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Posted by SPMan on Wednesday, February 10, 2010 3:50 PM

Bob, Jim and Brutus, thanks for the eye surgery prayers..  Surgery went very well.  Doctor says no problems just get well.

Don, I think we got about two inches of rain up here yesterday.  Rained hard a couple of times I had two feet of water behind my garage but pumps took care of it.

Navy Jack, I like the Civil War films too.  I have a copy of "Gettysburg" but not Gods and Generals.  I read both books, however.  I read a lot about the Civil War for a while.  Learned a lot more about it than I did in school.  In those days, the teachers in the South called it the War Between the States.  I guess they figured that there was nothing civil about it.

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Posted by dwiemer on Wednesday, February 10, 2010 3:48 PM

Afternoon everyone.  For those getting lots of snow, if you are young and agile enough, make sure you don't allow too much snow to pile on the roofs.  If you are otherwise, pay a few bucks and have it done so no roofs collapse.  Fife, a neighboring town "Ridgefield Park", NJ had a similar thing happen in the loss of one of their fire stations.  Many of the fire stations are older and have issues.  Town budgets keep them from updating.  In RP's case, they are a Volunteer FD, so that didn't impact the budget as much as many paid departments.  At least everyone got out OK.

Well, it is a bit on the chilly side down here.  Not supposed to get any warmer for tomorrow which is bad as we are going to do that Agri-Rama trip that was cancelled last week because of the rain.  It is all outside, so time to break out the cold weather gear.

Stopped off at Hobby Lobby on the way home from getting our son.  Picked up some Paint Markers for weathering the rails on the layout.  Tried the spray paint route as mentioned in one of the books I read.  Mixed results on that, but I did get a lot done that way.  Just some final touches on the rails.  Also, picked up a mix of different Balsa wood sizes.  Plan on completing a building to fill in one area on the layout.  Lastly, picked up a self - healing cutting mat for cutting foam board and other material.  Violin instructor is not feeling well today, so I have a few hours to work on the layout....YEAH!

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Posted by Buckeye Riveter on Wednesday, February 10, 2010 3:25 PM

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Evenin' boys.  Near white-out conditions presently in the Mid-Atlantic region.  Spent all day on this (Rich & Dennis take note):

http://www.wbaltv.com/news/22519090/detail.html

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Posted by fifedog on Wednesday, February 10, 2010 3:07 PM

Evenin' boys.  Near white-out conditions presently in the Mid-Atlantic region.  Spent all day on this (Rich & Dennis take note):

http://www.wbaltv.com/news/22519090/detail.html

 

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Posted by cheapclassics on Wednesday, February 10, 2010 1:42 PM

Good afternoon all,

It finally quit Snohioing in SE Indiana, but the wind keeps blowing drifts.  Stayed home today as three interstates were closed with wrecks when I got up this morning, and I did not want to make it four.  Watched the "Danica" show of the ARCA race last weekend.  Did go to the YMCA last night, but may not do so today.  May run trains and build with bricks.  I had bacon and biscuits on the dining car from "Points East" this morning for breakfast.  TBIL any time tonight as soccer scrimmage will be called off.  I hope everyone has a good day.

Keep on training,

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Posted by laz 57 on Wednesday, February 10, 2010 1:23 PM

sir james I

Done, will take about a hour for me to settle down to normal. Same after grass cutting.

Laz, eggs go on the stove, gas goes in snow blower. Old Mils can go either way.

S.J.

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  LOL!!  At least it doesn't cause brain freeze?

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Posted by cnw1995 on Wednesday, February 10, 2010 12:50 PM

 Aloha all. Snowed all night but still school here today - have to plow out the driveway before I go out to pick up the boys. We probably got a foot but the garbage trucks and school buses still work.  Not even a good delay. Fought through to go regular grocery shopping and the van's emission check.  Like Chief said, I woke up at 4 am to a sharp crack and then the whole house shook with a rumble - a little 3.8 earthquake but centered only a few miles away - an unknown fault. As if property values weren't low enough. LOL. I'm sure being productive ... finished cataloging all the family dvds that were converted from VHS last night. Think I just missed the Tardis. I'll look again tonight.

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Posted by Ole Timer on Wednesday, February 10, 2010 12:26 PM

 Still snowing here ... they went ahead and called all the schools off in a 3 state area for the whole week . Seems they can't even get the snow removed from the roads and streets anywhere .... huge piles and no where to put it . Side streets and roads are about as they were after the first one .  Bucu cars still buried and no sight of folks getting them out . Alot of snow plows broke down .... even companies shutting down ... crazy . The storm is sort of turning around in a circle now ... not moving north as usual . The darn yankees must be blowing alot of wind towards the south down the mason dixon line from pennsylvania .... looks like we'll have to invade Gettysburg again and do it right this time ... LOL .

