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Posted by laz 57 on Tuesday, January 20, 2009 6:19 AM

HI GYZ,

  8 this morning and the snow is crunchy.  Off of bus duty, for this is the begining of the third marking period.  89 days to go!!!!!

  Got cellar way all painted yesterday now to get train signs and Old MILL signs up.

 Stay FROSTY,

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Posted by kpolak on Tuesday, January 20, 2009 4:22 AM

Morning all!

Morning Chief:  Sorry for the late Christmas present.  You may need to fire up the apache to get to the office.

Quiet day here..bride and i went to Ruby Tuesday for dinner before our class...i ate too much, but would still like a piece of that Pineapple upside sunday foster flambe whoosie!  If there's anything left, of course....

Edit:

Don:  You have the manufacturer there in person to address this question!  Great!  Now why won't he answer?

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Posted by Sturgeon-Phish on Tuesday, January 20, 2009 4:21 AM

Good Morning from cold (3°F) Southern Ohio,

I am on night shift and we have the work done and watching things till the next shift comes on.  Just had a bowl of oatmeal with raisins and another cup of coffee. 

 

Does anyone know of a source to but the female spade connectors for the Fastrack?  They look like they are ~3MM and from what I see that is the size some audio components use.  I’m checking with some of the electronic mechanics if they have a source. 

 

All this talk of Gettysburg reminds me of my father-in-law was a big Civil War buff.  He did a lot of research and found that an artillery unit from Portsmouth held a key position called Little Round Top.

 

RT – The mail man and UPS guy places packages and mail inside our front door that opens to a vestibule that stays much warmer than if it were in a mailbox.  It should not be a problem.  I’m putting something in the mail for you on the way home from work.

 

PhilaKnight – Good to hear from you again.  The black ice got my Civic Sunday; the estimate today was just over $1000 to replace the front and rear bumpers. 

 

SJ – To remove the link coupler is easy.  I take a piece of ¼ “ tubing long enough to firmly hold the back side (the fat side) of the pin when laid on it’s side on a firm surface.  The take a hammer and tap the portion of the pin that sticks out.  The tubing keeps from messing up the truck too much.  There is just a tiny flare holding the pin in.

 

Jim F – We took the train out west several years ago.  It was great.  You see a lot of scenery. 

 

May God bless

Jim

 

 

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Posted by ChiefEagles on Tuesday, January 20, 2009 1:13 AM

Well, it is snowing in NC.  Now they say the Triangle will get most of it and about 4 to 6 inches of WET snow.  Can't see how it will stick as was 50 degrees at noon and into the afternoon.  Ground not frozen hard [still in some palces from the deep cold earlier this past weekend].  Actually got back from the lake [Lawson, Kerr Lake but you "Vergennians" try to call it Buggs Island Lake.  My place is in Virginia but land accessed only from NC] around 7:30.  Ate a bite and watched a movie.  Went to sleep [reclinerized] and woke up around 1:30 with it snowing.  

Gettysburg, wonderful place to visit.  NC was first to charge and last to retreat.  Stupid!! Why charge up hill over an open field.  War is NOT over.  WE Rebs are still fighting it.  Until the Yanks admitt they love GRITS and SWEET ICE TEA, it will go on and on.  We are winning every day.  Yanks move South and set up homesteading.  Have kids and they become SOUTHERNERS.  Got lots of friends from New York with it funny accent.  Their kids do NOT sound like their parents.  Their kids talk Southern and take up Southern habits.  Winning all the time. 

Well, off to bed and we will see how much snohio accumilates.  All the road have been sprayed.  Good night.

PS: OUCH!!! in the thirty minutes of starting this thread, snohio has covered the ground.  Roads wet. Snowing hard.  Wife not go to work today.  Later.  

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Posted by dougdagrump on Tuesday, January 20, 2009 1:03 AM

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I did it again !!

