Buckeye's going to be a Grandpa? Boy am I behind on my posts. Congratulations! Sir James and I will give you some tips on watching the little one, especially the ones that will drive your wife and kid nuts. Payback is a ..... !
DougM.....beer froze in your garage? Very sad but totally senseless.. The temps here last night were -4, but my garage temp was 27 and the unheated basement 53. Next time, think ahead and suck them down. It's a sin to waste. It is a mortal sin to waste perfectly good beer.
Our household is no longer dogless. The newest addition to the household: Maximus. He's 3 months old and got the runs following his first trip to our vet. Last night/early this morning I found myself bolting outside with him at 2am in my pajamas with -4 temps. No vasectomy necessary! Wow, was that an eye opener. Then I slept downstairs on the sofa just to make sure I was near the door with the pup if there was a repeat performance. Got me to thinking about Chief's dog Lucy's recent stomach upset and was about to ask wifey if she had overdone it with the doggy treats. Then the self preservation mode kicked in, and I said nothing.
Brent......hope SizieQ's interview went well. And prayers for your brother's friend. I went to a church group meeting last week and learned of the suicide of a member. I was stunned. Very nice man with whom I had a friendly chat a week earlier. Just wish he had asked for help, or even hinted he was struggling. I guess if we have not been there we can't fully understand or even recognize the signs of depression this deep and consuming.
On the topic of fuel oil prices for heating, I'm paying $2.85/gallon up here and read somewhere that 80% of the supply comes from the US and the remaining 20% from Canada. Sir James, you mentioned that your natural gas furnace is 92% fuel efficient and that the furnace keeps kicking on every 5 minutes, keeping you awake. With these frigid temps, the lack of the sound of it coming on is what would keep me awake.
Ran some trains tonight and really enjoyed the state of mind it put me in. The old 2046 Hudson just keeps giving. Wife got annoyed when I got whistle happy and the puppy awakened from a nap, became alert at the "new" noise, then decided it was time to run around the house at full speed. Suffered a wiring failure in the 2031s' dummy unit which was shorting out the track, original wires. They don't build them like they used to. Ran my 2348 Minneapolis & St. Louis for the first time in a lot of years.
Spent some time last night trying to pack away the remaining Christmas decorations in the wife-designated closet. She was complaining about the stuff still lying on the hallway floor, so I opened the closet door for her and asked for suggestions as she stared at floor to ceiling boxes. I couldn't get a grain of salt in there. She keeps acquiring new stuff even though we could not possibly use half of what we have. And as you know, you can't get rid of anything because all of it is considered "keepsakes." Just as long as my Hallmark and other train related ornaments are safe and secure, I am satisfied.
Have a great weekend everyone. And don't let the frostbite bite.
Jack
IF IT WON'T COME LOOSE BY TAPPING ON IT, DON'T TRY TO FORCE IT. USE A BIGGER HAMMER.
Laz, Just one Heineken.
HI GYZ,
Ran trains for 2hrs. NO PILE UPs!!!!!! Ran Rotary Tipple for a few loads NO PROBLEMs!!! ALL is GOOD with DA WORLD!!!!! Going to watch BARRETT AUCTION.
laz57
jefelectric Good evening, I actually did some train work today. Finished rerouting the loop that I've had a problem with being to close to the outside loop. Now and then a sideswipe situation. No more. Added a front coupler to one of my MTH Railking decapods. Now I can doublehead them. Here is a pic of the new coupler. It you would like to see the doubleheaders in operation, check out this u-tube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4rE6b273i0 I will try to do a few more of my steamers.
Good evening,
I actually did some train work today. Finished rerouting the loop that I've had a problem with being to close to the outside loop. Now and then a sideswipe situation. No more.
Added a front coupler to one of my MTH Railking decapods. Now I can doublehead them. Here is a pic of the new coupler.
It you would like to see the doubleheaders in operation, check out this u-tube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4rE6b273i0
I will try to do a few more of my steamers.
JOHN,
Looks GREAT!! Hope you had a few YUENGS? Lots o smoke.
John, just watched the movie - excellent! Good job, sir!
Tardis is warmed up and I've got hot cocoa or cold beer, take your pick! Banilla sounds good, wonder if there is any more pineapple upside down cake? Zuchini bread? One way to find out?
RIP Chewy - best dog I ever had.
