Afternoon Y'all. Was a nice day. Bit overcast now, but was in the mid 70s with plenty of sunshine throughout. Finished early, then came home to bride and daughter. After some Lobster Ravioli, we headed to pick son up at school. Went to Post Office to get daughter an American Passport for the upcoming cruise. We could use her Chinese Passport, but if she should have a problem, it may not help.
Watched "Built for Speed" story of American Passenger Trains. Was a good show. I had not read where they got the guy in CA that killed the cops, but glad it is over. All except the grief for the families. Was reading the latest CTT. Good article on the S gauge layout.
Hope everyone has a good day.Dennis
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Rich, I'd like a copy of the list as well. Two thoughts, first, a lot of folks are getting ready for York and may not want to drop any cash right now, till they see whats up there. Second, with the economy, it might be a tough time to get the returns you would have on the items in better times.
Another idea, if you know of someone who is going to York as a seller, perhaps they could unload some of the bigger ticket items like the Acela. I am going, but only to look and buy. Don't personally need a modern set as I want to go with late 40s/early50s. I may be interested in some other items you may have. Also, Fastrack prices have gone way up. Perhaps you can bundle some cases and get a good price on the bay of E, or Chooch.
Good Luck, and thanks for helping the family...great gesture.
Dennis
fifedog Chief - "...on parole for assault with a deadly weapon." Need we say more? Those CHiPs were all my age. (Which is pretty old these days...)
Chief - "...on parole for assault with a deadly weapon." Need we say more? Those CHiPs were all my age. (Which is pretty old these days...)
An instant assassination for killing a Cop. That is after he is castrated, eyes are poked with red hot pokers and all arms and legs broken.
WE WON. County Commissioners took our recommendations on ETJ expansion against Planning Staff and Raleigh's objection.
Think I am being hexed by Buckeye. He must be sticking pins in that voodoo doll of me. Headache, joints ache and cold and heat is on. Later.
PS: CA and death penalty? NO!!! If they did, Charles Manson would not bbe in prison.
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dougdagrumpLawsonFarmsRR Good afternoon all: Plumber finished. Installed a new pump. Lowered it an additional 15' and still is off the bottom. It took two service calls but we now have a totally new system. RT you are right (I hate saying that), everything should be fixed at once. Now if I can just remember that. Does CA have the death penalty? If they do they don't use it enough for it to be a deterrent. We do, but they usually die of old age after 25 to 30 years of appeals. fife - Kyle Bush wining is getting a little old - I am loving it! Jon - Never get tired of country music. Never known it to blare. Just my opinion. Patrick, Especially if you throw in some of the old stuff. Jones, Hank (sr not jr), Carter Family, Man in Black. Just to name a few. Greg - DW did reverse himself. I picked up on that as well. In my opinion he was right the first time. All out racing all the time. That would avoid the yawns and naps during the first 3/4 of the race. De-caf !!!!!!!!!!! He's begiing to remind me of the idiot on the Train Show on the History Channel. RT - I am the only one on the Tardis tonight? Maybe I will park it here on the farm and tomorrow use it to shuttle the cows to their first pasture of the season. Memo to myself. "RT doesn't eat grits......RT doesn't eat grits......RT doesn't.......... Personally I love both grits & scrapple........ Las Vegas , Laughlin . Patrick
LawsonFarmsRR Good afternoon all: Plumber finished. Installed a new pump. Lowered it an additional 15' and still is off the bottom. It took two service calls but we now have a totally new system. RT you are right (I hate saying that), everything should be fixed at once. Now if I can just remember that. Does CA have the death penalty? If they do they don't use it enough for it to be a deterrent. We do, but they usually die of old age after 25 to 30 years of appeals. fife - Kyle Bush wining is getting a little old - I am loving it! Jon - Never get tired of country music. Never known it to blare. Just my opinion. Patrick, Especially if you throw in some of the old stuff. Jones, Hank (sr not jr), Carter Family, Man in Black. Just to name a few. Greg - DW did reverse himself. I picked up on that as well. In my opinion he was right the first time. All out racing all the time. That would avoid the yawns and naps during the first 3/4 of the race. De-caf !!!!!!!!!!! He's begiing to remind me of the idiot on the Train Show on the History Channel. RT - I am the only one on the Tardis tonight? Maybe I will park it here on the farm and tomorrow use it to shuttle the cows to their first pasture of the season. Memo to myself. "RT doesn't eat grits......RT doesn't eat grits......RT doesn't.......... Personally I love both grits & scrapple........ Las Vegas , Laughlin . Patrick
Good afternoon all:
Plumber finished. Installed a new pump. Lowered it an additional 15' and still is off the bottom. It took two service calls but we now have a totally new system. RT you are right (I hate saying that), everything should be fixed at once. Now if I can just remember that.
