Good morning all, dry weather continues after last weeks rain. I went for my walk yesterday in shorts and short sleeve shirt. Sorry about that to all you folks in Snohio. Lots of activity at next door neighbors house since he passed away. His kids are cleaning up the place and throwing out years of accumulating junk like we all do and fixing and painting. Guess they want to get it ready for sale as soon as possible. They invited me to pick some avacados over there yesterday which I did with a long pole. Learned my lesson about picking from ladder. No more acrobatics for me. Fell off once before but luckily did not injure myself.
Got an invite to come and see a friends operating HO layout this weekend. Its sort of a club. The scenery and detail are fantastic on this layout and they operate it just like a real railroad with CTC board and train dispatcher. I had enough of that myself in the real world before I retired. Now I just want to run my trains however I feel like. I don't want to make another job out of it. I suppose this is fun to some folks who have not done the real thing though. Whatever floats your boat!
Have to pick up my prep kit at the drug store for my colonoscopy next Tuesday. I'd rather forget about it.
Probably run some trains today. Should be warmer in the garage.
Prayers for Brutus' family
Ray
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SPMan Good morning all, dry weather continues after last weeks rain. I went for my walk yesterday in shorts and short sleeve shirt. Sorry about that to all you folks in Snohio. Lots of activity at next door neighbors house since he passed away. His kids are cleaning up the place and throwing out years of accumulating junk like we all do and fixing and painting. Guess they want to get it ready for sale as soon as possible. They invited me to pick some avacados over there yesterday which I did with a long pole. Learned my lesson about picking from ladder. No more acrobatics for me. Fell off once before but luckily did not injure myself. Got an invite to come and see a friends operating HO layout this weekend. Its sort of a club. The scenery and detail are fantastic on this layout and they operate it just like a real railroad with CTC board and train dispatcher. I had enough of that myself in the real world before I retired. Now I just want to run my trains however I feel like. I don't want to make another job out of it. I suppose this is fun to some folks who have not done the real thing though. Whatever floats your boat! Have to pick up my prep kit at the drug store for my colonoscopy next Tuesday. I'd rather forget about it. Probably run some trains today. Should be warmer in the garage. Prayers for Brutus' family Ray
Ray we had a guy when I was in VA. that had a huge layout that did that in O gauge and a lot raved about how much fun it was me I'm like you just like to run my trains how I want to. Afternoon all well on my first day of vacation and couldn't picked a better time witht his storm there talking about coming in. Wife wants to do some running around today so have fun all.
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Good Afternoon,
Close to 75 and no rain as yet, mainly sunny with a few clouds.
Will we see it?? President Obama has pledged money to Florida for a high speed rail line between Tampa and Orlando and Miami FL. This would really cut down on driving time as proposed speeds would be near 100 mph, time from Miami to Orlando would be around 90 minutes, currently by car that can take 4 and a half hours. Along with new construction there would also be jobs in the transportation field.
Worked on my Williams F-7's yesterday, changed one power unit over from the Pennsy to Santa Fe. My Santa Fe now has two units with equal power and the Pennsy has the newer more powerful motors in it.
Have to work this weekend, nothing new there.
Lee F.
HI All,
It's 28 degrees with 3/8" ice overnight and now 1" of snow on top here just northeast of Tulsa. Working on my first layout since I was 10 years old or so (about 55 years ago!). I have two Marx 999 and a Lionel 1110 trying to get switches to work for both. It has been a lot of help reading past forums.
steveo HI All, It's 28 degrees with 3/8" ice overnight and now 1" of snow on top here just northeast of Tulsa. Working on my first layout since I was 10 years old or so (about 55 years ago!). I have two Marx 999 and a Lionel 1110 trying to get switches to work for both. It has been a lot of help reading past forums.
I am originally from up north and I know what the cold weather is all about plus Florida just got an artic blast the other week.
Looked up the 1110 in Greenberg's guide and you should be able to use 031 tubular track for it as it is a 2-4-2 scout style loco, unsure about the Marx except it may need some wider curves. Have fun though!!!
Good Morning All.
16 degrees this Morning. Some snow expected tomorrow. The amount depends on what is left after the storm dumps on the Chief.
I have a Garmin 350 GPS with suction and weighted mountings. Best price I could pay - it was free!. A gift from one of my daughters. I looked it up on google and the combination sells for around $85.00.
navyjack - Grits go great with that whole hog.
Rich M - Did I read your car club's 69th meet's location correctly, or am I just a nasty old man?
