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

[Manamanah]

Buckeye Riveter
Yes the straights have froze over. The Railroad press issue#76 has an article about carferries you may like. I also tryed to drag and drop a picture in the message window but it did not work. Ill post some pictures when I figure out how.

Mike

[sir james I]

HOWDY ALL

Lite snow and 19, one more cold day and we get a few days in the 30s.

Brutus-you and Chewy may have to stay away from peanuts. But its those little tiny seeds like blackberry that seem to do the most damage. I eat peanuts once in awhile but tiny seeds, stay away from them.

Chief-now that your on drugs, are you feeling any better? hope so.What happened to the old cures, moonshine and chicken soup?

Good Nite Chewy,,,,,,,Sir James

[dougdagrump]

Don,

It sounds as though you had better bring your rain gear on saturday !

Hope you are managing to keep your head above water tonight, Santa Barbara set an all time january single day rain total and the grape vine( I-5 ) is closed by SNOHIZO . Our stuff is supposed to hit a little later. Brrrrrr.

 

[Brutus]

CSX - doc should have got the full reports tonight so I guess they'll be calling tomorrow.  Might have to go to their office Friday for a little while, then back to work?  Just glad the stone is gone and no backup in sight.  We'll deal with whatever else they found later. 

Jim SP - congrats on the garage!  I tried calling Ron tonight and left a message.  He was on a PIP (improvement) letter in the past and I guess he was again but didn't tell us about it for whatever reason....  :(

Buckeye, are you guys still running your outside train?

[ChiefEagles]

Good job Grayson.  Later.

[Buckeye Riveter]

Magic...Great avatar!!

Chief...I know that is not your house, so where in Michigan was the photo taken?

Laz...Finally a no miss deer for you.  Then again....

CSXect....Good job!

Buckeye Jim...Gas is $2.89 in the Capital City.

Manamanah...Do you have any old photos you could post of the railroad ferries that docked at St. Ignace?  That was always facinating to me that they brought the trains across the straits.  Are the straits frozen this year?

 

[Manamanah]

Chief,
Wife loved the picture of the deer at the back door. Thanks.

All you fellas under the weather, get well. Ill keep you in my prayers.

Made conversation with a guy at the hardware store says he has two or three boxes of old Lionel stuff in his attic he’d like to get rid of. I’ll swing by his home next week after work and check it out. Then I’m going to a one week conference down in Bay City MI, home of Brasseur Trains, the first week of FEB. I wonder if the wife wants train stuff for Valentines Day?

Mike

[CSXect]

Spent 15 mins runing G, O-27 and S trains at the same time.

As for the G E8 it takes 4' radius My track is 80" which would be 16" to tight??

Still temted as it would be a fun outdoor loco.

Been sluming around thrift stores found a aprox. 1:64 t-bird and a farm set with dicast tracter some farm animals and a dude with hard hat and first aid kit looked more like a construction worker than a farmer. Barn was still there and some fenceing and other dodads the rest went to the trash.

Anyone else ever buy a cheap playset or vehicale set just to get some interesting"people" for the trains?

[laz 57]

Morning all.

Here is one for LAZ.  Jon E. might have taken it.

Yankees failed again.  Rain started last night and temps were on the rise.   Damp and warmer today.  A trip or two to UPS and get started packing for a long flight tomorrow evening.  Now for red hots and grits.  Have a good one.

WOA!! CHIEF, cool pic.  Is that deer in the house?

Got to get em like that in PA.  Be nice, don't have to leave home.

laz57

[Sturgeon-Phish]

Evening all,

Last night shift of this stretch. 

Jim- If your friend was wrongfully fired he has ground to stand on.  He will need documentation.  It is his right to have copies of past job performance evaluations, attendance records, promotions, awards etc.  Also investigate if the company has a "positive discipline" program or something similar.  There should be an established protocol for the discharge of an employee, and it must be followed.  Is the job a bargaining unit (union) or not, that would also be an avenue to pursue.

Mitch- The new Camry is the Avalon of a year or so ago, so you can't go wrong.  The Prius is very nice and if you want to compromise the size and ride go for it!

Chuck- Gas $3.09.  It kills me when I drive past the bulk tanks that hold the gas you will get and our gas is higher.

CSXect- Great Job!!!!!  Keep up the good work

Chief-Hope you start feeling better

Roof is on the garage!!!!!  Parked the truck inside the garage.  It felt good.  I am going to be off after tonight till Monday dayshift, so tomorrow a lot of cleanup and maybe get some wiring in the addition.  And then there is class work for Saturday, bleh!

All take care and stay warm.

May God bless

Jim

[CSXect]

Well, stuck around after my x-rays and ct scan for "preliminary results" and received a card that says they didn't see any more kidney or other stones, but I do have diverticulosis?  .

