loco to boot

[wrmcclellan]

One of my friends made a video of his Legacy Chessie diesel on his outdoor track - great sound!

http://www.youtube.com:80/watch?v=uxwsKD7p_Xo

 

[Sturgeon-Phish]

Ohio and Michigan nearly went to war in 1835 over a dispute of 500 sq. miles including Toledo. After a militia standoff along the Maumee, the feds settled the issue with Ohio getting Toledo and Michigan the UP.
..

Doug....You need to start teaching Ohio history.   Did you know that Roy Rogers and Buckeye Jim are both from Portsmouth.  Most likely they are cousins.

Actually my bride is a distant cousin or something like that.  "Roy" AKA Lenard Sly, grew up on Duck Run.

Jim

[Brutus]

Chewy has been here with me all day, Sir J 1 - I swear!  

[laz 57]

Laz....Due to the big crash, will you be suspended without pay for six weeks?

  6 WEEKS? 6WEEKS, AH come on that will bring me till YORK.  SAY it ain't SO?  BUCKEYE.  I can't live without em.  Anyway I did fix the problem, I took up the section of 0-54 track and put down 3 pieces of 0-72 now NO PRBLEMS.  I ran trains, all the one I ran last nite for 2.5 hrs. and NO PILE UPS!!!!

  MILLERSBURG YARDS DAY 2 NO PILE UPS!!!

FIFE has a good ring to it?

laz57

[sir james I]

Hello to All

Well the after church church dinner went well.My wifes chile is gone,I'm not sure but I think someone licked the pot.Hmm where was Chewy about 1:30 today. Next sunday is the big train show for me,the Gratiot Valley show has been around for years and is very popular.I go very early to help my train store friends set up and then do my table with theirs. Works good for me I get a table they have me for help if they get too busy. then we pack.Its a long day but just twice a year. The weather was nice today for Mich. but IT's coming back mon. nite/tue. I'll be back afore bed time. An Interesting thing I found while going through the book cases,,a bible from my younger days,earliest date I found was 1953 on the very first page was written.Sir James 1.

[Buckeye Riveter]

Ohio and Michigan nearly went to war in 1835 over a dispute of 500 sq. miles including Toledo. After a militia standoff along the Maumee, the feds settled the issue with Ohio getting Toledo and Michigan the UP.
..

Doug....You need to start teaching Ohio history.   Did you know that Roy Rogers and Buckeye Jim are both from Portsmouth.  Most likely they are cousins.

[Brutus]

In honor of the Oscars, we are watching Abbot and Costello in Hollywood on dvd instead!  LOL

[Anonymous]

Evenin' Fellas.

Posted my Pot post in another thread yesterday... Today I headed down to Upper Marlboro for the Greenberg Show... not too much of a waste, but that drive sucks. Picked up LifeLike trees for $5 per box, picked up 8 boxes (6 boxes of 3 and 2 boxes of 4), so that should get me started when I start planting trees. Also picked up 3 bottles of ground foam, I think I got 1 bottle of light green, 1 bottle medium green, and 1 bottle of dark conifer green. The dark green will be under the trees on the mountain. Didn't find any deals on cars or engines... oh well. Didn't see any track or bridges either. VERY disappointing show. Now I really can't wait till York.

York list now grew by quite a bit.

Will post progress pics tomorrow... signing off to watch the Oscars with Susieq.

[wrmcclellan]

Afternoon all!

Quick stop today. Headed for Las Vegas tomorrow for the week for a trade show so I may not have time to read or post.

Glad they finally got the race started - but I don't have ESPN anymore so probably will not get to see the end.

We had the district competition kickoff for robotics yesterday. The students learned what the task and competition field look lie this year. They have 5 weeks to design and build a robot. 40 teams entered this year from all over the district (eight are mine). The event keeps growing - had 35 teams last year - 32 before that.

Headed for burgers with the Mrs. and daughter - son at church youth group tonight. Daughter has 7 pm meeting at her work place at the mall so she has to pass on youth group tonight.

Have a great evening and week all!

[cheapclassics]

Good evening all,

It was an interesting day weather-wise in SE Indiana with temps above freezing, but it still snowed.  Go figure.  I did go to church and I had sausages and pancakes for breakfast.  More work today on scholarships for Lucas.  I do not think this will ever end.  More trouble with MTH Tinplate accessories.  I have had two die now, one was my fault and I can not determine on the other one.  At least the IRL and Champcar are back together.  Now since Lionel and MTH have made peace (I think), perhaps larger issues can be settled as well.  Doug, I liked your "factoids" about Cleaveland.  I hope everyone has a good day.

