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

[ChiefEagles]

AW, did we get a visit from Robert Dovall? The First Air Cav on the river bank in Country and surfing the waves as Charlie holds the area across the river. "Apocalypse Now" [:D]

Just did three laps around the subdivision up the street. Been doing two laps and coming home. Added one today. Getting tuff guys. Would start running but the bouncing hurts that chest. Use to run two miles per day. Knees started giving me toruble and Dr. said stop. Then that caused the arteries to start plugging up. Can't win for loosing. [;)]

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by ben10ben

(I'm hunting for a Western Electric 500 with a metal fingerwheel, if anyone can point me in the right direction), as well as various other things that I have an interest in.

Ben, I will look in a bin of rotary phones in our local antique shop. Maybe I will find the Western Electric 500 you are looking for![:D]

Did find one on this site for $40, http://www.ericofon.com/sale/classic2/500.htm

[spankybird]

HI Bogaziddy,

As you can tell we love steam engines, but the wife only lets me use JT Megasmoke with the Christmas Pine sent or the Bayberry sent.

We are glad you enjoyed the pics
tom

[Anonymous]

Hey guys, Back form the GF's party... Cheif, I got pivs if you want!.... ;-)

Chris

[ben10ben]

Well, didn't make it to the flea market, but I can save that for another day.

Jerry,
Thanks[:)].

As much as I would love to buy one off the site, buying a refurbished one takes all the fun out of it. Western Electric phones never die, and if they do, half the fun is trying to make them work again. The other half is cleaning them up and making them look like new again(at least the way I look at it).

[TurboOne]

Ok Tom, I am very new to O gauge, ok all gauges, but there are different scents for the smoke ??? Please tell me so I can finally get a steamer. My wife said no smoking trains at all....but with the pretty smell.hmmmmmmmm

Tim (I'm so excited) [:D] [:D] [:D] [:D]

[spankybird]

Here Tim, check out this site

http://www.megasteam.com

click on scents - BTW - its great smoke fluided. It doesn't hang in the air long.

tom

[Anonymous]

i just got my first bottle of megasteam. Im very happy with it!!! Smells very good(icinnemon roll) Now my mom can at least tolerate it.[8D]

[ChiefEagles]

Chris, hope the lips are all swollen from all of the smooching. [;)]

[cnw1995]

Hey Chief, Found and fixed the short - it was a bad piece of track as you noted - I saw that locomotive float in the Rose parade on TV - what a monster and made all of flowers too - I have to try this megasteam - at least our Lionel smoke fluid covers the stink of the guinea pigs cage...I'm tired of watching football - though there were some great games - Iowa and Texas winning at the last second. Raining here - and cold again. Hope it doesn't turn to ice. I made supper and am waiting on my sick wife. Making the kids go to bed early too - they stayed up too late last eve. Have a great evening yourselves!

[Anonymous]

Cheif -

[8D] All I have to say..

[ChiefEagles]

Doug, hope and pray wife gets better. Do not know if it hit 70 today or not [what was predicted]. Walked in shirt sleves. You are becoming an expert on AC and O guage. Glad you have the little kids and not me. Not patient enough anymore. I know, Duda will say I'm old and crabby. [;)] God bless.

[wrmcclellan]

Been another slow day here today. Very warm.

Doug - hope your wife gets well soon. Being sick is a lousy way to spend a holiday weekend.

Cool that Texas beat Michigan - a first for a Texas team against the big boys - and the Rose bowl to boot. The day for us was diminished by the Texas A&M performance in the Cotton Bowl - ugh!

Happy 2005 all - hope you are haivng a good start!
Roy

[ben10ben]

Doug,
Hope that your wife gets better!

[Buckeye Riveter]

If Momma ain't happy [:)], nobody's happy. [:(]

Tell your wife that all your train buddies wish her a speedy recovery so she can clean the house, wa***he clothes, make the beds, cook the meals, wa***he car, wa***he dog, mow the lawn, shovel the snow, wa***he windows, clean the fish, wa***he boat, take out the trash, walk the dog, feed the cat, clean the litter box, etc.

I know I left out something. [?][?][?][?][?][?][?][?]

Added new chores. as suggested.