Patrick, Sorry I forgot to you to the coffee pot. Always glad to have another MTH fan - just kidding, I have all brands. BTW is the 12 X 24 all layout? That would be a nice size. Mixing TMCC and DCS is not a problem, only thing you can't do is double head engines of the two different systems. I run them both on the same mainline with no problems, at least very few problems. Do you ever get up to the TCA show at York? A group of us from the forum get together each York with the guys from CTT. If you are not a TCA member, that can be arranged.
Patrick! Great site and great guys, you will love it!
Kids were off school, but wife needed to take off to get her van fixed (cold zapping the battery) and so just let her take the whole day off while I went to work. Got to meet a new co-worker, who seemed very nice. Got my 806 Catlle Car in the mail - very good shape, a few scratches in the paint, but needs to be cleaned - looks like it was in the bottom of a drawer or something and got a lot of debris on it from other cars - tiny little pieces of paint and metal just laying inside it?
good evening all. Welcome to the pot! it is a nice place to come and chat with mostly like minded folks.
Chief, LOOK OUT! Sounds like the Yankee horde is on the way.
Well, went to Columbus for dinner with some friends. Was very nice to see them. The guy is someone I had worked with in the past. Before I had met him, he was a officer in the Army during Vietnam. Had a recon platoon and his biggest claim to fame is that none of his guys got killed under his watch. Has a drawer full of medals, but as I said, keeps them in a drawer.
We were going to go back to their house for a little while, glad we didn't. Upon return to our house, daughter went to the bathroom and vomitted. She seems better now, but it could have been bad. Wife wants me to have tomorrow to do what I want as I have been working without a day off since Dec. 20th. Planning on some serious layout work.
Hope everyone is doing well.
Dennis
TCA#09-63805
Good Evening All
What no threads? Maybe everything is froze from the zero temps. Oh well no trains today but waiting for the Tardis banilla in hand..S.J.
"IT's GOOD TO BE THE KING",by Mel Brooks
Charter Member- Tardis Train Crew (TTC) - Detroit3railers- Detroit Historical society Glancy Modular trains- Charter member BTTS
It's the holes those rockets are punching in the sky that's letting all the heat out.
Welcome Patrick, I have relatives in Waynesboro and Staunton, love the Blue Ridge.
RT - My first response. Thank you. Culpeper VA is between Richmond and Charlottesville. We did the Southern Christmas Show for 15 years, not model trains, but our Sheepskin stuff.
RRCharlie - Running trains is known to releave toothache, or at least you forget about it for awhile! Also good for distracting you from politics, your stock prices, cost of food, auto repair costs, Etc. Running trains is so good for you it is a wonder you don't need a prescription to run them.
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Just received a call on the security phone from Buckeye......
He is presently on a secret raiding mission in the South. If you have access to a radar screen, you can spot him in the NC area. He will be doing a search of the Roseyville area, since the Mayor will not be home , supposedly, this weekend. Many plans are coming into place.
More to follow, later.
Chuck
Welcome Patrick. I know of Culpepper, VA but can't place it at the moment as I lived there in VA for about a 1/4 of my life. Mostly in the Norfolk/VA.Beach area but did do about 5 years up in the middle peninsula area near Deltaville.
Hey all not to much going on today as just a cool day here in SC about freezing mark so thats cold for here lol. Have fire in Fireplace going in fact had it going befor other half got up so it would be warm in there for her TV watching lol.
Life's hard, even harder if your stupid John Wayne
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I am new to the forum, and this thread, but have followed it for some time.
I hope my joining and posting doesn't cause the system to crash again.
I don't see the weather covered here in central VA - it is 20 degrees today at noon. Cold for us but not cold compared to you all in (southern pun intended) IL, OH and IA.
Let me introduce myself. If this gets boring, just scroll down past it. I am a retired Fed. employee (thank you all for providing my retirement check) and have a small cattle farm. Finally got away from the Washington D. C. mess. Definitely wouldn't want to be trying to get into DC the next few days because of the Inauguration. 2 million people, all roads inside the belt way closed, temperatures in the 15-25 degree range.
I am one of the few model train people that didn't have a toy train as a kid. My dad was a civil engineer and kept me supplied with Erector sets. I started with trains 10 years ago. That probably explains why I am a MTH operator. I like Lionel trains, but have the MTH DCS control system and don't want to mix them.
Since we don't have a basement or a spare bedroom, I brought in a 12' X 24' prefab building for my train room, spending the first year wiring, insulating dry walling and constructing the bench work. When I am not working the cows or managing our web site, you can find me in the train building.