Was somewhat bored so was looking at the other forum, and of course the quarterly Smoke tribute thread was there.  An interesting caveat this time though.  It seems new management/owner is now in place.  And thats great for both parties.  But, I went ahead and defied the unwritten laws and did not compliment the product, but instead raised a couple of unanswered antagonizing questions that were previously eluded to.  So even though I sent in a check to renew my subscription, I'm going to have to see about some security guards around the train room for a few days.  

So I will be extremely courtious here, so as not to be banished from here also.

We're gonna have to find you a second full time job to keep you out of trouble on the forums. Smile,Wink, & Grin

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Posted by dbaker48 on Tuesday, January 20, 2009 12:00 AM

I did it again !!

Was somewhat bored so was looking at the other forum, and of course the quarterly Smoke tribute thread was there.  An interesting caveat this time though.  It seems new management/owner is now in place.  And thats great for both parties.  But, I went ahead and defied the unwritten laws and did not compliment the product, but instead raised a couple of unanswered antagonizing questions that were previously eluded to.  So even though I sent in a check to renew my subscription, I'm going to have to see about some security guards around the train room for a few days.  

So I will be extremely courtious here, so as not to be banished from here also.

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Posted by dougdagrump on Monday, January 19, 2009 10:54 PM

Post edited........ 

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Posted by Brutus on Monday, January 19, 2009 10:34 PM

Great pic, RT! 

Right, pineapple Upside Down Cake, Banilla, Banilla Foster, cookies and also turtle fudge sundae ingredients - check!  Scope is lit up so I'm outta here - ttfn!

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Posted by rtraincollector on Monday, January 19, 2009 10:31 PM

A freind sent this to me about a year ago and I forgot about it but in the light of the moment and seeing  chief may be getting some snow

Chief I'm on my way from snohio to save you

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, January 19, 2009 9:55 PM

jefelectric

 Good evening all,

We had snow off and on all day, but it only amounted to about 2 inches as it didn't start to lay until after lunch.

Grayson, If you have never been to Gettysburg it is worth the trip.  The good part is it can fit right in with a trip to York in either the fall or spring as these are the best times to tour Gettysburg. Probably less chance of rain in October.



I would highly recommend ANY trip North through the Appalachians in October. Some of the most beautiful scenery you will ever see.

Last year Susie-Q, my FiL and I headed South in mid-Oct for a wedding in Alabama and Western Virginia was spectacular.
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Posted by cnw1995 on Monday, January 19, 2009 9:29 PM

Evening all. Grayson, it's good to be a reader! Praying for Dennis' swift recovery and an ease to the sorrow of that cath lab dir. Would love to go to G'burg someday. So much history out east - when I was a tad, helped excavate a revolutionary war fort in my hometown. Beacon is on. Love that banilla foster - LOL, Brutus!!

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Posted by sir james I on Monday, January 19, 2009 9:27 PM

RT-we'll let Brutus root around in the fridge, he'll find the cake. Sounds good right now.

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Posted by jefelectric on Monday, January 19, 2009 9:19 PM

 Good evening all,

We had snow off and on all day, but it only amounted to about 2 inches as it didn't start to lay until after lunch.

Grayson, If you have never been to Gettysburg it is worth the trip.  The good part is it can fit right in with a trip to York in either the fall or spring as these are the best times to tour Gettysburg. Probably less chance of rain in October.

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Posted by rtraincollector on Monday, January 19, 2009 8:59 PM

Good evening all had to work today and even got some O.T. in for a change. Smile Worked out Okay I got paid double time for first 8 hours and time and a half for the last 4 hoursSmile

Jim S. I hope that paint don't freeze in your mail box when they deliver it. Confused

By the way check out the spelling of your state on it Chief taught me how to spell Whistling

Been fair day starting to rain suppose to get some snow here tonight there all upset about it I think they said something like 1 inch possible. ( sorry but 1 inch isn't measurable from where I come from. )

you all have a good night oh by the way S.J. theres a pineapple upside down cake in the frig if you look hard enough all the other stuff in there might make it hard to findBig Smile

 

 

 

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Posted by PhilaKnight on Monday, January 19, 2009 8:56 PM

Happy New Year everyone. I been real busy at work so I have not been on as much.