Pat
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LawsonFarmsRR navyjack - Grits go great with that whole hog. See it would take eating the whole hog to be able to eat a serving of grits Rich M - Did I read your car club's 69th meet's location correctly, or am I just a nasty old man? Pat
See it would take eating the whole hog to be able to eat a serving of grits
rtraincollectorLawsonFarmsRR navyjack - Grits go great with that whole hog. See it would take eating the whole hog to be able to eat a serving of grits Rich M - Did I read your car club's 69th meet's location correctly, or am I just a nasty old man? Pat Acually pat in your case both and to be honest with you you have to go thru intercorse to get to paradise (both are towns side by side in PA.)
RT - I am familiar with Lancaster county, having visited there numerous times, as you have with family there. I was referring to the "69" combined with the town name.
WE are getting 2 inches of snow, 2 inches of snow and sleet, 3 inches of snow, 5 inches of mix, 8 inches of snow, well maybe, 10 inches of snow. Wait, maybe some sleet and freezing rain with the snow. Now you tell me what we are getting. Depends on which TV or radio station you hear it on. ???? Got 40 hours of generator gas plus what is in tractor and lawnmower. Good "insurance" policy. Truck is full and 4 Runner is full. Gas dropped to $2.51 a gallon [with all the lines at the pumps]. Shovel snow. No way. I stay inside and watch the fools try to drive by. TV, CTT, Trains, National Rifleman and trains upstairs will keep me busy. Then I can get all the rifles and pistols out and clean them. Plenty to do here. Got to happen. Left shoulder is giving me a fit. Thought at first it was from helping pull docks in and tie off docks that were about to float away. I spent most of yeaterday morning helping two other guys [full time residents] gettting out neighbors' docks secure. seems to be getting worse the closer the snow gets here. BTW: lake went up 3 feet while I was there. All the run off from Patrick's up north of the lake. Also the Dan river rushing down.
Busy day. Got eye exam. Got .17 with special trigger back yesterday afternoon. Took it to the pond for a test. Better not do a lot of touching or it will fire. Put finger on trigger when ready to fire. Now hope to get the new Remington 700 to do that. Got a shooting bag [filled and used as a rest] adn now waiting for electronic predator call [on backorder]. Foxes beware. Maybe a coyote too [a few around].
NC getting High Speed Rail too.
Stay warm.
God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified
DOUG ... CNW ... Garmin is the one to get ... as another posted .... had a magellan ... it blew up and was slow .. bought 2 - Garmin 7400's and am convinced . Years of useage ... fantastic products ... You probably won't want the big 7200 but all of them are great ..... stay away fron tom tom .... screen's about half the size of a pack of cigarettes and you can't hear them . Garmin also has FOREVER map updates at one price ... others you have to pay EVERY YEAR for new maps ...
TGIF
I had to wear a coat and tie three times this week. At least I didn't have to fly on an airplane and eat airport food, like the old days. Last night I was in Indianapolis for a meeting. Had a great meal at a German Restaurant, one of those Northern traditions.
Watching the RADAR. It is so nice to see that blue stuff heading for every one's favorite town, Roseyville, NC.
Not to burst any one's bubble about high speed rail. Make sure you check out what you are actually getting. Ohio's "HIGH SPEED RAIL" will have a top speed of 79 MPH when track conditions warrant, but an average speed between Columbus and Cleveland of about 40 MPH. I think I might be able to get to Cleveland by Moped faster. The politicians are using the words "High Speed" to put the spin on it in Ohio.
Celebrating 18 years on the CTT Forum.
Buckeye Riveter......... OTTS Charter Member, a Roseyville Raider and a member of the CTT Forum since 2004..
Jelloway Creek, OH - ELV 1,100 - Home of the Baltimore, Ohio & Wabash RR
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Buckeye......I'm packing up my extra earmuffs and mittens and am sending them down there......the pink ones that will match his flamingos. It is going to drop to 4 tonight. Oil tank is full. Gotta gas up the cars tonight. Similar to DougM's post this AM, this is going to be the coldest day of this Winter season up my way. Even the dog will be wearing a coat outside tonight.
Jack
IF IT WON'T COME LOOSE BY TAPPING ON IT, DON'T TRY TO FORCE IT. USE A BIGGER HAMMER.
DougM.....I like my Garmin too, but if I were looking now at a portable I would want one that has the traffic conditions built in to the "fastest route" option. I think it runs via satellite off actual traffic stations. Avoiding traffic like the metro Chicago area with the perpetual highway construction might really help make the GPS unit pay for itself in saved time.
