COFFEE POT #4, April 2010 for all to take a drink and chat. Welcome all posters. 4 yrs old and still going. Sweet ice tea too. (Even some Kibbles)

[wrmcclellan]

Evening all!

Hudson#685

Break Out Another Thousand.

John - That's a new one and I like it. I have a V-Drive 21' ski/wakeboard boat. Just hand over the credit card and smile.

Nice one here today - high 70's and will continue all this week. Maybe some sprinkles Tues/Wed. Nothing serious.

Wow Doug M - 2 B-Days and an Anniv in one week. the 16 year old with a new license will be the most expensive.

Hope everyone has a great evening and an even better day tomorrow!

 

[submmbob]

 Busy night at the 'scope. Closed and then opened again later due to wind. Replaced that relay we installed w/ my resistors w/ a 24V unit. Phase II works good. Phase III will be this summer when we can put it all inside a bigger project box and make it more accessible. Filled all three of the receivers. The wind chill has causing some issues w/ the big compressors.

Also got the Sakai switches working. I don't think they have ever been used before. They cleaned up very nice. I figured out what was wrong w/ the B side of the KW. I am kind of embarrassed but it was darn funny so I'm gonna tell you guys anyway:

I didn't realize the B throttle was on at the 10 o'clock position and off at the 8 o'clock position. Thought it was the other way round like the A throttle. Says it right on the top too. I hazard a guess I'm not the first person caught by that. The D post winding looks to be open, but that's ok as I'm going to use it for the trains and not accessories. 

I'll try and post a video on youtube of the 1615 pushing the snowplow thru the switches later.

 Bob

[laz 57]

HI GUYZ,

  45 and a bit rainy today only to get to 52.  Ran a nice 3 miles yesterday.  Felt great.

Stay frosty,

laz57

[Blueberryhill RR]

Good Morning from Blueberryhill....

It is a cloudy 52 degrees. Going up to 70 today with a chance of morning rain.

Today is an easy day. I have some paperwork to do and then, I will realx. Maybe run trains this afternoon. Legs are achy from PT yesterday. Need to rest them for the next session, tomorrow. This will be interesting at 3 times a week.

Dining car is here and it's the usual for breakfast. Then, it's off to all parts of " Points West ".

Y'all have a great Tuesday.

Chuck

[navyjack]

hello guys, it will be 71 here today.  old timer, i might be older than you so what does that make me?  i joined navy in aug 1 1966, straight to treasure island california then overseas. i did not get bullet though only agent orange.  laz57.....the running will do you good.  when i was your age was still in military, we ran 9 miles per day.  ran with the recon marines.  i remember the black sgt major, (first one in usmc), meanest man to other marines but treated us navy guys ok.  fife now i see why chief teased you about the yatchet.  it looks like a nice sailboat.  they need lots of care.  i worked part-time in  a boat yard in san pedro, california for clothes money for kids.  refinished lots of antique sailboats.  have great day guys. navyjack  

[Buckeye Riveter]

Happy Birthday NavyJack. Wishing you many more.

Looks like storm is heading our way with dark clouds.

I've not seen a spring as busy as this one.  We are writing proposals at twice the rate as last year.

HI HO, HI HO...............

[cheapclassics]

Good morning all,

IIABSDISEI with temps in the 70s.  Computer power supply was on fritz when I first came in.  Busy with honey-dos last night.  I had bacon and biscuits on the dining car this morning for breakfast after it rolled in from "Points East".  TBIL after "Glee" tonight.  Prayers going out to those who need them.  I hope everyone has a good day. 

Keep on training,

Mike C. from Indiana

[cnw1995]

 Aloha from what looks like a beautiful day here. NavyJack, you share a birthday with the bride who I'll be celebrating today with all the (expensive) things she likes to do. Though Roy is right, the teen driver is the biggest deal. I'll come home early to take him to the DMV after school.  Why is Buckeye always greeting our smaller scale brethren in HO? Hi HO, Hi HO.  Wes, what a rocket!  You are doing the right thing prepping the room first. It makes a big difference.  Mike, you are right - it was Bugs.  Spanky, hope you're feeling better - resist 'scope creep'! or you'll never get done

[navyjack]

sorry guys, i did not word that message right.  guess i did not drink enough coffee.  i meant it is 71 degrees temperature here today.  i am only 62 and my birthday is not till august.  i really appreciate the good cheer though,  but thought i should clear up the missunderstanding.  i will try to be more articulate in my words.  wes(old timer?) hope that you are ok and it is a bummer having to do all that painting.  the shays are worth it though i bet.  how did you get the mrs to agree to that?  tell me your secret please.  navyjack

[fifedog]

Mornin' boys.  Grey and 52 here in the Mid-Atlantic region.

