8ntruck This is my first post on the Coffee Pot. I've read it from time to time, guess I'll join in. Thanks for the invite, Chief. I'm currently living in Sedalia, Mo., but grew up in Lansing, Mi. Lived in Bowling Green, Ky. for 9 years in between. Yup - another Yankee, though tempered somewhat by my time in Bowling Green. Still, real gravy is brown, dirt is black, and grits is the grading system for sandpaper. Weather has been hovering in the mid 50's to mid 60' here this week. Sunshine most of the week, rain forcast for the weekend.
This is my first post on the Coffee Pot. I've read it from time to time, guess I'll join in. Thanks for the invite, Chief.
I'm currently living in Sedalia, Mo., but grew up in Lansing, Mi. Lived in Bowling Green, Ky. for 9 years in between. Yup - another Yankee, though tempered somewhat by my time in Bowling Green. Still, real gravy is brown, dirt is black, and grits is the grading system for sandpaper.
Weather has been hovering in the mid 50's to mid 60' here this week. Sunshine most of the week, rain forcast for the weekend.
Now theres someone that knows how things should be Yep I'm a yankee too 8ntruck. Glad to have you. you need to watch out for Patrick and chief. Don't let Dennis fool you as he is a yankee but living in the heart of the south has to pretend hes converted he even fools me sometimes.
Well all as Brutus mentioned last night went to a local auction and picked up a small load basically post war and mid 70's stuff. Will probably put a bunch of it on choochoo as I bought most of it to resell.
I'm home today and tomorrow as I fell (actually chief snuck down and tripped me) and I pulled/twisted muscles in my left arm. I had the top to a bird bath in my hand at the time. ( heavy top about 45-50 LBS now in 3 pieces no biggie as it already a big crack in so when it hit it broke I really figured I would get a new top for it anyway when I bid on it. ( big $5.00)
Had fun anyway.
Not to much happening. Wanted to stop in and say hi.
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Goodmorning
Welcome 8ntruck nice to see that you know the difference between whats good and bad.
Overcast and going to 47 today, that is average for here so they say. Eggs, hash and wheat toast should get me through the morning. Today is laundry day, so tiring, toss them in take them out,well some of you know :). No big train plans today but had a great chat with some of the "pot" guys, last nite, good ideas tossed around..Enjoy your weekend...S.J.
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Morning all. Welcome to our newest member! Pull up a chair. Sunny and cool here - got some errands to do before taking everyone to the airport - daughter working this morn and the youngest has a birthday party somewhere we'll try to squeeze in. Don, I'll run lots of trains, but have no place in the basement really to expand - hmmm, dining rm. table will be unused for a week though. That's an idea. I'm making a list of projects that are easier done with no helpers around. Bet I don't get them done though. Great chatting a bit with Charlie, Kurt, Brutus, and Sir J last eve.
Doug Murphy 'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...' Henry V.
Fifedog ... you guys are making me homesick .... I hardly ever get back up there .... and it's so close . How do you all like all those railroad bridges over and through Cumberland .. wow .... so many different types in such a small area ? And a quick stop at that huge train yard with hundreds of cars always there to take pics of . You know they shut that line/run down that used to go to Oldtown and to paw paw and on ... tore down the underpass at Oldtown ... broke my heart . The locals up there hated that toll bridge ... did you know it was built by a private family and operated in the beginning ? If I remember correctly it was 50 cents to cross . When I was a kid you could drive vehicles on the tow path . My grandad would throw us in his old 50 chevy pickup and we'd drive for miles fishing in the canal and river .... yea the canal has great fishing in it yet today at spots but everywhere back then .
Mornin' boys. Sunny but chilly here in the Mid-Atlantic region. I see Martin is on the pole for tomorrow's race. He desperately needs a good finish.
8ntrack ---> . Sandpaper....nicely done.
dbaker - .
Ole Timer - Every once in awhile I'll drive down 51 from Cumberland to PawPaw. Would be a good town to model (Hint-Hint). Make sure you include the Greenspring "toll" bridge. One of my favorite views of the EAST END is from Prospect Peak, just west of Berkley Springs. You can still see the WESTERN MARYLAND r-o-w across the river.
88 - Hope you have been checking out the John F Bromley collection. New photos, some of Baltimore, Johnstown, and more on Pittsburgh, have been added daily. Great stuff.