Steveo,
Welcome to the Pot. Are you on any other forums by chance? I was on a forum for my other hobby, and I saw the same username. I was curious if it was you.
Jack,
If you can service a locomotive, you could overhaul a ZW easily. They really aren't as complex as some make them out to be. I didn't know that much about them when I did my first overhaul, and it was a good learning experience. What does yours need? I could walk you through the process if you'd like.
Not much going on today. We lost the poll for the Probe GTS in Forza 3 yesterday, so I was a bit disappointed with that. Apparently when there were 7K votes in one round, and 30K votes in the next round, it looks fishy. Our group was dedicated though. Maybe a little too much?
Jim,
Please be cautious working on those tranformers, they can be lethal, if you aren't careful. Be cautious as to the advice you provide. I know it is well intended, but you wouldn't want to be responsible for someone being hurt. Those overhauls should be done by the well qualified for safety purposes, not just the rework but subsquent operation. Just a word to the wise.
Don
Don,
I have had several courses on AC and Transformer theory. If Jack was a new poster, I wouldn't suggest that he do the work. Since he has been with us for quite some time and has talked about doing repairs, I feel that he is more than capable. Obviously, when working on a transformer (or any electrical device), common sense is key. As long as the unit isn't plugged in while the cover is off, the repairs don't endanger the serviceperson in any way. I certainly understand your concern though, and I am not trying to downplay that by any means. I understand that we must be careful with our advice due to certain people out there. Just in case, I'll add the following:
Disclaimer: Anyone who services a transformer does so at their own risk. I am not liable for any injury/damage that may occur.
SNOHIO SNOHIO!!!!!!!!! Falling now. Fine icey stuff. Some big flakes. Melting at the ground but covering the trash cart and recycle cart [things above the warm ground]. Now they say 5 to 6 inches and 8 to 10 inches at the lake house. I thought I saw Buckeye flying overhead and sifting the mess from a plane. Oh well.
Good Evening
Sunny all day, no wind, made it to 20. BUT with no clouds 5 degrees tonite.
Well we had our friday meal near home and came right back. Nothing I need to do can't wait till next weeks 30s..I still haven't read CTT the excitement just isn't there anymore. But to be fair it's the same with OGR. Brutus I shall be waiting for the thingy, banilla if you want some.
S.J.
"IT's GOOD TO BE THE KING",by Mel Brooks
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LawsonFarmsRRrtraincollectorLawsonFarmsRR navyjack - Grits go great with that whole hog. See it would take eating the whole hog to be able to eat a serving of grits Rich M - Did I read your car club's 69th meet's location correctly, or am I just a nasty old man? Pat Acually pat in your case both and to be honest with you you have to go thru intercorse to get to paradise (both are towns side by side in PA.) RT - I am familiar with Lancaster county, having visited there numerous times, as you have with family there. I was referring to the "69" combined with the town name.Pat
RT - I forgot to add, you have to go through Blue Ball to get to Intercorse and paradise.
Pat replying via email for the rest
ChiefEaglesSNOHIO SNOHIO!!!!!!!!! Falling now. Fine icey stuff. Some big flakes. Melting at the ground but covering the trash cart and recycle cart [things above the warm ground]. Now they say 5 to 6 inches and 8 to 10 inches at the lake house. I thought I saw Buckeye flying overhead and sifting the mess from a plane. Oh well.
Thank You God for giving Chief a balance to his life! Thank you also to Buckeye for flying the Red Baron tonight and spreading the joy of winter to Roseyville With a little luck he will also enjoy some freezing rain
Jon
So many roads, so little time.
jonadel ChiefEagles SNOHIO SNOHIO!!!!!!!!! Falling now. Fine icey stuff. Some big flakes. Melting at the ground but covering the trash cart and recycle cart [things above the warm ground]. Now they say 5 to 6 inches and 8 to 10 inches at the lake house. I thought I saw Buckeye flying overhead and sifting the mess from a plane. Oh well. Thank You God for giving Chief a balance to his life! Thank you also to Buckeye for flying the Red Baron tonight and spreading the joy of winter to Roseyville With a little luck he will also enjoy some freezing rain
ChiefEagles SNOHIO SNOHIO!!!!!!!!! Falling now. Fine icey stuff. Some big flakes. Melting at the ground but covering the trash cart and recycle cart [things above the warm ground]. Now they say 5 to 6 inches and 8 to 10 inches at the lake house. I thought I saw Buckeye flying overhead and sifting the mess from a plane. Oh well.