Thanks for the "condolences"  She's over 30, so a lil' TLC is to be expected.

cheapclassics - Stewart-Haas Motorsports gets all of its chassis and motors, Tony's crew chief, and other tech support from that outfit in NC.  They are in essence a satelite team (14 & 39) of the Hendricks organization.  I am a 14 fan (love that OLD SPICE scheme).  And always will be a 43 fan.  Good to see Dinger running up front, and qualifying extremely well.

[ChiefEagles]

Buckeye Riveter

I've not seen a spring as busy as this one.  We are writing proposals at twice the rate as last year.

HI HO, HI HO...............

Keep up the good work.  My SS deposit hits tonight at 12 AM.

Morning all.  Slept late [Lucy woke me at 7:30].  She wanted to chase some squirrels from the bird feeder.  They have learned fast.  Use to they would sit in the trees next door and taunt us.  After a few fell to the air rifle and others got "burned" good, they run away or stick tight on the other side of the trees.  Fence keeps us from getting them.  Lucy is getting good at "treeing" them.  Guess I will take the air rifle to the lake and let her hunt some as no restrictions and fences.  She loves to garb them when they fall out of the tree.

Watched Pacific and cooked bacon, egg and toast.  Now to paint some more railings and posts.  OH, got to go to PO and mail taxes.  When you sell some property, have to pay 23% capital gains at my tax rate.

Have a good one and send rain [getting dry here, just like the Farmers Almanac said.  Wet winter, early spring and dry spring.].   

[sir james I]

Good morning

Lite rain very lite but damp 50s today.

No issues this morning, so i'll just say hi.

S.J.

[laz 57]

NAVYJACK,

  HAPPY EARLY B DAY TO YA.  Yes I try to run at least 3 miles a day.  Been doing it for about 20 years now.  Knees sometimes really hurt, but I do feel good.  Usually take off fridays and sometimes saturdays, for huntin and fishin time.

laz57 

[cheapclassics]

Good afternoon all, 

 

fifedog

Mornin' boys.  Grey and 52 here in the Mid-Atlantic region.

Thanks for the "condolences"  She's over 30, so a lil' TLC is to be expected.

cheapclassics - Stewart-Haas Motorsports gets all of its chassis and motors, Tony's crew chief, and other tech support from that outfit in NC.  They are in essence a satelite team (14 & 39) of the Hendricks organization.  I am a 14 fan (love that OLD SPICE scheme).  And always will be a 43 fan.  Good to see Dinger running up front, and qualifying extremely well.

Fifedog,

I could not resist a chance for some commentary about the last race.  You are correct.  Most NASCAR teams are based in NC, and if someone had not made a comment about someone else not posting since the Duke-Butler game, I probably would have let it go.  However since a Hoosier won the race, the timing was most appropriate.  I do watch NASCAR on occasion, but as you all know, my prime racing allegiance is to open wheel and to the IMS, which BTW, does host a fine NASCAR event as well.

Keep on training,

Mike C. from Indiana

[SPMan]

Good morning all, Went for walk this morning and had a scare.  I was passing a lady walking a dog on a narrow path so I stopped and stood out of the way to let them pass (like a Southern Gentlemen should) and then after they passed me she fell down.  I turned around and found her laying on the side walk with a twisted ankle.  I helped her up and she seemed OK.  She was able to walk on it and continued on.  Thank the Lord she did not dislocate a shoulder.  That happened to my wife once at home.  Anyway, thats enough excitement for today.

Ordered some music CD's from a website I found last night of some vintage music from the good old days.  I ordered one of the items by mistake which turned out to be an MP3 download and I have no player for that.  Modern technology is a problem sometimes.  Fortunately the record company was very understanding and gave me a credit.  I was also able to add another CD to the order and saved on shipping.  It was a win win for both of us.  Nice to do business with good people.

I think I will break down and get a paypal account so I can buy and sell on the bay.  I used to buy from them for a long time but stopped when they went to Paypal only.  The local train meets are not very productive for trading.  Too many old geezers (like me) that don't want anything else or are just interested in the prewar trains.  I am only interested in the modern stuff now with all the bells and whistles.  I sold all of my truly collectable trains some time ago when the time was good for doing so.

Have a good week y'all,

Ray

[LawsonFarmsRR]

 Ray - You don't have to use Pay Pal on ebay. When you go to pay, and you do the correct clicks, you will have a choice of paying by Pay Pal or a credit card. You will have to wade through Pay Pal's propaganda, but it can be done.