For those of you that stayed with this, I promise not to ramble on so in future posts.
Patrick L
LawsonFarmsRR
Woke up to relatively warm temps here in Southern Coastal Maine this morning: only 10 below. Looks like all kinds of record lows throughout New England though, almost 30 below in places.
Lee,
FYI, The ozone hole, just like "global warming" is BS. There are many many things we have gotten from space flight, velcro is one example. The computers in your cars are directly affected by the space program. Advances in digital technolgy and computers in particular, makes products cheaper. IC boards needed to be smalller and lighter - space program. Carbon Fiber - space program. Anything that has affected out daily lives has probably come from NASA and it's scientific programs and human space flight is just one part of it. And that spray can thing - nonsense. The hole in the ozone can be tied directly to changes in weather over recorded history. Man cannot affect so much change in 50 years. If you believe man can do that much harm to this planet since the industrial revolution, then I say, what happened in 1776 during the mini-Ice Age? We are far too reactionary to the lies some people tell.
HEY I just got my 8040 Lionel engine and tender. Test drive it tonight!!! WOOHOO (a steal @ $20!)
now where am I going to put this thing.....
EDIT:
Kurt - I've been to a daytime shuttle launch WOW!! Thunder!! SMOKE!!! Impressive!! Ya gotta go before they cease shuttle operations!!! If only I were there to see the Saturn V for the moon missions!!On a clear night, you can see the shuttle in the South Eastern sky. Sometimes on a clear day you can see it from here as well. If you ever have the oppportunity, it is a must see!
I am the monster in your head...And I thought you'd learn by now, It seems you haven't yet.I am the venom in your skin --- Breaking Benjamin
32 this morning in my neck of the woods in South Georgia (Jacksonville, FL). Cold nights through until at least Sunday morning. I have stuff on order at my LTS that Lionel has shipped but Dave's distributor hasn't sent yet. Can't wait to spend more money!! (on trains) On another matter, one of my two front teeth broke off Tuesday night, Dentist appointment, next Tuesday! I'm guessing my mouth will be declared a dental disaster area (not elgible for Federal or State funds though). I desperately need to find some ambition to run trains.
Mel Hazen; Jax, FL Ride Amtrak. It's the only way to fly!!!
Kurt, I used 50/50 water and white glue with a drop of dish soap. Sprayed a little water first and used an eyedropper. The wet spray drew the glue mixture in and dried overnite. Next to nothing $$ investment and it will scrape off clean if you want to change something.
Kurt,
I am not putting the ki-bosh on the NASA program but just trying to give some responsibilty where it belongs. Ever stop & wonder how can one little spray paint can hurt the ozone layer like it is claimed? Also don't get me to mention any NASA jokes as they are really cude ones I have heard.
Lee F.
cnw1995 Kurt, how do you keep ballast from coming loose? I tried 'wet' water, matte medium... finally, I've given up on loose ballast and use underlay cut from roof shingles.
Doug: I used the Dave Frary recipe:
For some reason I have a hankerin' for some hot wings....HHhhmmmm.
Lee: Don't put the ki-bosh on the Nasa Program yet....I told my kids we could go see one of those thing go off...A dream of mine too. I'm paying for it, I should be able to go see one rocket go off.
Kurt
Good Morning,
It got into the low 50's here in south Florida near West Palm Beach, about 60 miles north of Miami FL. My theory has yet to be tested or confirmed but I beleive that NASA is responsible for messing up the weather at the north & south poles. Have you ever seen how much smoke and other pollution is put out by one rocket being launched? What have we gained in comparison to the cost of the NASA program?
Waiting for next saturday to go to train show in Pompano FL, north Broward County at the Amtrac station.
GGGood MMMorning All
Like most of our northern brothern,cold. New record set at Detroit Metro airport -13. We were told last nite to expect -5. Still have one more real cold nite to go,for now. We have sun this morning but 7 degrees is suppose to be it for today, 19 tomorrow.
A very good day to stay inside and run some trains or read OGR,CTT is done. I'll wait till this afternoon to start and run the Ranger for awhile. not going anywhere. Have a good one...S.J.
