The pot of coffee is always on [even after 2 years have passed]. Come on in. Sweet ice tea too.

[Anonymous]

Work, sleep(dream of trains) work some more. Repair the house, work ,sleep(dream of trains somemore) I don't think I'll ever get my layout done. Work, sleep (dream of more trains). I feel like I behind the [8]

Jim D.
a.k.a. SOCKO

[dbaker48]

The coaling station is terrific !

John (jefelectric) Really like your pictures, the town center is really fantastic. The layout sounds fantastic.

Best wishes to all !!!!

Keep warm

[tschmidt]

mickey - I would love to give you some of our snow. It's ok for awhile but winter can start in November and go into March or April. It's usually by this time of year that I have had my share of winter. This winter has been milder than most but that means more lake effect snow storms because Lake Erie is not frozen over.

TomS

[mitchelr]

QUOTE: Originally posted by laz 57

HI GIZ,

MITCH have a safe trip. Where does your son go to college? What year and what major?

Have a good one.
laz57

LAZ,

Our son is a junior at WVU (Let's go Mountaineers!!!). HIs major is Multi-Disciplinary Studies (English, Communications, Political Science and Philosophy). He thinks he wants to work as a political writer or go to Law School. He is looking for a Summer Internship.

Hope you enjoy the Train Show and dinner in Allentown.

Happy Friday[;)][;)]

Mitch

[mitchelr]

QUOTE: Originally posted by jefelectric

Put up a section of background ....

jefelectric,

I love the background who is the manufacturer?

Thanks,

Mitch

[cnw1995]

Steve, I'm unsure how big the cars are - they looked about six-seven inches long - you could just come to rent and race one of their cars or run your own - also 'rent' or reserve time. Looked like fun.

[c50truck]

Jim, (Jaabat), your natural gas prices actually went down?. I've heard of such things from others in my industry. I heat commercial greenhouses, and contacted my commercial rep at my local utility supplier for an explanation. He said I'm not paying 30% more for the gas, it's for the transmission. Only in Washington state.
And fuel is still at 2.29 in my area.

[jefelectric]

Mitch,

The background is by Faller Gmbh. Walthers #180514. They list several by Faller and Vollmer Gmbh. I have a Vollmer #6111 which is mountains that I am trying to blend into the rolling hills of the other. We'll see how it works out.

[mitchelr]

QUOTE: Originally posted by jefelectric

Mitch,


The background is by Faller Gmbh. Walthers #180514. They list several by Faller and Vollmer Gmbh. I have a Vollmer #6111 which is mountains that I am trying to blend into the rolling hills of the other. We'll see how it works out.

John,

Thanks. I am looking for background for my layout. I will check those out.

Mitch

[dbaker48]

I may be the first to post today.... if so

T. G. I. F.

Its a Nascar weekend, I will be at the race sitting right at the exit of pit road. (I will be wearing the red shirt).

[mitchelr]

Good morning from Gettysburg, PA where it is currently 32 degrees. Colder temps expected.

Don - I am green with envy. [:p]. I think the only thing better than going to a train show is a day at a NASCAR Race. I'm sure I'll be able to pick you out in the stands. [;)][;)][;)]

Long day and late night yesterday.[|)][|)][|)][|)]

TGIF. Be safe and have a great day.

Mitch

[mickey4479]

I am up early for me. Supposed to get to 60+ today but breezy. I need to dust off the old sail boat in a couple of months. Really looking forward to fishing this year. Have a good day all. [:)]

[Jumijo]

QUOTE: Originally posted by c50truck

Jim, (Jaabat), your natural gas prices actually went down?. I've heard of such things from others in my industry. I heat commercial greenhouses, and contacted my commercial rep at my local utility supplier for an explanation. He said I'm not paying 30% more for the gas, it's for the transmission. Only in Washington state.
And fuel is still at 2.29 in my area.

Because of a warmer than normal winter here in the NE, natural gas prices have fallen due to lack of demand. I'll take it.

Gas is down to $2.05 here. It will go up once the weather turns warm. Gouge gouge gouge.

Jim

[laz 57]

HI GIZ,
28 and windy here.
To get real cold tomorrow?

MITCH have a safe trip.
Hope your son is studying hard. Not at the frat houses.

JIM, gas is $2.27 here last time I got it on Sunday.

TGIF.
Have a good one?
I can't wait to go to the show tomorrow, at Allentown.
laz57

[Roger Bielen]

Its a brisk 37 deg. this morning, but the sky looks like it might clear after the couple of days of rain. With this being one of my days off, not having two in a row is a pain, I've a bunch of errands to run.

The accountant called and announced my taxes were done with the usual "I've got good news and bad news". I'm getting a federal refund but have to pay state for a net gain of $7. This doesn't take into account the cost of having the taxes done. If we didn't have investment property I'd be able to do them myself.

With all the photos that get posted its difficult to comment on each one but I enjoy seeing all of them.

[csxt30]

Good Morning Everyone ! Checking in early today in case my DSL goes off again. Glad it's Friday, but that means another week of vacation is gone .
Laz: have a good day at the Train show this weekend ! [:)]
Hope everyone has a nice weekend !!