Pat

[LawsonFarmsRR]

 RT sent me this. If you like Trains, Country Music, Patsy Cline, Willie Nelson and a good human message, don't miss this.

 

YOU GOTTA DRIVE THIS TRAIN        Click on this link. It's beautiful!! 
  
   (Turn on your speakers) 
  
   http://www.allright.com/Poems/TOLRailway/TOL.htm

You may have to paste it into your browser window.

Pat

[fifedog]

Spirit of John Paul Jones was with me today.  When WEST MARINE let me down this AM, went to my favorite pirate den, which had the exact fuel filter and neve-been-used housing I needed.  My partner had to stop by and help me loosen the fittings from the old housing, but got the new one.  No leaks.

 

[cnw1995]

 Back from tree-worship at the Morton Arboretum. The bride is temporarily satiated with guacamole so i can do a little work, then pick up the boys at school. Hope to squeeze in her presents before she goes off w her girlfriends. Hmmm, maybe I can play trains whilst she's out.

[hscsltb]

cheapclassics

Good morning all,

IIABSDISEI with temps near 70.  Thought I would take it easy last night, but decided to get a hose reel to make life easier.  Three worse words ever written, "Some assembly required".  After getting it together, wife said it would not do what she thought it would.  I had tried to tell her that in the store.  One of these days she will figure out that sometimes I know what I am talking about. 

 

Mike not a chance. There are days I swear my wife thinks I'm a dope.Oh well we do it her way first then I fix it later.

[sir james I]

Good Evening All

Sun finally came out and gave us 57 degrees.

Another goof off day but Dr. appointment in the morn.,  just the usually check up and whatever else he can make a buck from.Sorry Dennis. Banilla is waiting for the thingy if no one wants to drive I will...S.J.

[RockIsland52]

Good Evnin', Ya'll, From Crystal Clear Taxachussets, 

Wife is off to the hair dressers.  Do I tell her she looks spectacular when she gets home or tell her she already looked spectacular when she left and looks no different? 

Hudson....prayers for your buddy in ICU.  Sounds bad after this length of time. 

Dennis......prayers for your wife's Ohio friend.  Way too young to be in this predicament.   

NavyJack.....happy belated 70th B-Day then! 

DJ.....hope all went according to plan with the repair of your joint (knee).  .Vicodin and percs.....Jerry Lewis' favorite appetizer. 

OleTimer......when the Doc goes to lecture you, just tell him/her if it were not for people like you and me they would be unemployed.   On a more serious note, my sincerest appreciation for your service to your country.

Fife......nothing some green stuff can't cure.    Glad you are back in action.    When are you taking us all out?

SJ......so your lawn mower actually started?  

LAZ......hope your knees are not barking at you when you get to be my age.

DougM.....so how is it you get off the hook taking your wife out on her birthday?  My sixth sense tells me this "out with the girls" thing is a woman's trap.  At least protest and fight over her, then capitulate until she leaves to go out.  Resume the long face when she returns, the lost puppy dog look should suffice.  Make sure there is no evidence you had all that fun with the trains in her absence.    My condolences on the son reaching 16 and the driver's license event.  You won't see affordable car insurance rates for at least a decade or so.

Chief.....I'm STILL waiting for my tomatoes.  No squirrel carcasses, thank you.

Rich.....so how many speeders did you accumulate on the way back to FLA.?

Bob.......you've got some of us wondering if your scopes are spying on the AZ and NM female populations rather than the stars......

Later, Gang.

Jack

[ChiefEagles]

Jack.  Rock, had not thought about Bob and his big "spy glass".  Humm now we really know.

Wifey and I are watching NCIS and then a Movie on SHO.

Finished painting rails and posts on from porch.  Worked up garden and did some watering.  We need rain.

Later.

Later.

[SPMan]

Pat, thanks for the tip about Paypal.  Also for posting the music.  I remember that song from a long time ago.  One of my favorites.

Ray

[Ole Timer]

 Jack /Rockisland52 ... Oh I do tease my doc ... she's a pretty female  ... believe me I have her laughing everytime I go to see her . 

 Navyjack .... the only secret to getting her to paint all the rest of the house was I said ... " gee .... my train room will be the most beautiful room in the house painted and redecorated "  .... the only rip is she put it last on the list ... jealousy perhaps ...

 RAY / SPMAN ..... the great thing about paypal is it is extremely secure to buy on the internet .... if some of you remember over a year or so ago my bank account was wiped by an employee of a internet site by one of their employees useing my bank card number .... can't happen with PAYPAL ! Plus if anything goes wrong by sellers /stores  paypal locks down your money to them until YOU are satisfied .

Harold .... I won't even tell you what my wife thinks I am ... sometimes ... and tells me so ....