Diverticulosis needs to be monitored if it becomes diverticulitis it is a serious problem. I know a few people who have diverticulosis and they have to avoid things like nuts,seeds, and popcorn. If the doctor did not give you any info on it it would be a good idea to ask about it. Hope you recover from the stone.

[magicman710]

Hey, I'm back.....

Left NJ yesterday morning, temps in the 30's got here at 12:30 temps in the 60's....

Rich

How did we let him get through???? !!!!!!!!  Must hve had a fake REB passport.

Chief, just got a call from the Mason Dixon Line border police. Said he faked a passport, even faked an accent. Said they were going to track him down and export him.

[dbaker48]

cnw1995 wrote:

Chief, today's MTH e-newsletter is announcing a DAP NS F7 painted for their Executive Train. It looks like a real beauty.

 

Doug - Isn't that too bad that the Chief doesn't have anything to do with MTH anymore.  Did you notice did that stallion have blinders on ?" border="0" width="30" height="20" />" border="0" width="15" height="15" />

 

Dummy Mike made the F3's flat and NS made them shinny.  We'll see.

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They wern't glossy or shiny when they came out, that's what happened when that horse saw a CSX coming toward it, ALL OVER THE SIDES OF THE ENGINE, YOU KNOW WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT THE FLAT ROCK. 

[dwiemer]

Brutus, I read several mixed reviews on the museum.  Some say it was great, others say it is a waste of time and money.  From the reviews, it seems that there are two totally different visits.  One you get to see plenty of layout and can spend hours looking at it all, the other, says it is maybe 20 feet of viewing area and hardly any trains running.

Rich, I have a buddy that bought Bill Elliot's Viper off him.  He also had a Dodge truck that he rolled and ended up taking out the Viper engine and is having a custom car built by a pro in California.  He is friends with Billy Gibbons from ZZ Top and he hooked him up with this guy.  Should be quite a car.

Well, picked up some spending cash and filled up the car.  Have some cases in the morning and then we are off to Florida.  Time to pack up.  Hope everyone has a blessed week and will try to check in from time to time.

Dennis

[ChiefEagles]

Hey, I'm back.....

Left NJ yesterday morning, temps in the 30's got here at 12:30 temps in the 60's....

Rich

How did we let him get through???? !!!!!!!!  Must hve had a fake REB passport.

cnw1995 wrote:

Chief, today's MTH e-newsletter is announcing a DAP NS F7 painted for their Executive Train. It looks like a real beauty.

 

Doug - Isn't that too bad that the Chief doesn't have anything to do with MTH anymore.  Did you notice did that stallion have blinders on ?" border="0" width="30" height="20" />" border="0" width="15" height="15" />

 

Dummy Mike made the F3's flat and NS made them shinny.  We'll see.

Warmed up to shirt sleeve weather today.  Still sick.  Started drugs today.  Will get more tomorrow AM as got physical.  AT least my Dr. is a lady for the physical.

Going to go rest now.  Deer and birds fed.  Later

[Brutus]

CSX - congrats on the diet!  Hey, I read an interview with Lionel folks the other day that indicated they will (I think in the Fall 2008) be offering more car(s) for the Hogwarts Express like they did with the Polar Express, maybe some buildings for it too down the road (Platform 9 3/4ths is my guess), some more european locomotives, another old time train like the BFOC that was a surprise hit for them, and more goodies.  It's on ogaugewatch btw.

Well, stuck around after my x-rays and ct scan for "preliminary results" and received a card that says they didn't see any more kidney or other stones, but I do have diverticulosis?  Glad that's over for now at least, I was really afraid their might be another one in the magazine, so to speak.  Thank God for modern pain pills, because it hurt so bad for about an hour there I wanted to die, but since then I think it's abated about 99 perecent now.  I guess it was a 1 to on a scale of 10 by that afternoon after it came out with the pills.  Back to work tomorrow, too much slacking even for me!  I wish they could have done these tests yesterday, as I could have saved a day of leave.

[dbaker48]

Chief, today's MTH e-newsletter is announcing a DAP NS F7 painted for their Executive Train. It looks like a real beauty.

Doug - Isn't that too bad that the Chief doesn't have anything to do with MTH anymore.  Did you notice did that stallion have blinders on ?

[cnw1995]

Chief, today's MTH e-newsletter is announcing a DAP NS F7 painted for their Executive Train. It looks like a real beauty.

[wrmcclellan]

So far we are resisting the nawthern intrusion. Temps holding at 41. Another front tomorrow and freezing temps again, but suthern push on Sat will bring temps back to 50's.

CSX - congrats on the diet success!