Does CA have the death penalty? If they do they don't use it enough for it to be a deterrent.
We do, but they usually die of old age after 25 to 30 years of appeals.
fife - Kyle Bush wining is getting a little old - I am loving it!
Jon - Never get tired of country music. Never known it to blare. Just my opinion.
Patrick, Especially if you throw in some of the old stuff. Jones, Hank (sr not jr), Carter Family, Man in Black. Just to name a few.
Greg - DW did reverse himself. I picked up on that as well. In my opinion he was right the first time. All out racing all the time. That would avoid the yawns and naps during the first 3/4 of the race.
De-caf !!!!!!!!!!! He's begiing to remind me of the idiot on the Train Show on the History Channel.
RT - I am the only one on the Tardis tonight? Maybe I will park it here on the farm and tomorrow use it to shuttle the cows to their first pasture of the season.
Memo to myself. "RT doesn't eat grits......RT doesn't eat grits......RT doesn't..........
Personally I love both grits & scrapple........
Las Vegas , Laughlin .
Patrick
Doug - I had to quote your entire post. You are 100% correct on all counts. You have elevated your self to # 1 in my book of all on this thread. (Hope that is not the kiss of death). Six personal opinions, six winners!
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Chief, New Jersey has a guy in prison who was convicted of killing two cops in Lodi. He was sentenced to death when they did away with the death penalty. Even though the state reinstated the death penalty, he has not had it reinstated in his case. Every few years, he comes before the parole board and has come close to getting out. Someday, he probably will.
Well, time for bed. Dennis
Evening all. Now for patrick to remember that I don't do grits will be a mirical but any way pass the scrapple and fried eggs with toast this way any day.
Well soldered the wires in to illuminate my NYC caboose ( the one that comes with lionel's New York Central Flyer train set from the mid to late 90's) it had the frosted glass in it but no light or middle wheel for it.
Then wife had me put the cultivator together so I can use it tomorrow as its supose to rain wednesday. anyway see what I'm doing tomorrow. 9 yes with arm still a little sore
Hopefully my parts for the 2026 will be here wednesday so i can do that wednesday.
Talked with Sj and charlie earlier on yahoo's IM. guess I'll go see if Brutus has come on yet. Talk to you all later
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Kind of busy over the weekend. Didn't do much train stuff. Walked up to the hobby shop and gabbed with the HO guys for a while. Did some more painting in the basement, and moved along on a plumbing project until I got stopped by the wrong fitting and closed stores - Murphy was helping! The plant didn't call - so it was a good weekend.
RT - elbow getting any better? I fell in mid January, stiff armed the landing and broke an arm bone (radius? unla?) right below the knobby part for the elbow joint. Aggrivating, isn't it. It has only been about two weeks that I could do useful work with the arm. Most of February it hurt to pick up a locomotive to put it on the track.
Buckeye - saw your BL-2 pictures on photofun. Good looking piece. My BL-2 is in Mo Pac colors. I'd be interested in the details if/when you do a conversion on it.