 LAZ ... have you ever had your knees checked out though buddy ?  To make sure you are'nt doing damage unintentionally from a problem that may be there ?

12 beautiful hogs / beauty queens arrived via mail-lady today ... the black and white ones .... may repaint a few pink .... match the ones in my detailed stock car I did 2 years ago ... lol ... every layout needs a pig pen ....

CHIEF ..... !    ... my SS check comes tonight too !!!  We get paid the same day ...   It's been raining here all day . 

Well ... windows just updated and I have to reboot so ... down the yellow brick road I go ... then off to the chat .....  think I'll wear my " ugly coyote " hat tonight      ... brings back visions of those barmaids dancing on the bar   .....   

[dougdagrump]

Evenin' All.

Back from the mueseum, no pile ups just some minor signal issues with the TMCC but the DCS ran great. Jon didn't make it in today, boy did he miss some Brownies. These things were a Choco-holics dream, you notice I said "were".

Picked up an MTH L&N GP-7, finally found one at a reasonable price. Have wanted an L&N for a long time, I think of it as a tribute to my paternal grandfather who was a conductor for the L&N. Gave it a quick spin when I got home and the only thing I can say is .

to jack & jack !

Time to kick off the shoes and relax a bit. Later All ! 

[Brutus]

Jack!  You know better!  You say something like "Wow!  I never would have believed that anyone so beautiful could be made even more beautiful, that hairdresser must be a genius!" 

Today was like Monday II - The Horror Returns!  So glad it's over.  Wonder what Wednesday will have in store?  One good thing, mother-in-law is visiting and took over cooking chores from me

Fife - be sure to reef those tops'ls and trim that line!  Heel her over!  Arrrrr!  Avast!

Chief - sorry about those taxes.  I heard last week they want to add a VAT (Value Added Tax) here, like they have over in England.  I've bought things from Amazon.UK before and after Visa converts dollars to pounds, they used to then deduct out the VAT that I did not have to pay and the price would drop like 15 to 20 percent on a book or dvd.  No kidding.  This is just what we need to help our economy.  I'll get off my soapbox now

Tardis is ready to go and Old Mills are ICE COLD tonight, so let's hit it boys!

PS - Happy Birthday to Kelly Murphy and the Jacks!

[fifedog]

Brutus - Reefin' is for wussies,  I say bury that lee rail.  Separate the men from the mermaids.

RockIsland - Get thyself here, and I shall have you aboard.  Hoping to take one or two out during TCA convention.

[submmbob]

 Another quiet night here at the 'scope. The wind finally died down earlier today. And due to the treeline, we can't go much below 15 degrees and at over 10K feet I don't think I'll see much of the local population.

I hooked up the Sakai switches to a loop of track this morning when I got off shift.  The 1615 definitely needs some weight in the tender for backing up. The Sakai switches are not as smooth as the 1122's but still interesting. I posted another video of the Mt. Graham, Arizona Eastern, and Desktop RR.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zvLhGrfkOg

Last shift of the week. Should be a fairly busy week off. Have to register the jeep, get the engine out of the Corvair, the Thursday evening service is back, and two training sessions (not flanged) for work next week. Plus more "socializing". 

DJ - best wishes for a swift recovery! Hopefully you will be able to sit at the transformer console!

Bob

 

[dwiemer]

Good evening everyone.  Happy Birthday Jack and Kelly.  Was quite a day.  Went in early for a heart and then went on a scouting mission for movie locations.  Was fun, but my ankles are hurting.  Sir James, not to worry, no offense.  I will tell you that many folks are having to do "defensive medicine" in that they run a battery of tests just to make sure their is nothing, even though the patient has not had any complaints.  Too many jury awards for not catching something that was not at issue at time of appointment.  Another issue with some of the newer med school graduates, they are taught to compartmentalize issues and treat certain symptoms one way till that situation is exhausted, then, if problem still is there, they move to the next "box".  One example is like the case with John Ritter.  He was treated for chest pain under the "heart attack" criteria.  Then, after that was exhausted, they did a angio and found he had a ruptured Aorta.  Was too late.

Fife, I like West Marine too, but as anything with a boat, it is pricey.  Glad you got the yacht in the water.  Look forward to a few photos of her riding the waves at sunset.

While watching the news, I see that Georgia has brought in a special AG to sue over health care.  The AG that is in support of Obamacare and is running for Governor this year.  Regardless of which side of the issue one finds themselves, it will be a mess.  Will be interesting.

Better head to bed as another long day tomorrow.  Will continue to pray for those who have asked.  I keep the list and remember the P.U.S.H. method: Pray Until Something Happens.

God Bless,
Dennis