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Posted by dougdagrump on Sunday, March 22, 2009 11:06 AM

Mornin' All.

Don & Patrick, Check out what happened to this merchant: http://www.bobshobbyshop.com/ .

Sinuses Grumpy Used hot compresses late last nite and early this morning, also did the steam & tent thing using some really hot water with vicks in it. Seems to have helped a bit, we shall see. Sad

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Posted by rtraincollector on Sunday, March 22, 2009 11:19 AM

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 Good morning Chief:

I have to agree with Don. Debit cards are not the way to go. You are fully exposed if your card is lost or stolen. The perpetrator (do you like that word fife) can take it all and you are out. Not true with a credit card.

I have an outdated Northern Tools catalog. They haven't sent me one for a while, probably because I haven't purchased from them in years. I forgot they have 1:50 CAT equipment. Need to request a new catalog. Thanks.

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Patrick sorry I'm covered with my debit cards I can challange any charge I can get it reversed and I'm only responsible for first $50.00 If I lose and they charge before I call.

I was having a problem with a refund on a putor went round and round giving them a chance they kept saying they did refund would redo ect ect I said sorry after 2 weeks I'm going to contack my bank and see what they can do gee it showed up on my acount about 30 minutes later. While I was talking to my bank on the phone she went in one more time be for I hung up and she said it just came thru. as my debit cards have visa logo and visa backs them just like a credit card.

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Posted by Buckeye Riveter on Sunday, March 22, 2009 11:28 AM

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Morning.  Buckeye, I think Texicans can now spell DUKE.  That is while LSU fans love CAROLINA blue. Whistling  You know, there is agrumpy old guy in CA who does not like CC and DC and send good new copy paper back to its manufacturer. Laugh  Off to Sunday School.  Later

Anybody have a clue as to what the Chief is talking about?  Confused

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Posted by jefelectric on Sunday, March 22, 2009 11:35 AM

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Morning.  Buckeye, I think Texicans can now spell DUKE.  That is while LSU fans love CAROLINA blue. Whistling  You know, there is agrumpy old guy in CA who does not like CC and DC and send good new copy paper back to its manufacturer. Laugh  Off to Sunday School.  Later

Anybody have a clue as to what the Chief is talking about?  [%-)]

 

 

 NOT ME !

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Posted by LawsonFarmsRR on Sunday, March 22, 2009 11:41 AM

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Morning.  Buckeye, I think Texicans can now spell DUKE.  That is while LSU fans love CAROLINA blue. Whistling  You know, there is agrumpy old guy in CA who does not like CC and DC and send good new copy paper back to its manufacturer. Laugh  Off to Sunday School.  Later

Anybody have a clue as to what the Chief is talking about?  [%-)]

 

 

 NOT ME !

 

CC is Credit Card. DC is Debit Card. The rest I am not sure of.

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Posted by Blueberryhill RR on Sunday, March 22, 2009 11:44 AM

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Morning.  Buckeye, I think Texicans can now spell DUKE.  That is while LSU fans love CAROLINA blue. Whistling  You know, there is agrumpy old guy in CA who does not like CC and DC and send good new copy paper back to its manufacturer. Laugh  Off to Sunday School.  Later

Anybody have a clue as to what the Chief is talking about?  [%-)]

 

 

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Not me either. Maybe swamp talk.

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Posted by LawsonFarmsRR on Sunday, March 22, 2009 11:49 AM

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 Good morning Chief:

I have to agree with Don. Debit cards are not the way to go. You are fully exposed if your card is lost or stolen. The perpetrator (do you like that word fife) can take it all and you are out. Not true with a credit card.

I have an outdated Northern Tools catalog. They haven't sent me one for a while, probably because I haven't purchased from them in years. I forgot they have 1:50 CAT equipment. Need to request a new catalog. Thanks.

Patrick


Patrick sorry I'm covered with my debit cards I can challange any charge I can get it reversed and I'm only responsible for first $50.00 If I lose and they charge before I call.

I was having a problem with a refund on a putor went round and round giving them a chance they kept saying they did refund would redo ect ect I said sorry after 2 weeks I'm going to contack my bank and see what they can do gee it showed up on my acount about 30 minutes later. While I was talking to my bank on the phone she went in one more time be for I hung up and she said it just came thru. as my debit cards have visa logo and visa backs them just like a credit card.