Chief....You are soooo lucky. Someone upstairs must love you. ( besides us ). You get all the great weather. I sure hope you enjoy every snowflake.
I know where you can get a great deal on a big salt truck on e-bay !!!!!!!!!!!
About 20 and snowing on and off here today. About 1 1/2" so far.
SteveO - I have a Marx 666 that runs well on O27 track and switches. The thing to watch on Marx equipment is the gears on the drivers. On some Marx locomotives, the drive gear is a large enough diameter to hit the guide rails, frogs and what-nots on Lionel switches. Something makes me think that the 666 and 999 use the same motor, though I am not sure.
Rockisland - we know some of the other spouses, and the resturant involved is one of the better resturants in town, so it would not be too onerous.
Sedalia is on the UP main line between St Louis and Kansas City - one of the corridors talked about for high speed rail. I heard on the news today that the initial expendature was to widen a bridge from one track to two. With this done, everything between St Louis and Kansas City will be two track - easier scheduling and no waiting.
Bits and pieces from DigiKey arrived today. Going to convert my Williams GP-9 and BL-2 to LED headlights this weekend. Get TVS's installed on the layout too.
All for now.
LawsonFarmsRR LawsonFarmsRR rtraincollector LawsonFarmsRR Rich M - Did I read your car club's 69th meet's location correctly, or am I just a nasty old man? Pat Acually pat in your case both and to be honest with you you have to go thru intercorse to get to paradise (both are towns side by side in PA.) RT - I am familiar with Lancaster county, having visited there numerous times, as you have with family there. I was referring to the "69" combined with the town name. Pat RT - I forgot to add, you have to go through Blue Ball to get to Intercorse and paradise. Pat
LawsonFarmsRR rtraincollector LawsonFarmsRR Rich M - Did I read your car club's 69th meet's location correctly, or am I just a nasty old man? Pat Acually pat in your case both and to be honest with you you have to go thru intercorse to get to paradise (both are towns side by side in PA.) RT - I am familiar with Lancaster county, having visited there numerous times, as you have with family there. I was referring to the "69" combined with the town name. Pat
rtraincollector LawsonFarmsRR Rich M - Did I read your car club's 69th meet's location correctly, or am I just a nasty old man? Pat Acually pat in your case both and to be honest with you you have to go thru intercorse to get to paradise (both are towns side by side in PA.)
LawsonFarmsRR Rich M - Did I read your car club's 69th meet's location correctly, or am I just a nasty old man? Pat
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What goes around, comes around.
Two years or so ago, the regular participants of the Coffee Pot tried to run me out of town on a rail, because I made this very same joke -- and nobody got it. Actually, my joke was far milder. Tongue-in-cheek, I compared the area around the Nittany Valley with those towns in the gentle Amish farmland with the "dirty" names.
The joke consisted of a list of absurd conclusions ostensibly drawn by a seriously-uptight elderly worman after reading a post by another member. The joke gently chided a well-known university in central PA by suggesting -- among other things -- that the "'dirty' professors there required every female student to "submit her thesis," and that the word Nittany itself was "filthy" as were several other Pennsylvania towns, such as Bird-in-Hand. (Note that I used "Bird-in-Hand" rather than the more obvious choice of "Intercourse" precisely so that no one could possibly be offended.
I figured that even if someone didn't get all the jokes, surely everyone would get some of them and realize that the entire post was a gag. Silly me. It was more the pity because it was very, very funny -- and not at all crude -- if you understood it.*
I thought that everyone would recognize that it was all a parody, consisting as it did of one absurd statement piled on top of the other. As it turned out, only Laz ever gave an inkling that he saw the humor -- and that was several days after the moderator had abruptly pulled the plug on the whole event. Virtually everyone got his knickers in a twist, and no explanation was possible.
So, we've come a long way if today someone can now post what is essentially the same the gag and get away with it. Congratulations!
* It was based on a very old form of humor loosely called "malapropisms." The word comes from a character in Sheridan's play The Rivals but it greatly predates that work. Shakespeare used it. It depends on the ludicrous misuse of words. The comedian Norm Crosby made a living from it. Examples: "I speak so well because I went to electrocution school." and his "sincere" tribute to women, "I place you on the highest pinochle." Other people famous for using the form were did Dizzy Dean, Yogi Berra, Dan Quayle, and George "Dubya" Bush. (There is now an entire book dedicated to Bushisms.)
An example for this forum might be "I run all brands and sizes of equipment on my eclectic train."
