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COFFEE POT #6 JUNE 2010 for all to take a drink and chat. Welcome all posters. 5 yrs old and still going. Sweet ice tea too.

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Posted by Buckeye Riveter on Tuesday, June 8, 2010 7:53 PM

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Almost time for bed, need to get up extra early tomorrow to do one final spiffing up of the house plus get roses for the return party Thumbs Up

Are you using a scoop shovel or a pitch fork to do the spiffing of the house?  Laugh I normally drag one of the garbage cans into the house and start dumping the un-eaten pizza, empty chip bags, beer cans and newspapers as fast as I can.

 

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Posted by dwiemer on Tuesday, June 8, 2010 7:50 PM

Howdy Folks,  my legs are exhausted as is the rest of me, but the legs are killing me.  We filmed a 5K race today as part of the movie.  Also met Jim Bob Duggar....nice guy.  That is one busy family having 19 children.  They bring their own bus when they travel.  The oldest son is married and has a baby too.  I love my kids, but I am glad we only have two.

Time for bed.  I need some pain meds so I can sleep.  HOpe that everyone has had a good day.
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Posted by Ole Timer on Tuesday, June 8, 2010 6:53 PM

 DON .... nice flamingo ... but you did'nt show us any of the " naughty " stuff you bought .... as advertised on their sign .... LOL .

21 birthday whacks by a beautiful waitress ..... how sweet the pain .... Whistling

SPMAN ... are you sure the squirrels adopted you .... or is it they can't believe what they see in those swimming trunks ..... a sight to behold maybe ..... Laugh

Probe / Jim .... hang in there buddy a good job will come along .... I know since you have the degree ... days seems like weeks or months but one will call for you . Thumbs Up

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Posted by Brutus on Tuesday, June 8, 2010 6:41 PM

Hmmm - butter pecan sounds great!

Don - outstanding pics, thanks for sharing man!  Looks like you had a great trip Thumbs Up

Chief - nice looking dog, I'm sure they will get along fine.

Laz - big congas on last day of school and way to go on the house, sounds like you are really knocking it out!  You da wood-man!

Wow - lots of posts today!  I read them all, but too much to keep track of for me - I'll have to wait for the Jack news roundup Smile

Mike - got you on the screen, I can see you have successfully infiltrated "you know where"!  We'll pick you up first thing!

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Posted by sir james I on Tuesday, June 8, 2010 5:37 PM

Hi Guys

Oh man love Vegas, quit going, hate the airports.

Sunny 69 today, nice but not summer warm. Heavy rain expected overnite.

Got Banilla and Butter pecan, you get a choice tonite.

S.J.

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Posted by dbaker48 on Tuesday, June 8, 2010 5:08 PM

rlplionel

That 'Vegas restaurant looks like the Hofbrauhaus. Excellent German food and drink. Cool

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Your 100% Correct, he has been wanting to go there for the past 3 years to celebrate the 21st.

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Posted by rlplionel on Tuesday, June 8, 2010 4:37 PM

That 'Vegas restaurant looks like the Hofbrauhaus. Excellent German food and drink. Cool

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Posted by fifedog on Tuesday, June 8, 2010 4:26 PM

dbaker - Good looking flamingo...and people say Vegas is tacky....  Like the St Paulie girl, Thumbs UpThumbs Upand is that BRENT at the table behind you...and when did he get his ear pierced Confused

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Posted by dbaker48 on Tuesday, June 8, 2010 4:10 PM

 Hope everyone is doing well, really behind on the forum!!

I had promised to post some pictures from the Vegas trip, here they are.......

 Trip was to celebrate Chris' 21st Birthday,

Arrived the night before and went to the souvnier shops,

Man did this place ever have the Flamingos !!

Next morning, hit THE Pawn Shop

Even though they say they are open 24 hrs, they have a small window to the street that is open, for pawning small items.  Cant get into the store.

I believe they have more business because of the show, than the actual business itself.

