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Posted by dwiemer on Saturday, January 12, 2008 3:42 PM

Afternoon all. Had a quiet time with the family last night. Had some cake and then when the kids went to bed, bride and I started to watch "Transformers", kids woke up and watched it with us. Was a pretty good movie. Got up this morning as wife made biscuits and sausage gravy....YUM! Hung some drapes and then we are getting ready to go out for dinner.  May get some train time in this afternoon.  Found out I got a NYC car on auction from the Train-Station.  Now to find a place to store it.

Have a blessed weekend,

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Posted by ChiefEagles on Saturday, January 12, 2008 2:58 PM
Back from Miss Edna's.  Came home and wife had been trimming shrubs. Banged Head [banghead]  Driveway full of limbs and etc.  Took truck load to pond woods.  Brought back a load of rocks for her to trim flower beds. Sigh [sigh]  Now go up  and work on train car storage.  Got Fireman's Appreciation Dinner at 6:30.  Pray for rain tomorrow and maybe I will get a chance to work on RR.  

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Posted by rtraincollector on Saturday, January 12, 2008 10:32 AM
I'd say its time to goto a train show say about 1000 miles away so you'll be gone and can't buy what ever shes up to and you can honestly say sorry honey I just don't have no money left . Then run for the door again as frying pan will be right behind you

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Posted by cnw1995 on Saturday, January 12, 2008 10:09 AM
Morning all. Clearing and colder here. Just back from Menards where I just had to pick up two Lemax buildings at half-off along with the gutter repair stuff. Can't wait to fit them somewhre on the layout. Hope to run trains later.

Sir James, baked products, especially desserts = expensive.

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Posted by sir james I on Saturday, January 12, 2008 9:55 AM

RT-I'm afraid it might be to hot to hold.

EDIT-Now she's baking brownies, I'm a goner.

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Posted by rtraincollector on Saturday, January 12, 2008 9:49 AM
 sir james I wrote:

GOOD NORNING,

I'm in a heap of trouble here. Yesterday AM my wife made waffles. This morning she is working on sloppy joe and potato salad. She sure does want to buy something, I usually have to have one of the boys to ask her to make potato salad, she will do it for them. Sunny this morn. about 31 deg. but next week looks colder. No real plans for today, that other mag. arrived yesterday so I'll thumb thru that. LATER,,,,Sir James

 

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Posted by sir james I on Saturday, January 12, 2008 9:34 AM

GOOD NORNING,

I'm in a heap of trouble here. Yesterday AM my wife made waffles. This morning she is working on sloppy joe and potato salad. She sure does want to buy something, I usually have to have one of the boys to ask her to make potato salad, she will do it for them. Sunny this morn. about 31 deg. but next week looks colder. No real plans for today, that other mag. arrived yesterday so I'll thumb thru that. LATER,,,,Sir James

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Posted by rtraincollector on Saturday, January 12, 2008 7:54 AM

Not much going on today don't go into work until 12 but have to work till 9Dead [xx(] don't like that shift get stuck cleaning up what everyone else to lazy to. I only do it 2 times a week at least thats good. Feel sorry for the other guy he has it the other 5 days.

 

Well not to much happening today. Hope all is well with you all . I'm trying to just do one day at a time and see what is what.

 

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Posted by fifedog on Saturday, January 12, 2008 7:45 AM
Chief - Mornin', sir.
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Posted by ChiefEagles on Saturday, January 12, 2008 7:40 AM
 fifedog wrote:

Won't be spending much at YORK this spring, just going there for the "ambush"...

OHHHH, I see a GRITS slinging contest brewing. Big Smile [:D]

Morning.  Some Yank has left the door open.  Cold and windy compared to the rest of the week.  Disapprove [V]  Don't know if I'm going to Miss Edna's today or not.  Got in the work mood and was really going good uptairs when I to stop and go to Town Hall yesterday.  Sorting everything by type and putting in those long tubs.  Then labeling the tub with labeling machine.  Then the long tubs slide under the back room layout.  Believe it works better than the slanted tracks on plywood mounted under layout. Have a good one.  Got to work on a Legacy thing someone asked me to do.  Later

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Posted by fifedog on Saturday, January 12, 2008 7:27 AM

Mornin' boys.  Sunny & 37 here in the Mid-Atlantic region.  Booked 4 nights at the Sheraton-Burlington for the end of June.  Gotta finish our TCA itinerary (lots to do & see) and send it off on Monday.  Won't be spending much at YORK this spring, just going there for the "ambush"...