Keep on training,

Mike C. from Indiana

[cnw1995]

Evening all. Here's some interesting Ohio Factoids courtesy of today's Chicago Tribune:
Cleveland is a typo - the city's founder was Moses Cleaveland.
Ohio and Michigan nearly went to war in 1835 over a dispute of 500 sq. miles including Toledo. After a militia standoff along the Maumee, the feds settled the issue with Ohio getting Toledo and Michigan the UP.
Halle Berry is named for the defunct Halle Brothers Dept. Stores of Cleaveland.
Chef Boyardee was a real restauranteur in Cleaveland, Hector Boiardi, who made a wicked pasta sauce. and my favorite, Ohio wasn't officially admitted into the Union until 1953. Back in 1803, Congress approved the state's constitution but neglected to adopt a resolution formally accepting it as the 17th state. After historians noticed, it was fixed in 1953...

[Buckeye Riveter]

Laz....Due to the big crash, will you be suspended without pay for six weeks?

fife...Good idea, a crash board for a layout.  "This Railroad has been ran for XXX number of days without killing or maiming any plastic employees."

Good nap this afternoon.  Trying to avoid a cold.

Worked on bridge piers and abutments.  All of the bridge bearings are made and installed. 

[dougdagrump]

Afternoon All.

Looks as though the rain is starting to wind down, . Really wasn't much down this way, just a nice steady light rain since last nite. Think most of it went north of us, up Don's way.

We were Grammy's & Gramp's daycare all this past week, grandson came down with the crud that everybody seems to be catching. Guess who started showing the start of it friday, Grammy & Gramps.

Looking for some ideas for some hopper/ore car loads. It is a little ways off but now is a good time to plan & prep, I'm planning on putting together a summer cookout train. Any ideas as to what could be used in an ore car to simulate relish and chopped onions. I have a couple of the old K-Line Train 19 tank cars lined-up for repaint/lettering for catsup, mayo and two types of mustard. They have two domes on each and the caps will be bored out to install a couple of hand lotion plunger/pumps. Will be using dog toy hamburgers and hot dogs in gondolas. Hmmm, maybe I should also see if there is something to simulate potatoe & macaroni salad.  

[Sturgeon-Phish]

Afternoon all

Just started a fresh pot of Joe to warm up some.  Been in the garage cleaning up and putting stuff away all afternoon.  Still have scraps of wood left over from the garage addition and slowly throwing them out.  

We had a visiting Priest presiding at Mass today, and I helped at both early and late Mass.  He had a "radio voice", sounded like a sports caster.  It brought a "different" flair to the services.

The Trainarama came in the mail Friday.  It is really neat.  I plan on taking some pictures but the camera, or the cameraman is having some problems transfering the pics to the computer.  Going to go and run some trains. 

May God bless

Jim 

[kpolak]

Kurt - add a loading dock on the side of your CPU and a big sign, CPU Industries?  Or, U Needa Computer?

LOL!  I love it!  Maybe I can deliver the hard drives with the Electromagnetic Crane!

Saw Jumper last night...I recommend not to.

Kurt

[ChiefEagles]

Marty, feel for you.  Mine starts this coming weekend [well Thursday].  But this time, only three weekends in a row.  Unless it suddenly changes [which it can for me as I am the "emergency" guy now], will be in Charlotte/Concord all three.  Will not be flying as much as in the past.    Sure seems good.  Tired of traveling so much.  Safe flights.

[MartyE]

Morning Guys...finally got on the air and will be on for 12 hours - the 3 hour main show.  We'll be here til midnite tonite.  Hope everyone is having a great Sunday!

[Nick12DMC]

Afternoon All,

Lad had a pal over for sleep over this weekend. Took the boys out to activity world this afternoon (AKA hell.)

Took some pics of the gamesroom and posted in photo fun.

Jim, We are going to put in a big sofa so we can watch movies in comfort. The boys were out there last night playing air hockey and pool while FIL and I sat in lawn chairs and  watched the France V England Rugby match. Looked fantastic on the big screen and we won the game.

Have a good one

Nick 

 

[dbaker48]

Good Morning......

Rain.... Rain.... AND MORE RAIN.....  No Race Today ..  UGH,  Hopefully tomorrow.  

Think will spend the day workingf in the train room, maybe a movie latter.

Hope everyone enjoys the day.

 

[ChiefEagles]

Back from Sunday School.  Did not feel like Church.  Now to relax and maybe do some upgrade kits.  Have not had time to run trains since I came home from the cruise.  Have not noticed that they ran them selves while was gone.   Chilly but sun is out here.  Need to start seeds in greenhouse.  A little behind this year.  Have a great day.