I hope everyone has had a good year so far. Hopefully better that mine. I banged up my truck last week going to workBlack Eye. I hit some black ice on a off ramp of I-95. Lucky I was going slow and did not get hurt. But I did do a little frame damage my buddy said who has it in his body shop. I just don't know if I should put the money into it or not. I don't have the money to buy another one. Right now he's just gonna look into how much it's gonna cost me to get it where it's good enough to drive back and forth to work. So I guess my train buying days are on hold for now. 

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Posted by kpolak on Monday, January 19, 2009 8:48 PM

laz 57

cnw1995

R.E. Lee? Who's that? Oh yeah, a hero of the Mexican War. Wink 

I think that's BILL "SPACEMAN" LEE's brother?  BILL pitched for the Bosox and EXPOs.

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Are you kidding me???  It was that orange car the Duke's drove..  Gooot Yeout Yeout.

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Posted by Brutus on Monday, January 19, 2009 8:46 PM

Thanks for the chat this morning, Jim - at least we got a driving roster for the Tardis hammered out.  I think it's Dennis' turn, but he might be impaired due to medication from operating machinery?  I'll take his turn and he can just sit back in one of the recliners and enjoy some banilla.  Put in a couple hours on the basement today after a very light lunch.  Moved some stuff around and put drywall under the stairs on the dividing wall.  It will be storage there, also.  Just don't want stuff ripping into the insulation or hitting wiring etc.  We then went out to an early supper at Olive Garden.  Son had some money coming, so we took him to Gamestop and let him get a couple used games.

Doug - I think you are thinking of Banilla Foster Laugh

Watched a train show my wife DVR'd for me about train trips to National Parks - very cool!  We looked it up and would cost about $3000 for the 4 of us to go, then figure a stay for a couple days at the park....  Hmmmm.....

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Posted by sir james I on Monday, January 19, 2009 8:26 PM

Good Evening All

Talked to Brutus this morning but I don't think we got any world problems solved as everything still seems the same. We had a sunny 20 degrees today and that sure is better than the beating we got last week. Ran a couple of trains for a short time today and all went well. I also am still trying to decide how to  get the hook coupler off the Flyer tender, the guy I bought the knuckle from said to hammer the pin out but I'm thinking a Dremel and a cut off wheel.

Those are my thoughts for the moment so I'll check on the banilla and wait....S.J.

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Posted by cheapclassics on Monday, January 19, 2009 7:53 PM

Good evening all,

It is a cloudy day in SE Indiana with temps in the 20s.  I ran the 10E and the 8E with the restored freight cars on a floor layout with old track and a 210 switch, which was not the best combination.  The 10E just simply would not run consistently thru the switch but the 8E did well.  I may have to tinker with the 210 a little.  Wife got the new washer / dryer today and hates it already.  Something about the timer and not being able to set it.  Went to the YMCA, did weights and 30 minutes of track time, plus juggling.  Wife had watched "Fred Claus" earlier and wanted me to watch it with her again.  It is ok, but no "Ernest Saves Christmas".  It is back to work tomorrow.  I had the regular fare on the dining car this morning.  Wild ride on the Tardis last night, but a good time was had by all.  I hope everyone has a good day.

Keep on training,

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Posted by laz 57 on Monday, January 19, 2009 6:47 PM

cnw1995

R.E. Lee? Who's that? Oh yeah, a hero of the Mexican War. Wink

I think that's BILL "SPACEMAN" LEE's brother?  BILL pitched for the Bosox and EXPOs.

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Posted by magicman710 on Monday, January 19, 2009 6:45 PM

lionroar88

magicman710

anjdevil2

In the end, though, it U.S. Grant, (who is really buried in NYC, on the banks for the Hudson near Columbia University), who won the war.

That has less to do with the military knowledge of Grant than it does with the fact that the Union had much more supplies and men. It was like Russia in WWII... Stalin didn't care whether we lost 10 or 1,000 men in a battle because he had unlimited manpower...