 

Hello RT:

I hope you are right. However, I had a recent conversation with the bank and got the opposite impression, the one I stated before.

I do know on a credit card you do not have to go through all that effort on your putor. You simply call the credit card company and dispute the sale. They take it from there.

I will call my bank to morrow about it. Stay tuned.

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Posted by LawsonFarmsRR on Sunday, March 22, 2009 12:04 PM

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Mornin' All.

Don & Patrick, Check out what happened to this merchant: http://www.bobshobbyshop.com/ .

Sinuses Grumpy Used hot compresses late last nite and early this morning, also did the steam & tent thing using some really hot water with vicks in it. Seems to have helped a bit, we shall see. Sad

 

I checked out www.bobshobbyshop.com

Can you imagine anyone having that much bad luck?

I feel for him, and am glad it wasn't me. I do believe he is the extreme exception. And I don't think it is because he used First Data. The same thing could have happened with any credit card processor.

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Posted by SPMan on Sunday, March 22, 2009 12:19 PM

Morning all, thought we dodged the rain but it was just late arriving.  Had some good showers this morning and wind.  I had a rough night with kidney stone working it's way out. Up at 3:00AM with pains.  Took pain killer and sat up for about an hour. Drank lots of water.  I think it all went through cause pain went away this morning  I have had a lot of these over the years but fortunatelly most of them are small enough to pass.  Probably been getting too much salt in diet.

Don, TCA Western Division starts a 10:00AM.  They are just about wrapping it up by 1:00PM. If you can't get there by Noon, I would'nt waste your time.

Off to church soon.  Wife baking cookies for bake sale.  House smells good.  Watched all the talking head Sunday shows this AM.  All say the same thing about bail outs and bonuses but no one knows anything for sure to solve our problems.  It will take a lot of time whatever the government does.  Just pray they don't make it worse.

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Posted by laz 57 on Sunday, March 22, 2009 2:40 PM

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Morning.  Buckeye, I think Texicans can now spell DUKE.  That is while LSU fans love CAROLINA blue. Whistling  You know, there is agrumpy old guy in CA who does not like CC and DC and send good new copy paper back to its manufacturer. Laugh  Off to Sunday School.  Later

Anybody have a clue as to what the Chief is talking about?  [%-)]

 

 

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Not me either. Maybe swamp talk.

Probably GRITS on the brain?

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Posted by Roger Bielen on Sunday, March 22, 2009 2:46 PM

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Mornin' All.

Sinuses Grumpy Used hot compresses late last nite and early this morning, also did the steam & tent thing using some really hot water with vicks in it. Seems to have helped a bit, we shall see. Sad

Doug, warm salt water sinus flushes always work for me when I get one of those hellasious sinus headaches.

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Posted by Buckeye Riveter on Sunday, March 22, 2009 3:57 PM

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Mornin' All.

Sinuses Grumpy Used hot compresses late last nite and early this morning, also did the steam & tent thing using some really hot water with vicks in it. Seems to have helped a bit, we shall see. Sad

Doug, warm salt water sinus flushes always work for me when I get one of those hellasious sinus headaches.

Roger.....

For Pete's sake, the man has an whole ocean of warm salt water just a few miles west of his house.   All he needs to do is jump in and swim with the sharks for a few hours.

As a PQ (Practising Quack),  I believe he has been poisoned by grits dust.   Laugh  The cure for grits dust poisoning is head to snow country and roll around in the wet snow until you become delerious.   We can declare him cured if he says something similiar to, "There is no place like Ohio, there is no place like Ohio, there is no place like Ohio".   

Just last week, as a PQ, I believe that Laz had a severe case of grits dust poisoning.  It was either grits dust poisoning or middle school crud enhanced by cheap beer.

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Posted by LawsonFarmsRR on Sunday, March 22, 2009 4:14 PM

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As a PQ (Practising Quack),  I believe he has been poisoned by grits dust.   Laugh  The cure for grits dust poisoning is head to snow country and roll around in the wet snow until you become delerious.   We can declare him cured if he says something similiar to, "There is no place like Ohio, there is no place like Ohio, there is no place like Ohio".   

Just last week, as a PQ, I believe that Laz had a severe case of grits dust poisoning.  It was either grits dust poisoning or middle school crud enhanced by cheap beer.

