Sunny and mid 90's today. Thunder & lightening tonight, seems to have cooled things off somewhat. Probably canceled out the grandstand concert at the State Fair tonight - I think it is the same act that got canceled by rain last year too.
Brutus - Got my wife a Nook for Christmas last year. She is very happy with it. Also has a good selection of available titles.
Finally got the H.R. folks at work to 'fess up that I was transferred to Corporate effective Aug. 1. Now, if they would have just told me and my affected bosses........
Drywall finishing and some cement board to put down this weekend to get ready for the tiles that arrive next week. Guess that means I'll be forced to buy a tile saw too
All for now.
Good evening all,
Thunderstorms are overhead now - I knew it would happen since I watered the plants a little longer tonight. There was no hint of rain or storms on the radar until I did that.
Otherwise tonight was a pretty quiet evening. Took the kids out for gelatto and even had some myself - sorry S.J., my Italian heritage has me biased in favor of gelatto over banilla sometimes.
That's all for tonight.
Joe
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Good layout? That is what do you expect from a great Southern Gentleman like Pat.
Glad Bob is doing well.
Now, going to lake house tomorrow.
Later.
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Pat where's the nascar sets?
evening all been busy hope all doing well plane to relax this weekend. Hope all have a good weekend
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Great layout, Pat - love it! You did a great job scenicing too I'd be afraid of a derail so high up though man - eek!
Work denied all vacation days for September that weren't approved back in January - hope nobody gets sick. Waiting for the fights to start.
Had some pizza for dinner, a cold Sam A for desert, and a nice chat with RT and SJ tonight. Picked up a charger for my mp3 player.
Daughter wants one of those electronic readers. So - Kindle or Nook or ??? Any input guys?
Tardis is READY! Let's hit it men!
RIP Chewy - best dog I ever had.
Evening all!
Wife and I ate dinner at Texas Land & Cattle. Had a very nice salad with steak slices accompanied by a couple of single malts .
Submmbob - good to hear your continued "on the mend" news!
Chief - looks like NC needs to "beef" up border security a bit eh?
Have a great evening all!
Regards, Roy
Good Evenng
Well it got dark at 9 but we sat on the porch till 9:30, its hard for me to give up summer. The lionel beacon is turning and banilla is ready for the trip...S.J.
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Evenin' All.
Kinda felt a bit lost today with no museum, but me and the munchkin had lots of fun. We were playing "hide-n-seek" until he saw the new halloween sfuff I picked-up last week. Needless to say Thomas is sharing some space with Frankie, Drac and Friends for a bit.
My Santa Fe U23B came back from Atlas, now it runs smooooth as silk.
Hope all have a good day at Fife's place tomorrow, what happens there stays there. Unless of course it is really scandalous, then we all want to know.
Sounds as though those on the mend are doing well.
Check back later.
Hello all
Finally made some time to sit down and catch up on the Coffee Pot. Been a busy week w/ doctors appointments and other activities. Walked 5 miles in the Phoenix area Monday between 2 and 4 PM to get gas for my friends VW. My coveralls have salt encrustations on them. But it passed emissions and runs better than it ever has in 14 years. Now to my own automotive projects...
I have a friend staying w/ me for a bit, so the train has moved out to the living room. Politics at work is about the same I go back on Sunday for a few days. Fairly recovered from the surgery, just some internals adjusting to the new arrangements.
Other than the fact that it's hotter than a two dollar pistol here, things are going OK.
Bob
Tucson, AZ (aka the Ol' Pueblo)
Home of the Mt. Graham & Arizona Eastern Boiler Shops
NPR NEWS FLASH. Yankee attack. Seems some Southern States [including some of NC] have received eggs from IOWAY with salmonella. Anyone with common sense would not eat eggs from Ioway. I am sure they were smuggled in and marked as eggs from a Southern State.
Was at AC Moore today and noticed the Pennsylvania Flyer set for 150.00 .Only bought a small wooden box to make a jewelry box for my daughters American Girl dolls and a few other in expensive kid items. Got a 40% off coupon at the check out but one of the excluded items was electric trains.They usaully dont sell electric trains and I think those sets were left overs from last Christmas.Hope to get some train time this weekend but it doesnt look promising.
fifedog The tighter, the better. Well, what I meant...
The tighter, the better.
Well, what I meant...