Brutis - drop me an e-mail giving fair warning when you will be coming this way. We could meet for a meal at Kehde's or something.
Got all of the pieces parts in hand to kit bash together a replica of a MKT RS-3 that they had rebuilt by EMD. RS-3 cab with a GP-7 or GP-9 long hood. MKT converted something like 12, Rock Island had some too.
NASCAR season. I watched the Daytona 500 and bits and pieces of subsiquent races. Seems like something is missing this year. Might be the COT - it is so tightly controlled, they are all the same. Not like the factory wars of old. There is something to be said for still having 20 or 30 cars on the lead lap at the end of the race, though.
F1 season starts in a couple of weeks. Same, but different.
Comment on March Madness - GO SPARTANS.
8ntruck Buckeye - saw your BL-2 pictures on photofun. Good looking piece. My BL-2 is in Mo Pac colors. I'd be interested in the details if/when you do a conversion on it.
8ntruck.....I'll start out with a TMCC unit from ERR. Next, I'll change out the headlights to LED. I need to look at the number boards, too. Then I'll put an engineer and fireman in the windows and it should be great.
Chuck....Would you please hand me another long sharp pin for my Chief doll.
Celebrating 18 years on the CTT Forum.
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Buckeye Riveter Chuck....Would you please hand me another long sharp pin for my Chief doll.
Wow....another pin. Pick a good place.
Good evening
Cool but sunny today, chatting with some of the forum guys and waiting for the Tardis. Banilla in hand...S.J.
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Good night. Been watching a Western on Westerns Channel. Seen it three times since Jan. Still good. Been high and hiper on cough meds. Now it is hitting me and about to crash. Think Buckeye is tickling the doll's throat. Cough Cough. Hope that old band director in Ioway does not join in. Just talked to Shake and Bake. He has some great traffic signals by MTH. Got to go over to the SPF and see them. Sleep tight.
Just got out of the chat conference with some of the guys. SJ, Brutus, Kurt, Doug & RT. Fun was had by all..great way to end the night. Kurt and I continue to collaborate on ideas for my layout. He's sure got some good ones.
Goodnight!
Charlie a.k.a. MichiganRailRoad714 (Charter Member TTC)
8ntruck - I'll try to do it, sir Have to work things out as when I go through there, my whole family is going to visit inlaws near KC though.
Had a great chat session tonight, did some farm chores on facebook, watched Bell, Book & Candle on dvr, and just chilled out. Son is feeling better. Wife had a pretty good birthday, considering that sick son put the kitbash on elaborate dinner plans. Maybe later this week - I'm sure she'll get a fancy dinner out of the deal She already bought herself some kind of tote bag by Vera Bradley and some other stuff, but I lost track None of it will run on my track though! Sheesh!
Lots of posts today and I did read all, but just so many! Feel sorry for the families of those police officers, that's for sure.
Tardis is ready, Patrick, Kurt, RT, Mike, Rich, Dennis, Don, Doug, Sir James (oh yeah, he's asleep, all the better to steal his banilla), 88, Jack, Ray, Laz and I see a couple more beacons out there and one lonely porch light? Catch ya in a little while!
RIP Chewy - best dog I ever had.
Morning to All,
Just checking in and grabbing a quick cup. Had oatmeal and toast on the dining car today. been trying to keep up on posts. Had a busy weekend. Son and his GF were here and we also visited family for my Mom and BIL's borthday celebration.
Today is the last day of state testing. Glad it is finished. Kids were wiped out yesterday, actually had two kids fall asleep during testing, should make for some stellar scores.
Well, I gotta run as I have a 6:45 AM dentist appointment. Yahoo.
Mitch
Bob Mitchell Gettysburg, PA TCA # 98-47956 LCCA# RM22839
HI GYZ,
18 and cold one here,to get to 47? Got frames made and painted yesterday for my steam prints by ALVIN STAUFER. Going to mount them on the walls tonite?