88 - "mole hill"Sign - Dots [#dots]  Keep that day job.

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Posted by Blueberryhill RR on Saturday, January 12, 2008 6:33 AM

Good Morning from Blueberryhill....

It is 36 degrees. Going up to 46 today, with cloudy skies.

Today, I am busy around the house. I have a few chores to do and maybe later this afternoon, I will get a couple of hours to run trains. I want to get busy with scenery, and finish the upper level.

Buckeye...Have a safe trip home.

Dining car is ready and serving breakfast. Later.

Y'all have a great Saturday.

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Posted by dbaker48 on Saturday, January 12, 2008 1:48 AM
Future News --- Jim Barett was at our club today with his wife, they were taking pictues for a feature article in the magazine !!  Cool [8D]Cool [8D]Cool [8D]Cool [8D]Cool [8D]Cool [8D]Cool [8D]

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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, January 11, 2008 11:17 PM
 jefelectric wrote:

 lionroar88 wrote:


JohnF - Was that the Chessie GP30 you saw at Barry's? I was considering picking one up but then I started construction and well... let's just say its going to be a while before I buy more train stuff... (RT we're still good!)

Brent, Yes it was, Very nice if that road name works for you.  Sound and smoke A-1.



Wish I had seen it... maybe I'll stop by the LSC tomorrow - it is only right down the road - to see if they have one. I'll have to pass for now though... you'll all see on Sunday...
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Posted by Brutus on Friday, January 11, 2008 11:11 PM

Just stopped to say hi, sorry I missed you all.  Got off work, went to check in pinewood derby car but it was too tall.  Went out to eat with friends, then to mall for kids to buy some books.  Wife bought me a board game and herself some disney books for the trip planning.  Working OT tomorrow, so I'll miss the actual race - first one I missed.  Chewy and wife are already asleep, so I'll just say good night.

PS - Doug, our city went smoke free a couple years ago and it is very nice indeed!

RIP Chewy - best dog I ever had.

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Posted by ChiefEagles on Friday, January 11, 2008 10:23 PM
Sorry Mitch for the "breakdown".  Doug M, all OTTS is corrupted. Laugh [(-D]  Off to bed.  Tom Selieck in Stone Cold.  Seen it before but always good.  He's my hero.  Loved Magnum PI.  Popcorn down.   Off to bed.  No reclinerizing tonight.

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Posted by mitchelr on Friday, January 11, 2008 10:01 PM
 phillyreading wrote:
 kpolak wrote:

 mitchelr wrote:
Over heated even though there was plenty of coolant, so I am not sure what the issue is.  Probably not good (or cheap). It never rains but it pours.

Mitch:  Sounds like a thermostat or water pump.  Easy?  Not sure, but the thermostat part should be cheap.  I'd try that first.

Kurt

Have you checked the radiator cap as the spring may be weak in the cap. Not sure what year your car is but the newer cars can overheat from a bad timing belt. If your car is newer than 1990 take it to the shop for repair. Also low oil level  or low transmission fluid on automatic transmissions on some cars will cause them to overheat, why it  happens is simple-the cooling system is overworked because of low oil level.  Check the front radiator grill & cooling fins, sometimes trash will build up in there not allowing air to flow over the radiator fins.

Lee F.

 

Thanks Kurt and Lee.  Mechanic towed it and checked it.  Blown head gasket.  It's 1999 Forester with about 140K on it.  Decided to have it repaired, ie heads rebuilt and new gasket.  Hope it will hang in there for a few months until our son is off of Dad's payroll and out of grad school.  He's paying his rent and tuition, but a growing boy has to eat.  Smile,Wink, & Grin [swg]

Busy week with work.  Several late nights.  Things are going well.  Tomorrow is Driver's license renewal, haircut and going out car looking.  Car looking is different than shopping. Shopping you might actually buy something.  Looking we are just going out to see what's out there.  Would love to find a low mileage late model trade that we could pick up pretty cheap, but that's not going to happen.  Most decent late models with low mileage are doggone near the price of new.  That's why we bought new when we had to replace my wife's vehicle after we totaled it about 2 years ago.  Still paying on that one.  Hate to have two car payments.

