Still winning that water tower! Getting closer and closer! Hope nobody snipes me. 'Course, I just spent over $100 on track the other day. And, I should be getting my Lionel Halloween/Transylvania stuff shipped soon....
Doug - I was world famous in college (on campus) for about a week once -- on the cover of a school newspaper. I've got about a dozen copies in the closet in an old file cabinet. Fame is fleeting
RIP Chewy - best dog I ever had.
Blueberryhill RR wrote: Sure he does. He invites all his Southern friends from Southwest Airlines and Delta for a Bar - B - Q.
Sure he does. He invites all his Southern friends from Southwest Airlines and Delta for a Bar - B - Q.
Now that is down right dirty.
God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified
Don
Modeling the Baltimore waterfront in HO scale
Hi GIZ,
57 and rain today into tomorrow. Don't know about GOLF yet for tomorrow could be washed out?
JIM, didn't get on computer yesterday wife had homework to do will check out your email later today.
Got open house tonite,YUK.
Have agood one.
laz57
Good morning all,
I tried to post once and then it asked me to long on again. It is cloudy with temps staying in the 60s all day in SE Indiana. I got to play indoor soccer in a pick up game at the Y with some people from overseas. Lucas had an ok day, not great, not horrible. The girls win streak is still intact as the game against a state ranked team was postponed due to the weather. I hope everyone has a good day.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
Jim,
Yeah, most of it was postwar, but several new sets and lots of rolling stock and scenery. I bought around 30 engines. It is a bad thing when you know the sound of a UPS truck coming down the driveway and the dogs are so used to him that they no longer bark. It is also a bad thing when your wife places her loving hand in yours and you think to yourself "gee, with this diamond ring, I could buy the whole Lionel catalog offerings, and still have change left over for benchwork".
Well, I hope that y'all have a good day, and please, don't give the Chief too much grief about the ZW, it is bad enough that the last time he worked on one, he got a hairdo like Don King.
Dennis
TCA#09-63805
Good Morning from Blueberryhill....
It is a rainy 50 degrees and only going up to 60 today. More rain expected.
Today is grocery shopping day. Lots of fun. Gas is at $2.05 and still falling. Diesel is still at $2.73. Truckers will protest soon.
I finished my outside project yesterday and now I will plan on starting about 4 inside projects plus the train layout. I will be busy this winter. Sorry I used that nasty word.
Chief....I didn't mean to get " down right dirty " about the airlines. I guess you dislike them more than Yankees.
Well, anyway, off to the Dining Car for breakfast.
Y'all have a great day.
Chuck
Good morning,
Well Chuck, I see you didn't sleep in quite as late today.
On York, I think the cell phone thing is to prevent price shopping between buildings. For those who have not been there, it is spread over 7 buildings on about 50 acres I would guess, maybe more. The camera rule is not quite clear and I have never seen an actual expanation by the Eastern Division of TCA as to why it is in force. There was a big ado in the spring because someone sneaked some pictures of the display layout. None of the people that had the display objected but the show sponsors got all bent out of shape. Myself, I like the no cell phone rule, I hate people walking around talking on cell phones all the time. Camera rule doesn't particularly bother me and I love the no stroller rule. As you may have guessed the TCA is dominated by a bunch of old codgers, seld included. Hope that statement doesn't get me expelled.
Once in a while when I open the forum I do have to log on again. Most of the time it does it automatically. Another of those computer inconsistencies. Just now it would not let me go to the last page, I had to go back to the main forum and select the last page to get there.
Installed a string of 100 clear lights under the old layout yesterday as work lights. Lights things up pretty well. Plan to put another set under the new section.
Dennis, Consider this, if you were into sailing or sports cars, 10k would not buy a whole lot. That is what I always use for an excuse.
Off to work on my dollhouse project.
Doug Murphy 'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...' Henry V.
jaabat wrote:Dennis, I am thinking of doing a train demonstration for my little Brownies. The could learn about electricity, how a transformer turns high voltage into safe low voltage, magnetization from an uncoupling track, the different types of freight cars that deliver our goods, etc. Sorry to hear about your double secret probation. Would love to hear what you spent 10K on last year. Was it all post war stuff? Chief, I'm very sorry your ZW is giving you so much trouble. I'll make it right with you. Have a great day, everyone. Jim
YOUexpalin electric trains and transformers!!!!