 

The back third of the store is for souvenir sales of t-shirts, mugs, etc.  And talk about a crowd on the inside!  Wow!!  The guard told me that on the weekend, there is literally a line around the block of people wanting to come in and browse.  While we were there Chumlee was doing autographs.

 The was the only train item I found, it was G Scale and looked like it was Bachman.  Price $1475 !!!

In the parking lot outside, they were filming a spot.  The Old Man, was involved in it, notice the Tatoo building in the background.  (They didn't like me taking a picture.)

 

 Interesting that they have a reserved spot for Cabs, to accommodate people coming up from "The Strip" for some instant cash.  (Store is about 4 miles north of the strip on same street.)

That evening we went out for celebration:

Chris ended up Doing the "Chicken Dance"

A new "Friend" is discovered !

However, I don't think she liked the Chicken Dance.

But, a good time was had by all !! 

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Posted by rtraincollector on Tuesday, June 8, 2010 2:51 PM

Banks it can be prewar but then it could be post war as it was made 1938 - 1942 and again 1946 - 1950 value antwhere from $10. to $50 but I would be looking at lower end as it does apear to maybe been repainted/touched up to me bottom looks too good not to have been but may be wrong.

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, June 8, 2010 1:33 PM

Banks

 Hello all

Quick sip at lunch time

Help me out. Is this a pre-war item?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120577969838&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

What's a fair price for it?

Thanks

 

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Banks - my tip for the day. After pasting the URL into the Message window hit the spacebar. This converts the text into a clickable link.

As for your question. Yes that is Pre-War but I don't know the #, nor value. It is very difficult to tell if it is original or if someone 'touched' it up.

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Posted by LawsonFarmsRR on Tuesday, June 8, 2010 12:36 PM

SPMan
Took first swim in the pool last night. Temp was 82 without a heater.

Squirrels have adopted me I think.  They run along the telephone wires behind house near my pool.  They used to run when they saw me but now they just lounge on a perch up there and stare at me.  They are probably drinking water out of the pool.  Racoons used to hang around pool too looking for bugs and insects that wash up on the sides.  Haven't seen any this year yet.

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With the squirrels up there watching, I guess that stops any skinny dipping.Evil If the pool water is dirty on occasion, it may be from the raccoons washing there hands. When they find water, they can't resist.Whistling

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Posted by SPMan on Tuesday, June 8, 2010 11:57 AM

Chief, congratulations on the new puppy.

Son returned from the East Coast last night and had a safe trip.

Hope Navyjack gets his computer fixed.  I know the forum means a lot to him because he is a shut in apparently.

Still fooling with sprinkler valves etc.  It must be a bad solonoid.  The water came on when I banged on it.

Took first swim in the pool last night. Temp was 82 without a heater.

Squirrels have adopted me I think.  They run along the telephone wires behind house near my pool.  They used to run when they saw me but now they just lounge on a perch up there and stare at me.  They are probably drinking water out of the pool.  Racoons used to hang around pool too looking for bugs and insects that wash up on the sides.  Haven't seen any this year yet.

Ran some trains and listened to music in train room yesterday before it got too hot.  Gave my Seaboard E8's a workout and my Atlantic Coast Line GP7.  Been running a long reefer train lately and giving the boxcars etc. a rest.  I run a lot of passenger equipment all the time.  Consist yesterday was some GGD scale length pullmans behind the E8's.

Election day today.  Have to get down to the polls.

Later,

Ray

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Posted by Banks on Tuesday, June 8, 2010 11:23 AM

 Hello all

Quick sip at lunch time

Help me out. Is this a pre-war item?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120577969838&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

What's a fair price for it?

Thanks

 

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Posted by Sturgeon-Phish on Tuesday, June 8, 2010 11:09 AM

Afternoon all,

It is simply beautiful in Southern Ohio, mid 70's low humidity. 

Looking into a holster for the Ruger GP100, any reccomendations?

Chief - Have you ever tried crate training?  We did for two dogs now and it works great. 

LAZ - MAde it through another year!