Partially true Grayson... Pickett's charge during Gettysburg was Lee's first mistake that started the end of the war. If you have never had the opportunity to visit Gettysburg and stand on either side of the field where the charge took place, you would ask the same question I did... 'Who in their right mind would send troops across that wide open expanse of land'... Lee should have seperated his troops and sent 1/4 of his men to flank the Union entrenchments, had he done that the Union would have had no where to retreat to and he could have easily broken the lines. There are others who believe that if he had merely kept 1/4 of his troops in the center and used the rest to attack the flanks, as he had done in previous days, he would have had a resounding victory. The problem was he was hell-bent on taking Cemetery Ridge, and he felt his troops' moral was waning, that he simply overlooked what he was doing, sending 1/2 his troops to die in a 3/4 mile gauntlet.

Some fairly acturate information for wiki http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pickett's_Charge

If you ever get the chance check out Gods and Generals, Gettysburg, and Adamsville (the Civil War movie about the Union's POW camp).

There have been many speculations, including the ones you listed, on how the battle could have better taken place. I personally believe that Lee made the mistake when he miscalculated the numbers of the Union troops and the numbers of the reinforcements they were getting. He did not wait for reconnaissance reports from General Stuart and attacked "blind".

I to think that Lee's greatest mistake was Gettysburg. Even Longstreet himself thought it was foolish and did not send his own men into the fight.

BTW, I have seen both Gods & Generals and Gettysburg (probably 10 times too Smile,Wink, & Grin), but not Adamsville. I'll check into that.

I too am a Civil War and WWII history buff. I have enjoyed the history of it for a long time. I could tell you everything about Pearl Harbor when I was 8. (Well, maybe not everything, but you get the point Wink) Just don't ask me anything about WWI, the Korean War, or Vietnam.

I have always been a reader and a information wanter. We have a old set of 80's encyclopedias that I used to read all the time when I was little when I heard something I wanted to look up. (I am still they same way, except I now use the Internet) I am what some call a "Book hound". I enjoy learning new things (but, they have to be things I am interested in) and like to be corrected when I am wrong so I won't repeat false things.

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Posted by anjdevil2 on Monday, January 19, 2009 6:31 PM

 Reguardless, however of the means, the result is the same.  Washington, of course, did more with much less.  Which dosen't say much for Lee, if you look at it from your perspective.

We can all be students of history and hindsight is always 20-20.  I hope that we don't repeat the mistakes that were made before this day.  With the in coming admisitration, I fear that this will be the case.

On the train front, got some flat cars with load.  3 for $50 delivered.  a bargain, I think.

See ya inna bit

Your loyal bllue belly Yankee sympathizer...

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, January 19, 2009 6:28 PM

magicman710

anjdevil2

In the end, though, it U.S. Grant, (who is really buried in NYC, on the banks for the Hudson near Columbia University), who won the war.

That has less to do with the military knowlege of Grant than it does with the fact that the Union had much more supplies and men. It was like Russia in WWII... Stalin didn't care whether we lost 10 or 1,000 men in a battle because he had unlimited manpower...



Partially true Grayson... Pickett's charge during Gettysburg was Lee's first mistake that started the end of the war. If you have never had the opportunity to visit Gettysburg and stand on either side of the field where the charge took place, you would ask the same question I did... 'Who in their right mind would send troops across that wide open expanse of land'... Lee should have seperated his troops and sent 1/4 of his men to flank the Union entrenchments, had he done that the Union would have had no where to retreat to and he could have easily broken the lines. There are others who believe that if he had merely kept 1/4 of his troops in the center and used the rest to attack the flanks, as he had done in previous days, he would have had a resounding victory. The problem was he was hell-bent on taking Cemetery Ridge, and he felt his troops' moral was waning, that he simply overlooked what he was doing, sending 1/2 his troops to die in a 3/4 mile gauntlet.