[FJ and G]

John,

That first photo with the backdrop is pretty amazing

[dwiemer]

Morning guys,
Supposed to hit the low 70's today. Not that the weather man is ever wrong, but..... Anyway, not much happening this way. I will be Mr. Mom this weekend as the bride is doing her 1 weekend/month work to maintain a position at the hospital. I am glad the kids love the trains[:D] I know what we will be doing. Anyway, have a great day everyone.
Dennis

[spankybird]

Good Morning All from NE Ohio

where the temp is 25 and going up to 44 with Blue Clear Skies. This should be giving way to clouds tonight and snow over the weekend. And so winter goes.

T G I F

OTTS meeting tonight at Charlie’s Layout

Train Show this weekend at Valley Forge HS, Parma, Saturday and Sunday.

Last night we test track wiring at the museum layout and all is good. We started to wire the switches and we also ran trains and tested for derailment. All looks good so far!

Another NEED for SPEED, NHRA is this weekend also.

Pick of the Day

A pic of Charlie’s layout, where the OTTS meeting is tonight

All be safe
tom

[ChiefEagles]

Morning. Beautiful warm day and I have to fly to Texas [where I here it is going to be cool and rainy]. Well, no train running this weekend. Hope I can hook up with Bob Nelson [lionelsoni]. Long trip home Sunday [by the way of Chicago, yes, Austin to Chicago to RDU]. Got DVD player towatch movie. Flying United and I have not flown then in 15 years. Will probably make me mad like they did before over seating and I will not fly them again for 15 years. [;)] Got to go. God bless all and have a great weekend. [hope the hotel has computer so I can keep an eye on Buckeye]

[Blueberryhill RR]

[code]Good Morning from Blueberryhill[/code]Well, it's sunny, but only 33 degrees. Going to 42.
Looking for Spring. Turning colder and possible snow this weekend.
Chief.....Texas has about the same weather as you do in NC.
Have a safe trip. Duda will pick you up at the airport.
I will run some trains today and work on a little project.
Weather warms up, I can go for walks. Need to.
So, y'all have a great day and keep warm.
Chuck

[cheapclassics]

Good morning all,

This is real quick today as I am in class again. I will post later. Sunny here in SE Indiana.

Mike C. from Indiana

[jefelectric]

Good morning everyone. 37 and sunny here. I am going to shut down and check out the computer. One of the fans is making a lot of noise. Hope it's not the CPU fan.

[Jim Duda]

Well...woe is me. I will be in Houston for the weekend so I won't get to see Cutie Pie Chiefie...(sigh). It was a tough choice...racing the planes and hookin' up with my kid's drinkin' buddies after the races OR yappin' with the Rebel General, eatin' grits, and drinkin' sweet tea. Oh well...life is full o' difficult decisions...

The latest pylon racer


His drinkin' pals

[spankybird]

Jimbo, Chiefie doesn't even come in a close second ! ! ! !

[Dr. John]

Morning, all. Slightly cool and overcast in Prattville, AL.

I guess it's time I shared a joke:

An elderly Amish gentleman was attempting to hitch his mule to a cart. The mule lashed out with a hoof, kicking the old man just above the knee. The old Amish man hobbled around a moment, waiting for the pain to subside, caught his breath and looked sternly at the mule.
"Now mule," he began, " Thou knowest that I cannot curse thee. Thou also knowest that I cannot smite thee with a cord of wood."
He paused.
"But I can sell thee to a Baptist who can!"

[ChiefEagles]

Chucko, snow!!!!! [snicker snicker]. Jimbo, think I'll parachute down into Houston and hang out with you. [;)] Dr. John, great jokes you are coming up with lately. Keep'em coming. Out the door. Later

[Jumijo]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Jim Duda

Well...woe is me. I will be in Houston for the weekend so I won't get to see Cutie Pie Chiefie...(sigh). It was a tough choice...racing the planes and hookin' up with my kid's drinkin' buddies after the races OR yappin' with the Rebel General, eatin' grits, and drinkin' sweet tea. Oh well...life is full o' difficult decisions...
His drinkin' pals

Dibs on the one on the left. My left. Not their left. Got that? She's mine. Alllll mine!

Jim

[jefelectric]

I'm back up and running. Turned out to be a simple fix. When I built this box, I put in a front panel USB port device that also had a very small, 1-1/4" diam., fan in it. That was the problem. First I tried the train mans fix and tried oil. No go, so I disconnected it. Not necessary as most computers don't have this fan. What an improvement, didn’t realize how loud it had become, guess it built up over time.

Mitch,
They have pictures of some of the backgrounds on the Walthers site, but not all of them. I think I found the others on the Vollmer or Faller site but I don’t remember for sure, its been a while since I bought them. I have some that are just clouds that I am going to use on the new layout if I ever get around to it.

Doug Murphy,
You mentioned on another thread that you often see MOW cars, have you ever taken any pictures of them?

[Brutus]

Morning - a fine bright sunny day here in Lower Arnold. It's about 30 degrees out now but will get up to 60 later today. Have to kick out some work today and working 4 hours of OT tomorrow downtown. Great pics and info guys! One of these days my basement will be done and I'll put your collected wisdom to some real use!

TTFN