Just trying to stop in and catch up on the pot. Seems we have another Buckeye to the ranks of train afficianotos. Congratulations grandpa! Hope you get him something great. Been real busy this week. Got home last night for the first time this week while it was still light out. Lots of surgery and all kinds of folks to work on. When I leave today, I am taking the family up to Columbus for dinner with some dear friends. We all have our collective birthdays within a few days of each other and so we celebrate once a year. There is a "HobbyTown" up that way, so we shall see if they have anything worth looking at.
Jim, I think the switch tower is the way to go on that spot. Just doesn't make sense for the crane as no industry or sidings to service.
Well, gotta run. Hope everyone has a blessed weekend.
Where are those guys with those global warming ideas .... surely not in Maryland ! It may be getting warmer at the north pole .. but good lord keep the frigid cold up there ... don't share it with the rest of us ! It's playing the devil with my ills and pains .... I was thinking of moving to Florida .... but South America is looking better all the time ... LOL . Hey Chief ... you'l probably need ice skates at the lake house ... and thick wooly long johns .... Brrrrrrr One of my sons moved back temporarily .... ... again .... wife threw me out of my train construction room for him .... can't we ever get rid of them ???????
We are warmer then YUZ GYZ at 2 degrees. And yes we did have school today. Went down to WAYNEs with BROTHER last nite. It was his first nite out since his wifes death. He's starting to do much better, for he started back at school teaching agin yesterday.
TONITE I"M a RUNNING TRAINS!!!! Then watching BARRET JACKSON. We watched it down at the bar whist having WINGs and YUENGs. FIFE tipped one for you.
Stay FROSTY,
My goodness, I haven't been this cold after walking across the Loop in years and years. Ri-di-cu-lous. -10 actual - with the 'breeze', I don't want to guess at how cold it feels like... so Roy, your friend is right about the temps in Schaumburg - even colder away from that big hot-water bottle of Lake Michigan. The Chicago river is frozen and looking 'out to sea', the lake looks like the North Pole - all broken icebergs and snow. Chief, after a broken window this summer (someone shot it out whilst we were on vacation), it's been quiet. Jim Stur-Fish, I love that crane and vote to see it anywhere on the layout...Brutus, those beer bottles stayed 'upright' as they shattered. A sad sight - of course froze to the cabinet top, but I could gather them up in the box, play taps, salute, and send them on their way... Jon, I love Mr. Wizard too - never saw him 'live' on TV though. Kurt, how do you keep ballast from coming loose? I tried 'wet' water, matte medium... finally, I've given up on loose ballast and use underlay cut from roof shingles.Brent, cut flowers... that reminds me...Have to watch Taylor's video with Bob again to feel all nice and warm - about tinplate, that is.
Doug Murphy 'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...' Henry V.
16 was the low. 27 for high today. Calling for 9 tomorrow morning. 34 for high tomorrow and 20 Sunday morning and balmy 40 for Sunday. You Yanks have the reputation of being rude. Why are you being so nice and sharing your COLD temps?
A few errands to run and then Burg and I are off to the lake house until Monday.
Later.
God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified
Morning from SUNNY Florida - a 30 degree Florida that is.....up to 48 (HMMM JERSEY weather!)
Just shows what professionals can do in a crisis...Later on water is no piece of cake, but without tipping the wings and getting it in belly first...WOW!!! Congrats the pilot and co-pilot...both must have angels flying with them. Good job saving all 155 on board!
Well, I see tomorrow will be 17 in the am then up to 53 Saturday. I think I'll be working at the LTS tomorrow. I was suppose to go on a bike ride, but I'm not that tough...sorry!
Basketball game was ok (Girls teams JV won 50 to 28, Varsity lost by 5), I was reading that OTHER magazine until my daughter danced, then hit the road. Had a nice meal of burgers and McNuggets when going to the game. Since there is no school today (a planned day off) and none on Monday, I'll get to sleep in a bit. Those 5AM wake up calls >ugh<! Sleep until 6:45 today and Monday. Plan on working on the layout, need some self time for a while.
88 - for Susie-Q on the job front, been there done that (Mrs Devil still looking for a better paying job..$9/hr just ain't cutting it)
Sorry if I missed anything - I catch up later Meeting at 10 to cut costs - more fun in the offing!
Stay warm and safe!
-7 here in PIT. Kids are off from school. I'll spend some time in the basement working out and running trains. Went through all my catalogs yesterday to organize a bit. WOW do I have a collection going back 20 years or so.
It can stay cold here though because Monday I head down to Tampa for the big game. I'll be there til the 3rd. I don't care who plays just get it done fast.
There goes the furnace again...
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