May God bless

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Posted by sir james I on Tuesday, June 8, 2010 10:31 AM

Good Morning

Sun and 70, rain expected later towards nite time.

Took granny for her blood test and we stopped at the grocery for a few things?  we all know how much a FEW things cost don't we. Well home now and she did fix me eggs bacon taters and toast. Guess I'm good till the rain comes.  lol....S.J.

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, June 8, 2010 10:15 AM

Mornin' Fellas

Jack - I've only been to one visit with the Professional Torturer Physical Therapist. She didn't get through much because she spent most of the time creating my new splint. However the few 'excersises' she gave me for the wrist have left me with a sore, swollen, wrist. Sad I go back tonight for round 2.

Fife - Sounds like he is 'holding' just right for a lad his age! Wink

JT - are you looking for Summer work, or have you a Bachelor's degree now?

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Posted by wrmcclellan on Tuesday, June 8, 2010 9:42 AM

Monring all!

Hot (90's) and humid. Might get some rain over next couple of days. 4 inches low after last month with only 1 inch of rain.

Chief - the gang would also like to note that if you install the Chief vs the Beavers on your layout - you can now claim you have started your "scenery" on the plywood prairie! Laugh

Have a great day all!

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Posted by ChiefEagles on Tuesday, June 8, 2010 9:32 AM

Buckeye Riveter

When did the Chief have a Birthday?  I must have been too busy celebrating St. Beaver day.  Oh, well there is next year.

BTW, we currently have a Hoosier south of the MD line and the Chief didn't even notice due to Beaver Day.

I did a post last night after Town Board.  I guess CTT ate it!!!  @#^*

It was:  Next porject for the CTT gang is to collect funds for Buckeye to get glasses.  Seems his eyesight has gone.  I had posted earlier for a prayer for safe travel for Mike C. and Wifey.  Also, he is coming to Roseyville on his way back to Yankeeland.  If not eyesight probem, then dementure has set in. Whistling

Puppy day has been drink water, eat, pee and poop.  Only one small "piddle" over night in mudroom [tile floor] and one just before I got up [slept late and heard him whinning, probably wanting to go out.].  BTW: former owner said that the pups had not pooped in the house since they were old enough to go out.  Sleeping now with Lucy and Burg.  Burg has only done one growl/snap at him.  Was not a dangerous one but an "I'm in charge" one.  All seems well [knock on wood].  Errands today.  Garden to pick.

Later.  

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Posted by RockIsland52 on Tuesday, June 8, 2010 9:17 AM

Good Mornin' Ya'll From Sunny and Seasonable Taxachusetts,

Mid 50s at night and low to mid 70s during the day.  Windows open 36 hours now and the lawn may be dry enough to tackle today sometime.  My buddy who left his S2 Turbine 671RR here since Christmas (running on my holiday layout) seems to have forgotten it.  As a matter of morals and ethics, am I required to keep reminding him to pick it up, or would I be a better friend by "storing" it for him?  Evil  

Chuck.....that's good news.  The race goes not to the swiftest and you are making great progress.  Hang in there, stay motivated, and share more pictures.  Laugh

Fife.....hope Fifepup is holding up.  Prayers for his complete recovery.

JimmyT/Ray.....it doesn't matter what I turn on for TV viewing.  My wife has a complete and separate set of preferences like we are from different planets.  She will turn on anything with "ghosts."  I can't see the sense of watching folks through a night vision goggle view, screaming and carrying on, and nothing happens for an hour.

Chief......Thumbs Up and congratulations on FIN!  What kind of Doodle is FIN?  That makes three hammocks you have to add to the porch just for the dogs.  Big Smile

SJ......I'm following your lead except I think I will mow half today and half tomorrow.

Brent.....how is rehab going on that shoulder and on that arm?  Prayers things are coming along on schedule.

My super secret frequency communications device is picking up nothing from MikeC.  Hope he has not been picked up and incarcerated by unfriendly forces.  I FEAR THEY HAVE PUT HIM ON GRITS AND WATER......A FATE WORSE THAN DEATH. 