Morning all. Got to get to mowing before the big rains come [so they say]. Chat later.
jaabat wrote:My wife just called to tell me the landscapers just showed up to start our drainage project. I hope they know what they're doing. My anxiety is gonna go through the roof. Heading out for my lunch time walk. Jim
I heard that there was a big backhoe operation going on on Arbor Glenn. Something about a new swimming pool.
Jim A.
If your instructions weren't in Spanish you mite be in trouble.
Spent a bit of time at the museum yesterday chatting with a retired gentleman who does a lot of volunteer work, just finished a couple of cabooses, at the Museum of Industry(?) in St. Louis.
As far as airlines, they all are a major pain where a pill can't reach. But, that being said I fly only Delta unless there is no service to a specific location, and I make all of my own arrangements. I was even booking my wifes travel arrangements prior to her retirement.
Remember the Veterans. Past, present and future.
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Proud New Member Of The NRA
jaabat wrote:Good enough, Laz. Look forward to hearing from you. If the software doesn't let you write back, here's my e-mail addresses: jimapitz@hotmail.com japitz@ll.mit.edu Use either one. We ran our post war Hudsons and our 2025 last night. All of them took turns pulling a string of NYC streamliners. Also started cleaning out the train room. It's been kind of messy since I started scenery on the layout. I want it cleaned up and looking good. The kids call it their clubhouse. Kids! It's MY clubhouse!! Chief, I sent you some PDF files today. They are large, but I was able to get them to print. You should be able to print them as well. Jim
JIM, I don't konw what happened but I did not get your email. I wrote back using your address but don't know if you got it?
Dang Computers?
Long long day at work, that's for sure. Trying to fix a computer for my friend's son - no go. I'll take it to a guy I know and see if he can fix it. It's old old old - partitioned HD, Win95 with BIOS support for Win95, etc. No disks, of course, and not enough memory to play old Win95 games. I tried putting Win98 on it, and now the HD isn't there per BIOS and Norton95 etc.
Time to work on designing my Halloween Layout! I love Halloween, esp with all the little buildings and stuff that is available! I am also looking forward to Christmas this year as I want to do another layout for that. Last year I only did the Halloween layout and it was up until January, I think.
Trying to update my avatar since 2020
MartyE and Kodi the Husky Dog! ( 3/31/90-9/28/04 ) www.MartyE.com My O Gauge Web Page and Home of Kodiak Junction!
Hang in there Marty, the money will be nice! Hope your dad has a good trip.
Won that water tower on ebay! It says it's in poor condition, but I plan to copy Tom's idea and put wood on it anyway. If the legs are messed up, I'll take it apart and use it as a template for a woodworking project, when I'm not working on the basement!
Good morning guys. Rainy here, cool too. In 50's, should clear up by weekend.
Was away for a few days in the mountains of western Maryland in Garrett County after visiting our son and watching WVU romp over Eastern Washington. WVU versus Maryalnd tinight. Should be a good game. Enjoyed the scenery. Visited a restored Queen Anne Style B & O RR Station. Very cool. Forgot the camera so no pics. Bed at motel was hard as a rock, did not sleep well. Last night was 4th of 5 Back to School Nights. Last one is Monday then no more night meetings until October 11.
Still have about 12 pages of posts in the Coffee Pot to catch up on.
Take care,
Mitch
Bob Mitchell Gettysburg, PA TCA # 98-47956 LCCA# RM22839
60 and rain again got about an inch last nite. Don't know about playing GOLF with my brother tonite but you can count on wings and beer. Survived anothe ropen house had only 3 parents, up one from last year.
JIM F, CONGA on the water tower hope it works for ya.
JAABAT, email address here at school is
LAZARG@udasd.k12.pa.us
My computer at home is acting up sometimes I get emails 1-2 months late, go figure?
Oh yea, HAPPY FRIDAY EVE!
Have a good one.
Does anyone know if LIONEL shipped out the Lionmaster Cab forward yet?
And if MTH shipped out the Kaiers beer reefers?
It is cloudy and cool with temps reaching into the 70s today. I went to a local meeting about the new Honda plant last night. It was very informative, but the website they gave out last night does not appear to work. Most of the rail traffic is expected to go north toward Indy. They have a very ambitious schedule for completion of the project, and there has already been one revision of the new interchange. Could be some interesting times ahead. Lucas slept most of the day during chemo. Hopefully, this will all end soon.
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