Some fairly acturate information for wiki http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pickett's_Charge

If you ever get the chance check out Gods and Generals, Gettysburg, and Adamsville (the Civil War movie about the Union's POW camp).

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Evenin fellas.

Not much going on in these parts...

Laz - the wiring in the switch box was done prior to me moving in. I ran 3 wires between that box and the new location... used the black of each wire as the source lead to the new box and the white as the light return. Worked like a charm. I did this so that when I move I can remove what I did and restore the switches back to their original location with very little work. Smile

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Posted by magicman710 on Monday, January 19, 2009 5:21 PM

anjdevil2

In the end, though, it U.S. Grant, (who is really buried in NYC, on the banks for the Hudson near Columbia University), who won the war.

That has less to do with the military knowlege of Grant than it does with the fact that the Union had much more supplies and men. It was like Russia in WWII... Stalin didn't care whether we lost 10 or 1,000 men in a battle because he had unlimited manpower...

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Posted by anjdevil2 on Monday, January 19, 2009 5:10 PM

 A graduate of the Point, I believe a YANKEE military college.  Found many of his classmates and teachers using the plans and history he was taught there.  In the end, though, it U.S. Grant, (who is really buried in NYC, on the banks for the Hudson near Columbia University), who won the war.

Dennis, you are so right.  If you look at the LODD stats, many have died in their prime.  You and I both have seen the tragedy of this world.  The older of use is not as tragic as those of the younger.  I thank God every day for my kids and nieces and nephews.

 

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Posted by dwiemer on Monday, January 19, 2009 4:20 PM

Ah, Robert E.Lee, a brilliant man.  I had the good fortune to have come across his writings while in college.  IMO his letters should be required reading.

Now onto a more humble note.  I ran into the director of the cardiac cath lab this afternoon.  I asked how he was doing and he said, not too good.  He had just come back from burying his 27 year old son.  Kid had a seizure dissorder that had not been diagnosed.  He had a seizure and aspirated.  Just goes to show how precious life is.  I can't imagine losing one of my kids, but have seen it all too often.  When you get a chance, tell your loved ones that you do love them.  Make a call, or better yet get ahold of them and give them a hug.

God Bless,

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Posted by LawsonFarmsRR on Monday, January 19, 2009 3:37 PM

Robert E. Lee ------- Didn't his team win the civil war, and then he became president of the South? Yes, Happy Birthday Gen. Lee. Why no mention of him in the press today!!

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Posted by jonadel on Monday, January 19, 2009 3:36 PM

Two and 1/2  years ago in the fall we made our long planned trip to York.  We allowed 7 days as we had never driven that route and we wanted to do touristy stuff.  Even though York was wonderful, our two days at Gettysburg were the best part of the whole week--we were absolutely delighted with our time there.  I had no idea of the breadth and scope of the battlefields and the carnage that happened.  We just took our time and soaked in everything that part of the country offers.  I have since read a few more books about the war and for Christmas my wife gave me the limited collectors DVD set of the Civil War Journal from the History channel and the Blu-Ray set of Band Of Brothers.  Even though we watched Band Of Brothers years ago I'm anxious to see it again as my surround sound system is much better now, it's a good thing we live in the country with the closest neighbor 300 yards away Smile

The next time we go to York (a few more years yet) we plan on spending time at Antietam which has been highly recommended to us by friends.  Being on those battlefields simply is overwhelming, more than once I have tried to visualize what it must have been like. 

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Posted by cnw1995 on Monday, January 19, 2009 3:27 PM

R.E. Lee? Who's that? Oh yeah, a hero of the Mexican War. Wink

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Posted by kpolak on Monday, January 19, 2009 3:25 PM

Just a quick stop...on the way out...

DougnotaGrump:  Thanks for the heads up...Couldn't find him...must have ended Sunday.  Your PM didn't appear in my inbox here on CTT.  I'm looking for some Heki stuff, from Scenic Express.  I would rather see it before I buy it, but no one seems to have it in stores.  Looking for Heki Micro Turf, Foliage, and Wild Grass Fiber.

Kurt

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