Roy.....you've got that right.  Dog smell in the house is a constant battle.  We keep the dogs off the furniture except their own downstairs beds, and they sleep in their crates at night; they go in there on their own, curl up, and crash.  Dog urine smell is next to impossible to eradicate from rugs and carpeting once it has been deposited, despite all of the products and product claims out there.  The carpet may be deep steam cleaned, deoderized, and dry out.  But the dried urine crystals remain deeply imbedded and reactivate with simple humidity.  Arm and Hammer carpet deoderizer for pets and Carpet Fresh cover the odor for a few days, but it returns.  Fabreze on the furniture.  Stop gap measures at best......unless someone has found a better way.  Banged Head   

Hope Navyjack has a fix on the horizon for his pc.

Bob.....is all of the snow gone way up thar?

Laz....congratulations on survival for another school year.  Don't pull a Brent with your free time. Smile,Wink, & Grin

Jon.....we travel with our dogs, but usually not for distances over 100 miles each way.  Crates in a crossover vehicle.  The dogs sleep mostly in transit.  Roses!!!!!  Great distraction, and they cover a multitude of cleaning shortcomings.  Whistling

8N......hack up one bush, evergreen, or tree at a time!!!!!

Rich.....now that you finally have the HD working so well, why would you want to get rid of it and get another?

Pat......after your dissertation on varmint eradication (in this case chipmunks), I consulted my neighbor. We have concluded using your vast experience and recommendation should be heeded....except we don't want cats of our own.  So we devised an alternative strategy:  we should feed the other neighbors' outdoor cats so they hang out around here and dispatch the critters.  Big Smile

DougM......one more Blackhawks' victory.  ".....The team has not won the Cup since 1961. This is the longest current cup drought in the NHL. At 48 years, it is the second longest Stanley Cup drought in NHL history, behind the New York Rangers....  GO BLACKHAWKS!!!!!!!!!

Later, gang.

Jack

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Posted by cheapclassics on Tuesday, June 8, 2010 9:10 AM

Good morning all,

It is another beautiful sunny day somewhere in the South.  Got access to a PC to leave a message.  Bad storms on the drive down Sunday.  Nice visit to Coca Cola museum on Monday.  I had a great breakfast on Monday and Tuesday.  TBIL after "Glee" tonight from a secret spot.  I hope everyone has a good day.

Keep on training,

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Posted by cnw1995 on Tuesday, June 8, 2010 8:27 AM

 Aloha from a grey and cool Chicago. Hope your allergies ease soon, Spanky, I really felt the pressure change as this front came in last night. Ugh. Nice pup, Chief. I had a labradoodle once - craziest dog ever. but sweet. Those 353s make me think of getting some AF track. They sure look sharp.  Roy, that Maggie is sure a smart dog. You need to video her someday annoying the waterfowl. I'll bet it's a hoot. I'll have to look for the Stray Cats on Pandora today. Like that band. Hope you all have a good day.

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Posted by dwiemer on Tuesday, June 8, 2010 6:48 AM

Good morning all.  Heading in momentarily.  Have my scripture reading to do and then it is off to the hospital.  8N, I saw the Stray Cats back when I went to Daytona for Spring Break.  Lots of memories there, but then again, lots of lost memories too.  Glad I survived those days.

Laz, congratulations on the end of school.  You going to play that Alice Cooper song on the radio on your way out?  Hope the summer is good for you and that you are able to get back to running that steam engine.

Have to go, but hope each of you has a great day.
God BLess,
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Posted by Blueberryhill RR on Tuesday, June 8, 2010 6:20 AM

Good Morning from Blueberryhill....

It is a sunny 65 degrees. Going up to 78 today with mostly sunshine.

Today is an easy day. I have a few choores to do and then I will relax. Legs are a bit achy and right knee hurts. Lots of walking  at PT yesterday. Felt good. Each day I can go a little farther.

Dining car is here and it's the usual for breakfast.

Y'all have a great Tuesday.