Mornin Guys
Up wit da chickens today, might be the last day at the LTS. Still cataloging the LGB, then have to make a spreadsheet on the Lionel and HO stuff.
Sent wifey to work early, I have to take a shower and head over to the real job for a moment, then onward.
Had pizza last night for dinner last night, daughter out to the JROTC dance. Mom picked her up as I was out by midnight.
OK have a good day, we'll see ya later!
I am the monster in your head...And I thought you'd learn by now, It seems you haven't yet.I am the venom in your skin --- Breaking Benjamin
Ole Timer......I know exactly where you are talking about. We would put the sleeping bags on the bikes and headed out of Cumberland down the trail. We rode it a total of three times, all 185 miles. I have a dollar bill or two on the ceiling in the bar at Little Orleans. I have also ridden the train through the bends. In 2004 we stayed at the Cumberland Hotel overlooking the tracks and then rode the Potomac Eagle Train.
Don........Will not be going to York. Should be there this fall.
Jon....Is it really snowing in Iowa this morning?
Laz.......Suspended from school again?
I can't believe Wake Forest was beaten. Never count on that area of the country to amount to anything. They always screw things up. As I predicted, OSU was beaten, however, the Old Gold and Black are gonna do it again. Best game so far, the Zogs vs. the Zips.
Welcome to the Pot, 8ntrack. Your taste in food deem you to be a very intelligent person of high moral values.
Well I think I'll get myself a cup of coffee and watch the sun rise over beautiful Ohio. BTW, does the sun ever rise in Roseyville?
Celebrating 18 years on the CTT Forum.
Buckeye Riveter......... OTTS Charter Member, a Roseyville Raider and a member of the CTT Forum since 2004..
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Evenin' All.
Been a VERY long week, I am .
Ready to say nite-nite and crawl under the covers.
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Good Evening All,
John, Sorry to hear about the friends daughter, never is easy to take.
8ntruck !!! Sedalia, Sedalia, hmmm OH, I know where that is at, welcome aboard!
Had a real good conversation with Ray this afternoon. We know some common people from AGHR and his involvement with other activites here in So. Cal.. But then some business calls came up and I had to check out. Maybe we will be able to get together next weekend at the TCA monthly meeting. Hopefully, (then I will give him the low down on all you guys.) BTW, their is a picture of a section of his layout in OGR this month, page 7, the Harbor Area. Really looks good!!
Oldtimer, Just read your post. As someone who really enjoys history, their is just so much history back there and it is soooo interesting. A lot more interesting than what is here.
SJ, I don't think he still has that building out back anymore. Remember, a week ago or so he and the City Manager were having a tiff, that's what it was all about. The manager had moved it to the town center.
Doug, I'm surprised you havn't sold the place yet, can't believe all the problems you have been having. Are you sure you havn't ticked off a neighbor or someone, have you? A whole week by your self??? Hmmmm are you sure you don't want to do a little layout expansion?
Patrick, What the heck are you feeding those animals, GRITS ?? Undigestable, or they spending too much time with the flamingos.
Dennis, Don't forget to look for that truck at York. Remember the old CTT truck, MAYBE you might get lucky. I'll have the Raspberry Rumble Ice Cream available on the Tardis, just for you.
Jim Just sooo glad that she wasn't hurt! She has a fantastic guardian angel!
Kurt, Turn the Chief into a city boy? No way, Just felt a little sorry for him. You know everytime it gets cold down there and snows, he is stuck in the house. NOW THINK ABOUT IT, if he is stuck in the house for a day or 2, and can't get to the pond, no wonder his disposition changes.
Laz, Sure looks like you had a GREAT TIME, Hope your recovery is quick! Whew do you know how to party!!
Charlie, I just figured out yesterday MikeC's new acronym, now this one..... got me so far.
Brutus, Hope your sister is doing better, Going to have to send the Tardis in for a real clean-up soon. After St. Pat's the floors are really sticky.
Buckeye, are you going to York, have an idea for you.
Doug(DG), Everyones' been asking about ya? You must've been real busy, hows the O scale outside going?
Got to work tomorrow morning, then to a trains show in the afternoon. Wife is doing well still fighting off the cold/flu or crud, not sure. But she is doing better. (scale of 10, feeling 7, was -20)
Chief, I found an executive size addition for the building earlier. When you get the first one finished let me know I'll send it too you. By the way, saw where you were asking for Jon to send some corn down your way, I tried to call you earlier to let you know that I called Jon and told him you only wanted the cobs. But, he already knew that's what you meant, so everything is ok.