[laz 57]

Hi Guys,
DOUG sorry to here about the wife hope all is well.
I celebrated my 48 BDay today with taking my dog Jane for a long 2mile walk than running 3+ miles with my wife then topped it off trying to push a deer to my brother. Did not see any. I am tired and had a few OLD Mlls tonght.
I will have some pics on the flanged wheels my wife got me in the near future, gonna go to bed now.
Happy 2005
Laz 57

[ChiefEagles]

[bday][bday] Laz. I'm only 10 years older. [:(]

[Buckeye Riveter]

[bday][bday][bday]

Happy Birthday LAZ [:D]

[laz 57]

A BIG THANK YOU ,
CHIEFIE and BUCKEYE you guys know what it is like to be 48 I just hope I make it to 58.
THANKS again, Happy 2005,
Laz 57

[ben10ben]

Happy Birthday, Laz, even though I'm now officially a day late!

[dougdagrump]

Buckeye, You left a couple of iterms of the list for the misses to do: clean the fish you caught and wa***he boat after the fishing trip. [(-D]

[bogaziddy]

Buckeye -
You left off the request to provide a picture of the boat and motor.

Chief -
Get yourself a pooch if you don't already have one and take him for long walks. Easier on the knee (I've got a bum one too) and someone will love you for it while you're doing yourself a big favor. Take care of yourself this year and for many years to come.

The Zid

[TurboOne]

Hey Chief, take care of that knee.
Three options for it.

Cut it off. Toughest option. Hard to walk after words, but easy to spin in circles.

Put in a titanium knee. Have a few friends that did, if you have insurance it works great.

Take some Glucosemine. Works for me and I have had bad knees since I was 17.

Actually one last idea. Play with trains all day long. Not the least expensive way, but definately the best choice....!!

Happy New Year

Tim

[spankybird]

Good Morning All,

NE Ohio is warm, at 50 deg with rain showers. Spring is great after having a white Christmas.

According to Buckeye’s list, I should be shaving my legs. LOL she has me well trained, where did I go wrong.

Laz – a day late, but [bday] [bday] [bday], Chief can’t remember that far back when he was only 48, come to think of it, neither can I. [(-D] [(-D] [(-D]

All – Add some pics to the Sunday Photo Fun, even if its only one.

All be safe

tom

[ben10ben]

Morning Folks,
Still warm here, I guess, and rainy.

Headed off to Church in a little while. The parking lot finally thawed[:)].

After church, it's catch up on the homework that's due tomorrow. In my classic traditions, I've put most of it off until the last minute, so I'll really have a good time doing the rest of it this afternoon.

Hope that you all have a good day!
By the way, this is my 500th post!

[spankybird]

Hey Ben, cong. on the 3rd star

tom

[Anonymous]

Morning Guys,

Well, same as Ben, Its the last day of my break so maybe I'll run some trains today.

Happy Birthday Laz!

Happy 500 Ben!

Chris

[ChiefEagles]

Morning gang. Over slept. Missed early Church and Sunday School. Not a good way to start off the new year. OH Well!! Sleep was good for the old man. Hope Doug's wife is better this AM [for Doug's sake too [;)]]. bogaziddy, got two dogs. One is too old [Peek] and I would end up carrying him. The other is a lab and he would drag me down the street [not trained to walk with me]. Knee really does OK unless I run [at least so for]. Can't run due the chest can not stand the vibration. Don't think Dr. will take running trains as a walking substitute. [;)] Ben, you got "Gone With The Wind" read??? Watched "Cold Mountain" on TV [cable] last night [got it on DVD too]. Watch it about once a month. Need to be fishing today. Sunny and into the 70's. Wow, last winter, NC had an unusual cold and snowy winter. All have a great day and God bless all.

[spankybird]

Good to see you finally up Chief,

BTW - for all of us in NE Ohio, Tracks Ahead will be on Akron-Canton PBS station, Ch 45/49 - WEIO, at 4:30pm today, and on Cleveland Ch 25 WVIZ on Tuesday night at 7:30pm.

tom

[ben10ben]

Tom,
Thanks

Chief,
No, and I've got enough other stuff to do that it looks like it's sparknotes time. This teacher generally uses those and/or Cliff notes to make his tests, and I'm hoping that that's the case with this one. I'm not really sure when the test is, so maybe I'll have time to actually finish it.

I need to do something about procrastinating, but I've never gotten around to it[:)].