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Posted by laz 57 on Tuesday, June 8, 2010 6:01 AM

HI GUYZ,

 1 more day o school to go!!!!!!!

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Posted by 8ntruck on Monday, June 7, 2010 10:10 PM

Sunny and low 80's today.

Typical Monday.  Put in some long hours for you guy's SS contribution today.

All this talk of trimming bushes and pruning trees.  I noticed similar work around my yard tonight when I mowed the lawn.  Ya know - it will still be there tomorrow, and the day after that, and when I finally get to it.

Just scored a C&O #225 alco on the e-bay.  It is not prime, but that makes it perfect for that hack & chop project I've got in mind for a pair of #200 series Alcos.  One down, one to go.

Chief - congrats on your new family member.  Think your golf cart will be big enough when he wants to ride like Lucy?

Had to chuckle a bit this weekend.  A Stray Cats song was on the radio Saturday while I was driving my Cobalt SS.  Of course, I turned the volume up a little.  It tickled me just a bit to think about the reactions of those outside the car, as Stray Cats is not typical music (at least in this town) to be playing in such a car.

Later, allegators.

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Posted by Sturgeon-Phish on Monday, June 7, 2010 9:46 PM

Evening all

Really nice out.  All the windows  are open and the cool breeze is coming in.  Cut grass, did some tree trimming nad roto tilled the garden.

Bob - The 353's are really neat!  I almost bid on a circus set on the bay, but I had just got a 357 Ruger GP100 in stainless so there went the train fund!  One of these days I'll get one.  I'm patient.  I have in mind when the layout gets built to have the Circus Train next to the bigtop circus tent set I have.  It would be really cool.

Chief - Nice looking pup!

Good night and may God bless

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Posted by jonadel on Monday, June 7, 2010 9:26 PM

Chief--

Nice looking pup!  Would like to have another best friend but with the ability to travel now it just wouldn't be fair to board a friend so much.  It's been six years since I held my good buddy and said good bye, sure miss him.

Well, the party is over ... thank goodness.  The boss comes home tomorrow afternoon after 18 days of being in the Scandinavian countries, sure good to hear her voice tonight after she landed in MPLS.  At our sons home tonight and will be here early tomorrow afternoon, I sure missed her but I also know that this time with her 3 sisters was a very special time that cannot be replicated.   It was also special that I could be on the road with our youngest son for 6 six days, even if it was going south .........  Buckeye--checked with the dentist and he said my teeth would OK if I only had sweet tea once but any more than once would create serious problems, whew .... dodged a bullet there.

Almost time for bed, need to get up extra early tomorrow to do one final spiffing up of the house plus get roses for the return party Thumbs Up

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, June 7, 2010 8:58 PM

Banks,

           No calls yet but I keep applying to as many places as I can find.

Bob,

       I haven't read an issue of CTT since my subscription lapsed in 2008.  The only place I can buy it is the LHS, but that is a 45 minute drive, and I am not particularly fond of the new owner.  I think Phish is looking for one of those 353 circus locos.

 

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Posted by Banks on Monday, June 7, 2010 8:40 PM

 Hello all,

Haven't been in much lately, finally got caught up this evening. Been busy trying to plant garden and make hay in between rain storms. Still need to back fill Dad's hole as well.

Spent most of Saturday upgrading the rear wheel on the KTM to a wide rim. Had to fabricate a new bracket to support the chain guide. We put a new knobby on a wide rim Son used for drag racing. He hasn't dragged his KTM for a couple of years so we decided to put the wide rim to use on the Hill climb bike. It helped a lot but neither of us could put a good ride together in all the mud on the hill yesterday

Not much time for trains

Chief, congrats on the Beaver Accessory and the new puppy.

Bob, Thanks for the update on Navyjack. I knew his PC died and was hoping some one had been in touch with him.

Probe, any job prospects yet?

June 19th I'll be waving to all you in the Baltimore area as I travel RT 32 on the way to the beach, can't wait.

Gonna join my lovely Mrs. in bed. 5:00 AM will come too soon

 

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