Take care,

Mitch

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Posted by cnw1995 on Friday, January 11, 2008 9:19 PM
And a good night to you to, Sir James. Back from date night at the local 'chicken wings' bar - very odd experience dining without the clouds of cigerette smoke since Illinois went no-smoking in all restaurants and bars.

Fife is right; UP's line (former Chicago & North Western) from Janesville to Chicago near Harvard, IL. Hulcher or Herzog - can't remember which came by the 'right' some of the cars blown off the rails. One tanker was full of dry-cleaning fluid so was a haz-mat situation, but didn't leak. I was told they took the trucks off the derailed cars, then lifted the 'bodies' onto flats to move them. That is after they redo the track.

Hmmm, the photo file of my OTTS certificate has been corrupted. I wonder how that happened ;). I need a new one...

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Posted by kpolak on Friday, January 11, 2008 9:18 PM

 sir james I wrote:
I'm paying netz. $14.95 and at&t $39.00 for local only phone service. I have not check rates with wow(wide open west) for package yet but these disconnects are just to common. I keep putting it off because of having to change everything. email address and relisting address book. we also have comcast here but I don't like their business attuide.

We're paying $25 for local SBC phone service.  I'll give you some details when we get back.  No snow???  Hhhmmmmm...  Smile,Wink, & Grin [swg]

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Posted by sir james I on Friday, January 11, 2008 8:52 PM

Howdy All

Friday nite at the pot slooooooo, Oh well good nite all, good nite Chewy.....Sir James

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Posted by magicman710 on Friday, January 11, 2008 8:37 PM

Good evening all.

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Posted by jefelectric on Friday, January 11, 2008 8:22 PM

 lionroar88 wrote:


JohnF - Was that the Chessie GP30 you saw at Barry's? I was considering picking one up but then I started construction and well... let's just say its going to be a while before I buy more train stuff... (RT we're still good!)

Brent, Yes it was, Very nice if that road name works for you.  Sound and smoke A-1.

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Posted by dbaker48 on Friday, January 11, 2008 7:20 PM
Greg, You really did a good job, they look great. 

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Posted by GregM on Friday, January 11, 2008 7:09 PM

Man, can't believe how difficult it was to get the pictures of the OTTS certificates to show in my previous post.

Also, want to thank Tom for his excellent photo retouching skills.  My hair doesn't look grey at all.  LOL

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Posted by GregM on Friday, January 11, 2008 6:43 PM
 spankybird wrote:

OTTS  is Ohio Toy Train Summit, which is a group of guys and gals who love O gauge trains.

 

I believe that Karen and I were at the SECOND OTTS meeting held at Tom's layout.

 

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Posted by CSXect on Friday, January 11, 2008 6:35 PM

Sorry for any bladder control issues my last post may have caused, I do remember that it was one of the HO magazines that suggested using kitty litter as a ballest material a while back being a former cat owner(siamese) I know how crazy they can be at times the last one I had eat my n scale 0-6-0 switcher.Laugh [(-D]

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Posted by chicochip on Friday, January 11, 2008 6:02 PM

NS - CSX - UP - Gobble?

Reminds me of the puzzle I used to pose to my (then) very young son. He's now 28 and floating around on a Navy destroyer...but I digress.

I asked him what would be the final result of two (or more) cannibalistic spiders eating one another at the same pace. Does anyone win?

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Posted by fifedog on Friday, January 11, 2008 5:15 PM
Chief - I think your NS is off the hook on this one.  Did a little homework, and it appears to be UP in Poplar Grove.   BUT, since UP is probably going to gobble up your beloved....
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Posted by ChiefEagles on Friday, January 11, 2008 3:55 PM
 fifedog wrote:

 cnw1995 wrote:
Here's an interesting image from that tornado that came through our area on that day when it was very warm.

What does it say on the bolster?...RETURN TO ROANOKE ...Hey Chief! Here's a protype photo for you to model from.  Thanks Doug-a-roo!Thumbs Up [tup]Bow [bow]

Not me, I'm NS.  looks like a normal day on the CSX.Whistling [:-^]Laugh [(-D]

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Posted by fifedog on Friday, January 11, 2008 2:59 PM

 cnw1995 wrote:
Here's an interesting image from that tornado that came through our area on that day when it was very warm.

What does it say on the bolster?...RETURN TO ROANOKE ...Hey Chief! Here's a protype photo for you to model from.  Thanks Doug-a-roo!Thumbs Up [tup]Bow [bow]

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