Been working on some plans/designs for your layout, here are a couple of minor changes that really have a terrific impact.
Don
Buckeye ... if you went down the tracks at the paw paw tunnel there was a farm right before it . It was... if it's still there only about 75 - 100 yards from the tracks . Many years ago my dad leased it and my wife and kids would go up there every chance we got . I used to walk down the tracks which were active then and walk through the tunnel alot . That trussel bridge was NOT built for pedestrian traffic ... what a thrill to say the least to walk across it then . Right before the tunnel was a little building ... the railroad crews would throw all kinds of stuff down the bank ... railroad items ... towards the river . Dumb me never crawled down the hill and gathered up anything . They used it like a junk area . Cleats , old switches , I mean a huge bunch of different things with railroad names imprinted on them. Always thought then I'd do it another day .... dumb me . It was called the Horshoe Bend Farm . I used to sit on that porch ... no modern facilities whatsoever .... and enjoy watching the trains go by . My sons and I'd walk down to the tracks on the train schedule every time for them to wave at the engineers . Did you know there were supposed to have been around a hundred chinese laborers buried alive there ? Alot of folks up there say it is haunted . I never saw any ghosts but that story by the locals at paw paw spooked the devil out of my wife ... LOL . She'd never go with us . Those were the fabulous old days . I'm originally from the Oldtown - Paw Paw - Cumberland area . If any of you folks have'nt seen all of the C&O canal locks and bridges and tunnels in that area and around Hagerstown to Washington D.C. .... you're really missing some fantastic railroad sites and history . Plus the Antietam and Gettysburg battlefields .
8ntruck!
IF IT WON'T COME LOOSE BY TAPPING ON IT, DON'T TRY TO FORCE IT. USE A BIGGER HAMMER.
John - sorry for your loss, that's tough.
LAZ! Welcome back, man! We were trying to keep you fortified for the journey, glad it helped!
Cupcakes and banilla at SJ's! Charlie, I have no idea? Okay, Tardis is off, see ya'll down that Iron Road!
RIP Chewy - best dog I ever had.
TGIF and thank god!
Does anybody know what HSIOW means?? Its always how I feel mid week....
Charlie a.k.a. MichiganRailRoad714 (Charter Member TTC)
HI GYZ,
Well here I am, after that ST PADDYs day WOE IS ME!!! Steve took it to me.
We just had our PA. State Assessment Tests this weeks so all week I had to cover classes. Also I just got my PC back with new VOODOO installed so it won't happen again for a while. What won't happen? The VOODOO that shuts my PC down in the middle of a conversation. Big long story, oh well fixed now ?
BUCKEYE, sorry I missed the TGIF. Sorry bud I'll get it right next time.
JOHN F. prayers to the neighbor lady, sorry for the loss.
JACK, I'm here, somewhere my BEAR STEVE put me?
I hope all is well? BTW, I ran trains tonight for 2 hrs. NO PILE UPs all running well.
Tomorrow Gun Show at the Farm Show Complex in Harrisburg.
Stay Frosty,
laz57
WOO! St. PADDYs DAY a bit too much. MY BEAR, STEVE, took me out for a WILD RIDE to a couple o places he knew. Somewhere where there ia a GREEN RIVER, in the midwest, where lots o IRISH drink lots o BEER. Said he knew someone in CHITOWN? Then somewhere there is a BIG SILO with a name on it in OHIO. He said the guy is also IRISH with a name of O'something? After that he said we're going to MARYLAND to see a DOG? I can't seem to remember? Then there was this thing in the air that was spraying us with something golden with foam seemed familar and I LIKED IT! I even drank some. Kept me going, to where STEVE said we're ow in NC. I could tell by these small little stinky houses, but hey I had to go soooooo.
I'm back now, so hope all is well?
Good evening all
I must make a note of how far away dinner can be. Good point to remember.
Another chilly but sunny day, suppose to get warmer starting tomorrow.Had cupcake and banilla with two of the grandsons but no trains tonite. Have a great weekend, and Dennis if you read this my bro.IL and myself use to go to the farmers auction buy our meat on the hoff and then do the deed. and one part smelled real bad you know what I mean so I can only imagine what you have seen...S.J.