Stay frosty,
laz57
Morning all!
Nice typing to everyone last nite! Brutus, Doug, Charlie, RT, SJ, good time! Charlie, you may need to build that mountain out to accept that new Ore Bin! Ore build another mountain at the far side of the layout.
Looking for ward to the F1 season! I can now record those. The races conflict with my time on line.
Kurt
Buckeye & Chuck--
I think I can find a square needle around here, I'd like to help with Chief's acupuncture treatment if it's OK?
Big rains,wind and a few tornado sightings last night in western IA, our ground is saturated and we need a break.
Jon
So many roads, so little time.
jonadel I think I can find a square needle around here, I'd like to help with Chief's acupuncture treatment if it's OK?
You have any of those big rusty barn nails?
Mornin' Fellas.Not much going on around these parts as of late... waiting for a few deliveries to come in. Ordered some Blue Ray movies, buildings for the town, new door knobs for bedrooms and closets, and some stuff for the digital camera. Only thing that has come in is the extra batteries for the camera (the one delivery I needed the least - go figure). Found a place online to get door knobs for 50% what Lowes and Home Despot want... http://www.factorylocks.com wish I had found these guys last year when I started the whole 'we you need to replace the door knobs with something nicer' project. I will say the hallways look a lot better now. No more spotty brass knobs. However this has resulted in Susie-Q noticing that the doors look grimey... So it looks like 'we you need to remove all the doors and repaint them this Summer' is going to be added to the Honey-Do-List. Still need to get outside and finish painting the shed and get some gutters hung on it this Spring. When it rains the water hits the ramp and seems to be causing the floor to lift... nothing major just don't want it to become a major problem...OH - JimT - yes I did get the PS3... and it has only been turned on 3 times since I received it two weeks ago. I also had to get a new receiver to complete the home entertainment system - Pioneer Elite VSX-01TXH... still trying to figure out how this thing works! Will talk later.
Morning. Turned chilly with a good breeze. Staying in this AM. Trying to sober up. No more coughing spellls.
Brutus, Vera Bradley is $$$$$$.
Tried to sleep late but Lucy said no. They've been out and I watered the plants and seeds. Wife put one of her plants in the greenhouse and broke some of the leaves on one of my big squash plants. Coffee and breakfast time.
Mornin' boys. Sunny & 28 here in the Mid-Atlantic region. A little sore this mornin' after a 2-miler yesterday. Ankles tight. Shoulders tight. Cheek-bones tight.
mitchie - Dentist at 0645 How sharp can he be that early? I'm gonna go out on a limb here, but if you see smoke that's probably not good...
dougnotta - Don't make any sudden stops...
Chief - I like Texan approach to death penalties...
Buckeye--
Not sure I have any old rusty barn nails but I do have some RR spikes from a trestle bridge that used to run over my Grandparents farm, would that work?
Morning all. Grey, windy and colder today. Waiting on the carpet guys and a mirror glazier. Got my new parts for the dishwasher too. Should be busy day today - hope this works out before it starts raining. Nice 'clarifying' chat with the Ohio college my daughter plans to go to in the fall. Just wanted to get a sense of what I'll owe them - the financial aid package was 'mistaken' so they'll repost it. Good thing it's a small school. Great chat with some of theboys last evening. I got some old rebar out back if you need it, Buckeye, I think I forgot why though.
Doug Murphy 'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...' Henry V.
Oh lord ... have been repainting all my lil detail parts and am about to ! Been watching ebay for bargains but looks like the bank acount will stay the way it is until York .... no deals there on engines anymore .... gets worse by the week ! Doc at VA hospitol changed ALL my meds ... if I get on here screwy and bewidered .... wait ... some think I am anyway ... LOL . Anyone have much experience with Weaver engines ... I know nothing about them but they look darn good ? A fellow here ... asked me to build him a desk piece with a lionel engine with a light tower ... like I have alot of time ... sounds cool though . I guess I could put the transformer in a lil building to hide it .... yea he's a wealthy lawyer . Sons took and used all my steel leaders for fishing I use for steel cables for the trains ... hunted for them for hours and after cussing for awhile they told me . Have to make some more of the old fashioned guard rails ... the wooden posts with the cables ... anyone else old enough to remember them ? Never see them on layouts around here but that's what they were back then . These little things take too darn much time and the grandkids won't help ... LOL .