In this case, a few slightly obscure but totally innocent words were confused with "naughty stuff" by an imaginary "uptight old lady." In such cases, the "dirt" resides strictly in the mind of the reader. I sincerely hope anyone who doesn't "ignore, ignore, ignore" this post finally understands the true nature of what did and did not take place in one of this forum's silliest moments.
Finally, the the member (who went ballistic and brought the rest of the Coffee Pot crowd down on my head) knows the truth never acknowledged it here, beyond saying that the "matter was settled." So, for the record, the "filthy" words and phrases "my mother" (I, of course) used that so insulted him, his family, and his "religion" were: bimmer, Nittany, thesis, Tempus Fugit, and Bird-in-Hand, the last being a town in the Amish region of Pennsylvania and the first the common term for a BMW automobile. Please look up any that you are still unsure of. Shocking material, eh?
Not exactly George Carlin's list of Seven Dirty Words, is it? And yet, when I used them in an attempt at a bit of chiding humor, they sailed right over the heads of the inner circle of Coffee Pot regulars as well as Moderator Bob Keller, and resulted in the biggest stink I've ever seen on this or any other forum. I posted them in the mistaken belief that the member (and the membership) were smart enough to get the the jokes. So although I had enough "smarts" to write the jokes, the few folks who actually got to read them didn't get them, and then labeled me as a "VERY ignorant" person. Silly maybe, but scarcely ignorant. The moderator deleted it all before more than a few people even saw it, so that only a scant handful of members ever got to judge for themselves. The moderator had seen it, but did nothing to stop the mob from lynching me. Nice job! If the major documents (one by me, one by the "offended" member) still exist somewhere in cyberspace, I challenge the moderator to re-post them in full; but I gather he prefers peace to justice..
Actually, it is the 69th regional meet of the NeHOA (see www.nehoa.org for the information on the 68th meet in Manheim, PA).
So, no, it's NOT a lame joke. It's gonna happen for real. It's for the North East Hemi Owners Assoc., which a club for all Chrysler cars (AMC is also welcome). I intend on bringing my '70 roadrunner convert, but that depends on the carburetor and other items. I'll have to check it out over the spring and summer.
See ya tomorrow...
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
Hi GUYZ,
Went down to BARRYs TRAIN SHOP today with maintenance GUY at school. Only got a few packs of scenic people for 40% off and also got a LIONEL BAR STOOL at a GREAT PRICE. Can't tell because of discount of all business I give him but it is NICE. Came home ran TRAINs for 2 hrs. NO PILE UPs.
CHIEF, if that SNO HI O gets to deep I volenteer to come down there to DA SOUTH and help you out. But you gotta have lots of OL MIL on tap for me cause it looks like 15 inches foe NC? I'm ready CHIEF just say da word. And dat is OL MIL.
Stay frosty,
laz57
Lee F and 8ntruck,
I started with 027 Rad. track that came with the sets and they derailed a lot, had to slow down. I now have some 072, 042 and some 027 on the layout I'm trying to set up. The 999 does have the fat drive wheels so had to take off the Lionel switches and use Marx, both sets are manual. I have one Marx push button type switch and trying to find how to check electrial conections. Not sure about the other steveo, probably not.
ThanksTÂ
Checking in tonight from the frigid north. Supposed to get down to minus 10 tonight. Yikes. Cabin is warm...thank god!
Charlie a.k.a. MichiganRailRoad714 (Charter Member TTC)
Charlie! Glad you are okay.
Thanks for all prayers and intentions. They moved Char to a new room today - musical chairs. They don't want them in the same room for too long. She is at transplant + 8 days now. She might be able to come home around +21 days. Her numbers are not going down as fast as they thought and this is a good sign. The new stuff really kicks in around +14 days, which is interesting. I don't know enough about this, just what they have been telling us. The texts I have found are really about various cancer and don't apply to our case.
SNOW in Saint Louis! I think we might get a whole inch if these keeps up!
Train show is tomorrow, hope to hook up with an old online friend at last and taking a buddy who might be into trains someday, if he can figure out where to put them etc.
Good chat tonight with the guys and then spent nearly 2 hours clearing off our old laptop so my mother-in-law can have it to do facebook.
Tardis is ready, wayback circuit is online and Mr. Fusion is full of old cans again - let's hit it!
RIP Chewy - best dog I ever had.
Sad news. Only about 2 inches on the ground. Funny thing. Highway in front is overed. It was sprayed with brine two days ago. This was to keeep the highway from freezing. My driveway, sidewalk, pad behind the house and walkway is not covered. Right now [dogs went out], only some fine icey stuff falling. Of to bed.
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