 

 Thank the lord no power outage here .... the yo-yos did'nt go out and knock any poles down .... they usually do . Probably because their cars are still buried .







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Posted by LawsonFarmsRR on Wednesday, February 10, 2010 10:23 AM

 23" so far this storm. 54" for the season. 2" more and we set an all time record.Thumbs Down

Still waiting for Al Gore to fly his gas guzzling, air polluting jet in here and help us clear the farm paths of all this "Global Warming" so we can feed the cattle. WHAT!, hes not cumming? Another broken promise.Shock

The tractor pulls out the truck, then the truck pulls out the tractor, then the tractor-------. Where does the time go??

Train room? Oh-- that Bldg out there half covered in snow. Haven't been in there in some time. Hmmmm, did I turn off the trains last time?Confused

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Posted by sir james I on Wednesday, February 10, 2010 10:02 AM

Done, will take about a hour for me to settle down to normal. Same after grass cutting.

Laz, eggs go on the stove, gas goes in snow blower. Old Mils can go either way.

S.J.

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Posted by ChiefEagles on Wednesday, February 10, 2010 8:54 AM

Morning all.  Almost hurrincane winds.  Some trees down in the area.  Hope no trees down in Roseyville.  Suppose to get worse this afternoon.  Got meetings most of afternoon.  Bet some go down at pond area as sitting on rock and no deep roots.  Snohio at the lake house and black ice too [per news].  Schools closed in Mecklenburg Co. VA.  Glad I delayed going to lake house.  Off to the gym in a few.  May have to get new desktop.  Downloaded 11 updates last night and hit restart.  Will not come up this AM and shows error.  Desktop is 12 years old so abouttime.  Got buddy that does Town's computers and sure he can fix. 

Maybe trains later.  Got some supplies from Michaels last night to work on some scenery.

See Doug M has not signed on.  Hopehe did not get shaken up last night as earth quake hit IL.

Send all the snohio north you can, Mother Nature. Whistling  Yanks trying to blow us REBS off of the map.

Elk hunting on TV so will go back to it.

Later 

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Posted by navyjack on Wednesday, February 10, 2010 8:48 AM

good morning guys, hope that you are all ok.  we got four more inches of snow and it is windy.  snow blower broken, toro.  will have to get fixed.  admiral, you should have subordinates do your work for you while you bark orders from afar....ha...ha...anyway glad you just have a few aches and pains and your injuries are not more serious.  what was the css arkansas?  i am very interested in the old ships.  when i first went in the navy, i saw an open gun tub cruiser in the mothball fleet in san diego.  it was quite awesome then.  i think the cruiser was from the spanish american war.  i have watched the ted turner film that i have called the ironclads, over and over.  i also like the film gods and generals, and loved the series the north and the south.  the first time i met southern boys was when i was in the navy, and some of the guys never had shoes until they joined.  i was always happy to have them at my back as they were great shipmates.  there was a lot of kidding about yankee etc., but everybody got along, and were one against whatever enemy we were facing.  navyjack

 

 

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Posted by sir james I on Wednesday, February 10, 2010 8:44 AM

Good Morning

At least 5 inches of snow out  there. going to get started, no help, granny stayed with daughter expecting schools to close which they did. I did not want them calling this morning and then granny have to drive over there. Later I hope...S.J.

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Posted by laz 57 on Wednesday, February 10, 2010 8:41 AM

Hi GUYZ,

  SNO HI O IN PA!!!!!!!  Lots of it and gonna snow all day.  Looks like NO SCHOOL again tomorrow?  Fun time running trains last nite and gonna work on doing some much needed wiring for lites today.  Then the fun begins for the snowblowing.  Got fresh gas, eggs and a few cases of OL MILs so I am good.  Gonna do a little run on treadmill and then take dog for walk in snow. 

Check back later with some pics?

Stay frosty,

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Posted by dwiemer on Wednesday, February 10, 2010 8:10 AM

Good Morning everyone.  Have enjoyed the nice chats posted here.  Welcome back John B.  How are things across the pond?
Chief, take care of yourself.  Make sure you have plenty of help next time you mess with that dock.  One good deed that you pay for with a week of pain.
Regarding the small nature of Hampton Roads, I have seen a number of places that rarely meet the expectation in the mind from stories read.  I am still amazed at the amount of land traversed by armies on foot during the Civil War.  We are hoping to arange for some vacations to places that include some Civil War history to do with the kids.  This spring, we may head to DC to catch up with my Dad, but will also make some trips to Roanoke, and some local battlefields.  We have a lot of history down these parts, but it is more condensed in the Mid-Atlantic area.