Good evening,Well I did it, On the first day of Spring I took apart the Christmas / Winter scene on the mantle. It had about 25 ceramic buildings on three levels + street lights and lots of figures, but no train . The wife has been reminding me about it almost daily, so now it's done. Took me 8 trips to the 2nd floor to store it all away till next year.Got word yesterday that the 44 year old daughter of friends of ours had passed away after fighting cancer for 5 years. She leaves a husband and three children the oldest being 14. Very sad situation.Have a good weekend.
Evening all!
Doug: Home alone?! We'll be right over!
Don: That building's pretty upscale for the Chief. Are you trying to turn him into a city boy?
Worked on Lionel Grainery project. Almost finished. Girls start swimming lessons tomorrow! To da Pool!
Kurt
Evenin' Fellas.Well I was looking at paydays to figure out when my extra check will be showing up and I realize 4/24 is PAYDAY!!! In many more ways than one. I informed Susie-Q of this fact and she simply rolled her eyes, looked at me and smiled, 'You can hand over your CC, and MAC before you go to bed the night before.' Guess I'll have to hit the ATM on my way home Thursday... Chief - I've seen some mention of this Roanoke trip... are there open seats? I may be interested seeing that I have more vacation than someone else this year! Watching AZ mess up my bracket...
JimSP - sorry, prayers for your daughter!
Don - neat model!
Doug - what a scam! Your'e the hero and have to stay home minding the pets and running the trains, lol! How cool!
Train show sounds like fun and beacons are on the scope. Gotta connect with SJ first and see what kind of dessert we can nab, lol!
Oh - got my CTT today, neat cover anyway, still need to read it!
Jack - took son to doc today and it's not strep (per office test) so treating it like a virus. Poor guy. We all had this a couple weeks ago except for him. Hope it's the same virus so we don't get it again! He'll be fine once the fever is gone. Poor guy, had 3 days off from school and has been sick since day one
Dennis - YUCK!
Oh - had a nice chat earlier with RT, sounds like he got a big haul from a local auction!
Oh my, I almost forgot -- I'm glad you're daughter is OK, Jim Stur-fish. Funny to be packing like mad for everyone else. Hmmm, apart from doing things around the house that need to be done, what will I do here by myself for a week - run trains ! All the time !
Ole Timer Have been cruising the area snapping pics of the c&o canal locks and tracks/tunnels/buildings in this area . Would love now to incorporate the locks and track together on a layout .
Have been cruising the area snapping pics of the c&o canal locks and tracks/tunnels/buildings in this area . Would love now to incorporate the locks and track together on a layout .
Ole Timer....In 1990, I rode my bicyle the length of the C&O Canal from Cumberland to D.C. Have you seen the PAW PAW tunnel?
jonadel It's a fabulous Zoo, saw several of Chiefs family relatives there, I'll try and post pics later
Gee, there are several of the Chief's family relatives in the Columbus Zoo, too. Must be a prolific bunch.
LAZ....WHERE ARE YOU?
Fife, I fully expect to drop a good bit of my kid's inheritance up that way. Since my bride uses the excuse that she should be able to spend what I spend on a Colorado Elk hunt for her own enjoyment, I am going to use the same for the Disney Cruise/York. As one of the guys I work with would say, "How'd that work out for Ya?"
Oh outhouses, I have used them plenty of times. Bring a stick for the snakes, and drop some lime when done. As to the smell, I've had a lot worse....ever open a belly of someone with rotten intestines? Ain't pretty! Gangrene can be on the smelly side too, but it doesn't take long to lop off a limb.
Enjoy your weekend Y'all. Don, I'm still thinking about all that ice cream! I'll never fit into that thong by September
Dennis
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I am hopelessly behind on the Pot goings on and have to apologize if I miss someone or something.
For you guys who have kids coming up. One down and one to go.......today's gripe from me are the kids who see that Dad has a nice driveway to park their wounded and hemmorhaging old cars until they get them fixed. Then never get them fixed. It makes the place look like a NC junkyard. So I just got paid by a local salvage company to tow away son's vehicle (had the title). I can't wait for the fireworks to begin when he notices it missing. Drop dead dates had come and gone. This will be one of those encounters when the aggrieved son goes to the mother to cry "foul" and " I was gonna get to it." Little does he know that Mom's response to him will be much more caustic and unpleasant than mine would have been. TEAMWORK! Think wife and I will celebrate with dinner out tonight on some of the proceeds, on the son's dime so to speak.