Ole Timer all I've been seeing on ebay lately is over priced as a whole. I wonder how we will do the week of York lol normally the prices on bay of E drop around late Aug to mid Oct as getting johnny and Suzie back to school and the first school bills lol. sometimes late June - mid July they drop a little as vacation but think a lot have cut back on going on vacation out of town anyway.
On weaver talk to john ( jefelectric) as he has some weaver and loves them Now I don't know about there engines if he has any but I know he loves there cars.
Well put the last of the stuff that I'm not keeping up on choochoo. we'll see if any interest if not may put it all in a bunch and list it on bay of E and see how it does.
how every one doing. fine here gotta go get some gas to start cultivating for the wife oh boy !!
Well is better than having to dig it by hand I guess lol.
Talk to you all later
oh one thing more
Have to make some more of the old fashioned guard rails ... the wooden posts with the cables ... anyone else old enough to remember them ?
Yes but then I guess I'm omitting I'm old but seems I remember them being around in the early 60's but I was wee tike then lol
LawsonFarmsRR Hello Don: You are right. I am sure we are boring a lot of people, but I am going to do it again, only a shorter post.
Hello Don:
You are right. I am sure we are boring a lot of people, but I am going to do it again, only a shorter post.
You're not boring me. I like this exchange because it helps understand both sides of the fence. Thank you.
Jack
IF IT WON'T COME LOOSE BY TAPPING ON IT, DON'T TRY TO FORCE IT. USE A BIGGER HAMMER.
Well, I might take a shower and shave. Been drinking coffee and watching a movie. Seems nice to rest for a short while.
Doug M, new parts for your dishwasher. Is that a new set of hands? WE do not have the modern dishwasher. When we remodled kitchen, wife refused one. I would think you have several dishwashers [kids]. Our kids use to have to wash dishes.
Chat later.
BTW: where is 8ntruck. He dropped in and visited and no more from him. Guess he was too weak to take the GRITS.
Buckeye Riveter jonadel I think I can find a square needle around here, I'd like to help with Chief's acupuncture treatment if it's OK? You have any of those big rusty barn nails?
I have some of the old fashion concrete cut nails,not to big about 3 inches. Should do nicely?
A late Good Morning
Sunny and 50 today but windy.
A sucessful trip to the skin doc this morning, had a something removed from my cheek. It will be tested but she said it looked safe to her. Just had a scrambled egg mixed with mushroom,cheese,green pepper, and onion. White toast. well that was my morning. I probably could find something rusty if it would be helpful in taking care of the Chief. Always happy to help. Enjoy your day...S.J.
Ole Timer Sons took and used all my steel leaders for fishing I use for steel cables for the trains ... hunted for them for hours and after cussing for awhile they told me . Have to make some more of the old fashioned guard rails ... the wooden posts with the cables ... anyone else old enough to remember them ? Never see them on layouts around here but that's what they were back then . These little things take too darn much time and the grandkids won't help ... LOL .
Sons took and used all my steel leaders for fishing I use for steel cables for the trains ... hunted for them for hours and after cussing for awhile they told me . Have to make some more of the old fashioned guard rails ... the wooden posts with the cables ... anyone else old enough to remember them ? Never see them on layouts around here but that's what they were back then . These little things take too darn much time and the grandkids won't help ... LOL .
We did a section of roadway like that but we used the lightweight picture hanger wire and wood dowels. Looks great but unfortunately some of our less than graceful club members have had an adverse impact on a few of the posts.
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