 

Obviously the grits dust is from sand paper not that Delicious hot breakfast food! Where is that tongue-in-cheek smiley face when you need it.

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Posted by LawsonFarmsRR on Sunday, March 22, 2009 4:20 PM

 NASCAR Report:

Kyle Bush wins another one! How he has matured. The big disappointment, again, was Dale Jr. Had a decent car but finished a lap down. It appears to me his heart in not in racing this year.

Now it's time for steak on the outside grill, and then some train running.

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Posted by rtraincollector on Sunday, March 22, 2009 5:16 PM

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As a PQ (Practising Quack),  I believe he has been poisoned by grits dust.   Laugh  The cure for grits dust poisoning is head to snow country and roll around in the wet snow until you become delerious.   We can declare him cured if he says something similiar to, "There is no place like Ohio, there is no place like Ohio, there is no place like Ohio".   

Just last week, as a PQ, I believe that Laz had a severe case of grits dust poisoning.  It was either grits dust poisoning or middle school crud enhanced by cheap beer.

 

Obviously the grits dust is from sand paper not that Delicious hot breakfast food! Where is that tongue-in-cheek smiley face when you need it.

Patrick

Patrick there is no Delicious hot breakfast food called Grits the only thing witht he name of grits is either the grage of sand paper or that stuff we mix up to fix holes in plaster and such. We also use that same stuff unmixed to sprinkle on grass to kill fire ants as they eat it and it swells in them and kills them so I know you wouldn't want to eat anything like that. Whistling

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Posted by Ole Timer on Sunday, March 22, 2009 5:18 PM

Doug ... had severe problems also ... was advised and went to walmart and got a hot steam humidifier ... works great ! I can move it from room to room and run it on low all night and no sinus congestion and headaches anymore . Not only that I mentioned it to my doctor and she said oxygen encapsulated with humidity is easier for the lungs to process .

And on the debit card thing ... if any remember ... months ago some scum bag in Norway stole my debit card number and emptied my bank account . The bank got it all back in 3 days . They notified me the guy was arrested and will be doing big time in a european prison . No deductable of $50.00 to pay either . 

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Posted by rtraincollector on Sunday, March 22, 2009 5:21 PM

ole timer that $50.00 if they don't recover the funds. but glad to hear that.

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Posted by Ole Timer on Sunday, March 22, 2009 5:26 PM

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ole timer that $50.00 if they don't recover the funds. but glad to hear that.

They did'nt say if the funds were recovered ... they gave me all my money back with no deductible before he was arrested . Seems he bought some cruise tickets and came in smiling to pick them up ... he got a long vacation ... a cruise in a patty wagon instead . It was an interpol sting with F.B.I  assistance . Banks wordwide frown on that and go nutsy jailing them . Like the lady who called said ... he was'nt smiling when he left in cuffs ... LOL .

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Posted by laz 57 on Sunday, March 22, 2009 5:51 PM

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Mornin' All.

Sinuses Grumpy Used hot compresses late last nite and early this morning, also did the steam & tent thing using some really hot water with vicks in it. Seems to have helped a bit, we shall see. Sad

Doug, warm salt water sinus flushes always work for me when I get one of those hellasious sinus headaches.

Roger.....

For Pete's sake, the man has an whole ocean of warm salt water just a few miles west of his house.   All he needs to do is jump in and swim with the sharks for a few hours.

As a PQ (Practising Quack),  I believe he has been poisoned by grits dust.   Laugh  The cure for grits dust poisoning is head to snow country and roll around in the wet snow until you become delerious.   We can declare him cured if he says something similiar to, "There is no place like Ohio, there is no place like Ohio, there is no place like Ohio".   

Just last week, as a PQ, I believe that Laz had a severe case of grits dust poisoning.  It was either grits dust poisoning or middle school crud enhanced by cheap beer.

LOL!!!  Middle school crud and GREEN BEER on the Irish holiday.  Boy that was a tough one.

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Posted by sir james I on Sunday, March 22, 2009 7:44 PM

Good evening

Wow if we skip the quotes there are about four post. Still cool here, made it to the 50s. #2 son spent the afternoon as he could not see mom on her birthday. It's nice to see the kids now and then. He left I watched the news,why do old people watch the news anyway? No trains today.

Banilla is waiting but not much left of the cupcakes or lemon cake. RT it's up to you...S.J.