Chief......glad to hear your 200,000 mile checkup went well. Whatever you are doing, keep doing it. How are the bruises coming along? That picture you posted of Don is from last year. He put on a few pounds since then.
Don.......prayers for a great outcome for your wife will continue. Does she dare to leave you home alone?
SJ...... Logan's? I thought you would have jumped into your private jet and flown the wife to Chicago for dinner for her B-bay.
Dennis.....hope your back is back. With your busy schedule, York will seem like paradise. You don't get work calls when you take a few days off, do you? Forward your phone to one of us, we'll handle it.
Buckeye.....it's too soon to retire the snowblower for the winter. We've had April snowstorms here in excess of 12" I'd pack away some of the snow left in my back yard in an attempt to extend winter but it's all yellow.
JimSP......prayers for your daughter. Lucky you were there to support her. That can be very unsettling for anyone. My wife and I taught one of our Dobermans to bark on command, either verbal or a hand signal.
Brutus.....your kids need to start wearing hazmat suits to school. You've been hit harder than anyone most recently. Hope the little guy is recovering nicely.
Jon......you must be very proud of your son. Thank you for the link. I wish I could share some of the (lack of) writing skills exhibited in the business world today. It's frightening. At one of my church meetings I got to talking to a woman who is a teacher and has hired a private tutor to help her to bone up on her English grammar, spelling, and writing skills. I sometimes think that if we all read more (books, not the web) that we could all get better at our language skills. The expressions "uh" and "you know" should be banished.
Don......Chief has every intention of taking your advice and building that structure for his layout. He was temporarily delayed when he was unable to follow the dotted lines on the paper with his chainsaw. Found his Bowie knife and is back at it.
Ole Timer......don't forget the flies. Many of the youngsters on the Pot may not have ever had the displeasure of having to use an outhouse. And they think porta-potties are disgusting.
Patrick......have fun at the Greenburg's train show. BTW, I've got enough dog pies to keep me busy.
DougM.....wasn't that dishwasher new(er)? Alone for a week? You didn't mention what you are going to do with the infamous cat for the week.
Mitch......you mentioned you were going to attend a job fare and be interviwing teacher candidates. Based on the economy and local finances up my way, I anticipate some of our teachers are going to get pink slipped soon.
Lew.....don't be a stranger.
Laz......where are you?
Later, ya'll.
Jack
Ole TimerOh my ... the fond memeories of an outhouse ... BEES ... SNAKES ... -15 DEGREE wind in the winter ... LOL . And that familiar whiff of a skunk wandering up right outside ... no toilet paper . So refreshing in the summer .... yuck .
Oh my ... the fond memeories of an outhouse ... BEES ... SNAKES ... -15 DEGREE wind in the winter ... LOL . And that familiar whiff of a skunk wandering up right outside ... no toilet paper . So refreshing in the summer .... yuck .
Which do you remember the most - Roma outsideada house or Roma insideada house? What no corn cobs? No tipping over on Halloween? Ahh the good old days!
Patrick
RFD-TV --- Rural America's most important network!
Must check that green dye used in the river for St. Paddy's day...
Good afternoon all:
Have a little time here between farm chores. Tomorrow I am heading over to the Greenburg's train show in Fredericksburg. Need to make out my "Need/Want" list and check the funds this afternoon.
Here are two pictures of some farm animals we got from down stream from Chicago on the river. Do you think there is environmental issues upstream? (fife)? Does anyone want cow pies from these cows?
Chief, I guarantee you good weather in southside Virginia for the weekend.
Brutus, if the tardus is out most of the night, just drop me off in Fredericksburg in the morning. Better still, lets all go to the train show!
Will report tomorrow.
Dennis, no worry. The Yanks are too dumb to recognize us. I cross the border all the time. I will be armed with a big bag of ????? Well, lime in the pond. All the rain had made it turn into a glob like morter mix. Even though they were plastic bags and sitting straight up. What a mess. Job done. Limbs hauled, trees trimed and grape vine trimmings [from last month] gone to the woods. Now pack and go to the lake. BTW: I am locked into the wireless so I can keep a check on some of the rascals.
God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified
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