Well, the inspection of the OR went well.  Only suggestion was with regard to ceiling tiles outside the actual operating suite.  Good to see that we are doing things correctly.  Just a validation of the process.

Hope all you folks getting slammed with more snow are able to take it easy.  The hobby shop where I won that Georgia Power caboose from is located in Ohio.  Guy was going to send it today or tomorrow, but I told him I was not in a rush for it if the weather is bad. 

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Posted by RockIsland52 on Wednesday, February 10, 2010 7:43 AM

Well......Chief's curse is finally coming home to roost here in the Northeast.  Apparently someone is going to flip a switch as the local news announced it will start SNOHIOing at 10AM.  Have been bouncing around between NBC, ABC, and CBS locals.  It seems I have a choice for the amount of snow I am going to get here at the entrance to Cape Ann, North of Boston.  The range is 4" to 14."  But I can't figure out what button on the remote to hit to make my selection.  Comcast snow on demand, right?  Smile,Wink, & Grin

WOW!  Welcome back long lost JohnB.  I recognized you immediately by your accent!  If you had declared your North/South affiliation sooner, Admiral Chief would have let you back into the Pot months ago.  Big Smile  We'll be sending you some Snohio on the jetstream.

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Posted by Blueberryhill RR on Wednesday, February 10, 2010 6:23 AM

Good Morning from Blueberryhill....

It is a cloudy 11 degrees. Going up to 34 today with a chance of some new snow, Only got a little snow last night.

Today is busy. I have an errand to run and some phone calls to make. I love sitting there waqiting for the automated answering service to get me to a person.  After I press " 1 " for English.

Maybe I will get time to run trains this afternoon.

Dining car has rolled in. We are having an omlet for breakfast.

Y'all have a great  Wednesday.

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Posted by John Bakeer on Wednesday, February 10, 2010 2:50 AM

Found you again!!!

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Posted by dbaker48 on Tuesday, February 9, 2010 11:53 PM

 Evening All !

Got about another 3/4" of rain today, probably will get a little more tomorrow.  Ray will probably have completely different information!  He is at located in the foothills, about 20 miles due north of me.  Hope he isn't doing any "Slipping 'n Sliding .  As a matter of fact I'm going to be in his area on Wednesday doing a presentation for the Glendale Sr. Computer Club.

A friend of mine came over last night with his new Lionel 0-8-8-0 Pennsy steam engine.  (Vision Line).  Nice engine plenty of detail, all of the controls are in panels on the top of the engine!  That is very cool.  The blow down feature is cool, as is the smoking whistle.  The bell was not working, don't know if it came that way, or happened since he got it.  A little bit expensive, though, even if it is a "Vision" engine!

Bob, You better tighten down the hatches!  Another "Weather Incident" is headed your way!  This one isn't quite so bad, but nevertheless an event and certainly more snow.

Looking forward to train show this weekend in Long Beach, their also is a Railroadania show this Sunday, don't think I will make that one.  It usually has a LOT of interesting stuff!

Camera class going well discuss differences in batteries today, (alkalline vs ni-cad vs lithion). Still looking forward to the software section.

Going to call it a day!

Take care and God Bless !

 

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Posted by ChiefEagles on Tuesday, February 9, 2010 11:46 PM

Good night all.  Reclinerized again.  Taking Tylenol Arthritis for left shoulder I hurt moving docks in a week ago.  Makes me sleepy.  All I have to do is sit down and I'm gone.  Those docks are going to get me [remember almost cut the end of one finger off several months ago].  RT called for some info earlier just as Lucy had awaken me to go out.  Took her out and went right back to sleep.  Rain has stopped and now cold.  Wind is suppose to blow tomorrow.  We are under a high wind warning.  May hit gusts of 50 mph or more.  With ground super saturated, trees may fall over.  Was going to call Cousin Shake and Bake but too late now. Laugh

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Posted by Brutus on Tuesday, February 9, 2010 9:54 PM

 

Kids are off tomorrow - getting lots of Mammaw time. Things are percolating with my wife, but no news today.  Tardis is running late, so let's hit it!

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Posted by 8ntruck on Tuesday, February 9, 2010 9:54 PM

A clear, crisp 3 degrees this morning.  At least we had sunshine all day for a change.

I visited Hampton Rhodes some years back where the duel between the Montior and Merrimack took place.  Was much smaller than I had imagined while I was reading the historical accounts.

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Posted by laz 57 on Tuesday, February 9, 2010 9:38 PM

Hi GUYZ,

  NO SCHOOL TOMORROW YEA is me!!!!!   Get to do some major work on layout.  After all the snowblowing? 