[dougdagrump]

Good job on the diet ! It ain't easy but well worth the results.

Better check the radius requirement on that Aristo E-8, be willing to bet it takes a really large radius curve for that puppy. I wanted to put a "G" pacific or a hudson on mine but they won't operate on my small radius curves. But to look on the bright side, it leaves more in my "O" budget.  

[CSXect]

Anyone know of any backdoor sneak peak at the 2008 lionel catalogs??

I am able to fit in a size48 waist jeans down from 56

I picked up a modelrailroader mag the otherday and they had  a review on an aristrocraft E8 in G scale it looked very nice may get one for my multi-gauge layout

Also had an article on snow removal equipment(love all kinds of M.O.W. equipment) 

 

[rtraincollector]

  Well just got done round one with the insurance company paying for my new porch and lawn items that got customize christmas eve. seems that the company they hired to come out and do an estiment didn't sent (fax) to them but funny they called me and gave info on it to me and said they were faxing as we spoke lol. I'm thinking for some reason it was not received or got misplaced. Anyway there supose to be getting in touch with them today and requesting. I really need to get this porch fixed.

  Not to much else is happening here right now.

Wow post 1,000 scince the first of the year here we go again guys with a fast start on the post for the first month not even over just about 3/4 way in and we hit 1,000 post already

[anjdevil2]

Ya know....if I really had to choose.....

RAM SRT-10 or Viper GTS-R

decisions, decisions.....

[Brutus]

mitchie - GEEZ LOUISE!  Whenever I get to this kinda crossroad, I choose what will make me happy.  The next 5-10 years that you're gonna be in this "capsule", make it something you love. 

[fifedog]

Mornin' boys.  Mornin' English.  Late night; lucked out on the weather, but not on the stolen Caddy into a house = 3 in silver bracelets.

88 - Bromo/ dontknow.

cnw1995 - Learn something new every day.

mitchie - GEEZ LOUISE!  Whenever I get to this kinda crossroad, I choose what will make me happy.  The next 5-10 years that you're gonna be in this "capsule", make it something you love.   BTW, you look like a Caddilac man...

Nick - next "car" will be a RAM-1500!

Chief - please take care of yourself, Sir.  We need you healthy for YORK...

[sir james I]

GOOD MORNING

Actually I heard Brutus and Chewy last nite but the bed was nice and warm so I stayed there. Besides they know where everything is. A cold 18 right now and sunny. s%%w is expected again tonite 2 inches, no biggy. Did some running this morning and I think I'm done for the day. so I need something indoors to do oh, what is there to do inside?hmmm ,,,,,, S.J.

[Brutus]

Dennis, just reading back over some posts.  I did a search on that train and trolley museum and apparently it's just a G gauge layout, no actual trains/trolleys.  Not that it might not be a cool layout and all.  Doug, I'm mostly going to be in training, but the weekend should be great!

[CSXect]

Did sombody mention Toyota Prius! Whats going on? I've been away for a few days and the home of the V8, land of the Dodge Ram V10 has gone all 1.5 litre four pot on me. Please say its not so. .

Both of my rides have have V8 engines, The power of such vehicales is still a strong influence over American drivers However my first car that I ever bought was a 4 cylinder eagle summit(mitsibushi under the hood) it lasted 12 years then became expensive to maintain. My family has been a ford family with the occasional buick till I got my Transam and then mom got a grandam both very nice cars with little problem at all. Pontiac has realy impressed me so far.

[cnw1995]

Morning all. Crazy-cold here. Least the van started late last night after 16 hours in sub-zero temps in the station lot. Hope you're feeling better, Chief. Good luck with your demo, Brent. Howdy Fife-a-roo!

I am jealous of Brutus and Dennis traveling to warmed climes. There, I said it. What happened to your buddy is not right, Brutus.  Rich, that 30 degree difference really means something during the winter months.

When our car unexpected died a few months ago, Mitch, we bought a Toyota Yaris - their entry level model, made in Seattle apparently - for the price and mileage. It's a decent little car. I suggest you consider a DeLorean. Nick could advise you.

Why are barns red? Why, everyone knows that  it goes way back to farmers adding ferrous oxide to the linseed oil mix used to seal the wood (to kill mold and wood-rotting stuff.) And silos that appear to not have a cap really do within the outer shell.

[Brutus]

Good morning folks.  Hey Nick, how are things in Merry Olde?  Need more pics of your new layout, man.  No word from John Baker for a while?  Maybe ERNI is down again.   Chewy and I are enjoying a movie called Red Eye, which is pretty suspenseful.  Can't eat until later today, so of course I'm starving   My little Chevy truck gets about 20 MPG, but I mostly do highway traveling.