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Posted by ChiefEagles on Sunday, March 22, 2009 7:56 PM

You know, the more I am around folks from OH and PA on this forum, the more I realize that there is a big community of brain dead mentaly ill folks.  

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Posted by rtraincollector on Sunday, March 22, 2009 7:57 PM

I hate to give the controlls to a rebal especially a farmer Big Smile but maybe you better let patrick drive tonight as if I get behind the controlls we might be flying upsidedown as this medication I'm on might not make for a good trip for any of us. and I hate to have to clean up spilt beer tomorrow I can't stand the smell of stale beer.

By the way where is brutus?

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Posted by Brutus on Sunday, March 22, 2009 7:57 PM

Shhhhh!  Don't tell them about that german chocolate cake you made me, RT!

Well, it will take another coat of mud on 2 walls.  I know I'm just too picky, but I want it to look right when it is done.  Guess I'm a little like that Monk character on tv Tongue

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Posted by fifedog on Sunday, March 22, 2009 7:58 PM

sir james - We watch the news to feel better about ourselves, you know,"At least I din't die in an avalanche today while snowmobiling...".  Unless somehting big local happened (where I might have got on a coptercam shot), I check out BBC-America.  I think the Brits are ready to revoke our Independence...

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Posted by cnw1995 on Sunday, March 22, 2009 8:05 PM

You're always a help, Brutus - you told me to stop fooling around with grain 'o wheat bulbs and go get a real LED. So I walked down the block and did. Wink. Listening to the World Baseball Classic and doing a few chores...before running trains. The WBC sounds like a home game for Japan - LOL

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Posted by dwiemer on Sunday, March 22, 2009 8:37 PM

Good Evening everyone!  Had a great day.  Started at church...good service and then everyone went out to the sports park for a good 'ol Southern Picnic.  Did some fishing with the kids and wife did the sandbox thing with them afterwards.  Came home and played Wii for a little while, made home made Pizza and watched "Trains and Locomotives"  episode on the 4-4-0- American.  Time for bed.

Don, my father had a business dealing with towns on many occasions.  Anyway, many of these towns changed to using credit cards for their method of payment.  Not sure of the reasoning, but that was how they did it.  He didn't like having the expense of the CC company/equipment, etc.

I get off call in the morning.  My back hurts, but will wait till after tomorrow's cases to take anything good that will work. 

Hope everyone has a blessed week.

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Posted by SPMan on Sunday, March 22, 2009 8:54 PM

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Obviously the grits dust is from sand paper not that Delicious hot breakfast food

Patrick, You obviously know a good thing when you see it.  Don't know where these fellas got the idea that grits were'nt good to eat.  They just need something on them like butter etc.  Go great with fried eggs.  I suppose these Ohizo and Pennsylvania guys eat something called scrapple.  Now there is something that sounds like it might not be too healthy.   I'll take the grits, they can have the scrapple.

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Posted by kpolak on Sunday, March 22, 2009 8:56 PM

Evening all!

SJ:  I know what you mean about the news.  I listened to c-span on XM, hearings with the gov't appointed CEO of AIG.  Banged Head

RT:  Is Chief taking your meds?

Chief:  Maybe you better take a bag of popcorn, recline, and call Dennis in the am.

Brutus:  Sorry I couldn't talk tonight.  Beacon is on.  I'll catch up in the Tardis.

Watching a bit if Bond.  Good day at Church.  Went for a walk, and talked to the neighbors.  Everyone is finally out of hibernation.  One wants to roadtrip to see the Michigan train stations.  Ended up at Olive Garden (4-yo choice) for dinner.

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Posted by MichRR714 on Sunday, March 22, 2009 9:18 PM

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One wants to roadtrip to see the Michigan train stations.

 

That sure sounds like fun.

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Posted by anjdevil2 on Sunday, March 22, 2009 9:22 PM

 Well, I'm back...Spent the day doing e-bay/choochoo & Craigs List.  Man there is a lot of stuff.

 Wish it would all get sold, though.  The Acelas didn't even get an offer, man I'm bumed.  I thought for sure it'd been gone by now.  Had to clean up the room and bring some of the customers stuff home in case they lock the doors Wed.

I'm trying to get that Wanderer running, but it's an MTH so the aggravation factor is a 12 on a 10 scale Banged Head

OK almost time to hit the hay....I'm taking a time out in front of the telly, then to bed...been a looong day.

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