BUCKEYE, OL MILLs work better NO BRAIN FREEZE.  Just had a few and nothingConfused.

NAVYJACK, no none the less.  SISTER lives in ESCONDIDO CA. and has a GHOST there.  She has told me their land is on anchient burial grounds of Native Americans and house is frequent by a Native American princess.  Been to her house a few times, stayed up waiting and she never shows up.  I always wanted to see her but NO CIGAR.  Oh well at least you get the hairs to stand up on the back of your neck now and then.

Stay frosty BOYZ and don't forget to strech before doing that sno hi o shoveling.

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Posted by sir james I on Tuesday, February 9, 2010 8:16 PM

Good Evening

Lite snow all day and into tomorrow morning. About 4 inches so far.

Its always nice to see layout pictures, good shots. Brutus I am ready for a ride in the thingy. I still have banilla if you want some...S.J.

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Posted by Buckeye Riveter on Tuesday, February 9, 2010 7:05 PM

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the layout by buckeye riveter is great the mth station looks gook and i especially like the trainmaster.  is it a williams? 

Thanks for the compliment.  There are other photos of the layout on my web pages.  Yes, it is a Williams FM Trainmaster.  It has an ERR kit installed so that I can run it with TMCC. I have had 15+ cars behind it and it can easily pull them.

Here's another photo from the other side of the layout.  See the nose of the Shark just exiting the bridge.  Many of my photos are taken near the billboard and the smoking switch tower on the lower track. If I had to do anything over, the bridge in the background would have been painted.

 

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Posted by dwiemer on Tuesday, February 9, 2010 6:43 PM

fifedog
Like I say, COWBOY UP! Cowboy

Hey Fife, ever since "Broke back MTN.", you have to watch such talkShock

Chief, sounds like you done good on the school property choices.  Hope it continues to go well for you and the school system too.
Bob, another great story to read is about Capt. Simms and the CSS Alabama.  There is a famous painting with the battle off the coast of Europe.  I would suggest that Capt. Simms was the most feared naval leader of the Civil War.

Buckeye, sorry for the late notice.  Hope you didn't freeze too much grey matter.....at least you take great photos!  Of which, better watch that person on the platform leaning towards the tracks....he may end up as a hood ornament on the next FM to come by.

Practiced violin with both kids, daughter went to Tap dance lessons, and now it is time to go over son's advanced reading books.  They take a test on them each morning.  Wish we had this when I was young, one reason I am such a slow reader.

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Posted by navyjack on Tuesday, February 9, 2010 6:18 PM

Smilehello guys the layout by buckeye riveter is great the mth station looks gook and i especially like the trainmaster.  is it a williams?  one of my favorites.  i have an mth virginian and a williams orange/blue jersey central lines.  i would really like to see them run.  i hear they are good pullers.  thanks for the photos

laz 57 my wife and i have seen lifelike appearing native americans in the woods around our home.  and all of us including our grandson have heard a steam train.,  (there have been no trains around here for 25 years).  i hope you will not think less of me, but it is true. navyjack

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Posted by fifedog on Tuesday, February 9, 2010 5:49 PM

Work all day.  Shovel when I get home for hours. Zzz  Another long one tomorrow.

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Posted by Buckeye Riveter on Tuesday, February 9, 2010 5:15 PM

dwiemer
Just make sure it is at least room temp, perhaps slightly warmer or you will get a real brain freeze.

Now you tell me.  Shock  Talk about waking up real quickly.  I'm not putting it in the freezer again. Wow!! 

We are getting snow, but the boys up north are supposedly getting hammered and then there are the whiners in the Baltimore area.  You would think the world is coming to an end because D.C. had some snow.  Of course it is bad when you forgot to buy a snow shovel and are now using the cat litter box's shovel to clean out parking spot on your Frau-Frau street near the White House.  Stop complaining!!

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Took some photos today.  I really liked how these turned out.

 

They were taken without flash and about six feet away from the track on the tripod.

Brutus....Great news.  See you on FB.

 

 

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Posted by Ole Timer on Tuesday, February 9, 2010 4:45 PM

Submmbob  ..... still using my old Paasche i bought over 15 years ago myself ... goes to show us .. if you buy a good one they last for many years .... Thumbs Up  I used the devil out of it when I used to airbrush Harleys .... it's still going strong .

Snowing like the devil in Maryland mountains here ... laying and piling up fast !  Mail lady did make it to my mailbox with 2 train items .... will help to have more to do .... because I won't be going anywhere for awhile .

Heading for the Bay and fire up the tardis .... beacon's on ... heater running warm and ready for boarding !

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