Wow, we haven't been on the tighty whitey topic for a very long time
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Lawson - The cool thing about trolleys (and today's modern light rail for that matter) is that they aren't confined to the gradient and wider curvature of their freight cousins. Our own Baltimore and Annapolis line zig-zagged up-and-over roads, tracks, etc. The tighter, the better.
TGIF
Celebrating 18 years on the CTT Forum.
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@#%^& Just typed a post and site dropped it.
Afternoon all. Busy day. Dr's apt early and then meeting with Legislative Staff Member. Took him to lunch [I paid]. Do not know if going to lake house. Wifey says yes, well no, well maybe so. Pizzed off at work. If not for her Birthday, I'd be gone and she could go where ever.
I guess Buckeye, Jackrocks, Shake and Bake and a few others do not love us anymore. They don't post.
pat great layout. thanks for the pictures. could not be any better. the way i see it your layout is exactly the way you want it to be and that is as it should be. i like all your farm implements and bachmann bldgs. navyjack
fifedogLawson Farms - You have a good looking, nicely sceniced layout. Unless you are modeling West Mifflin and Kennywood (Pittsburgh), I think your towns would be better served by linking them with your trolley line, and using Thomas & Co to circle your carnival area.
Lawson Farms - You have a good looking, nicely sceniced layout. Unless you are modeling West Mifflin and Kennywood (Pittsburgh), I think your towns would be better served by linking them with your trolley line, and using Thomas & Co to circle your carnival area.
Fifedog
Excellent suggestions! Thomas would definitely go with the carnival. The trolley could be on a second, much lower, second level. Must give this serious thought.
Enjoy your yard party tomorrow. Wish I could have made it.
Pat
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The look on Anne or Clairabelle's face in the first and second picture takes on a whole new meaning!!!! Yowsers, please don't derail Thomas! Please! nice layout Pat. If you used the elevated trestles you would have a nice trolley line to link your towns as Fife mentioned.
Pat,
Looks good.
Fife,
Didn't know that you were familar with West Mifflin/Kennywood. Did you ever see Rick Sebak's Kennywood documentary. BTW, get those stocks ready...
Joe,
When you get a chance, check out Wii Accidents Montage on YouTube.
Brutus,
I haven't been on the 360 as much since I got the PS3 and Wii, although the Wii isn't in the same league as the 360/PS3.
Harold,
I thought about getting another PSP the other day, then getting the Wii later. After I sold my PSP to Game Stop, I fell like someone stole it from me and I miss it somewhat.
Navyjack,
I have an oval of Fastrack from a set breakup, and if it wasn't $4.80 a section, I'd switch to it. Looks great and performs great.
I've been working on the layout today. I also won another AF 740 Handcar on ebay. My parents picked up a rough 740 at Toy Town as well, but they said that the owner told them that the boxed one went out the door last week. Sounds fishy to me and I've got the feeling they may not be telling me something.
Picture quality.
I just discovered if you click the bar above my pictures posted earlier, it is much clearer. To bad they don't post that way.
Good morning all,
88 - Thanks for the info. I thought it was missing something. And I did not realize the isolated track allows you to isolate any of the rails. I have been using the 1 3/8" or 1 3/4" pieces for blocking since they have the center rail cut. I think someone initially purchased this item to steal the block sections instead of buying them on their own, and then returned it without the block sections and stated it did not work. I doubt the Hobby Lobby folks check the contents when it was returned. Even with me buying new block sections, I will have saved a great amount for this item.
Navyjack - I think Fastrack is great. It is easy to connect and disconnect (even my 7y/o son can do it without breaking it), and is easy to wire; no soldering. That is huge for someone like me with no electrical skills. The only downside is its cost. The remote switches are very expensive, which is why mine are all manual at the moment. I think it looks good and will save me the time and expense of ballasting.
Fife - I'm not sure if Woodland Scenics is specifically cutting their prices; the Hobby Lobby had them discounted to clear their inventory of older WS items. The newer WS items were still regular prices; however, the Hobby Lobby 40% off coupon will make buying them much easier.
I echo everyone's TGIF comments. I am hoping to wrap things up at work early so I can take the wife and kids out for an afternoon gelatto.
More later,
green97probePat, Here are some pics. It is only 4x8, but it seems larger. I am happy with it now that I lowered it about 5". Despite it nearly falling on me while I was laying under it installing the shorter legs, I like it. These pics don't capture the height from the bottom level and it appears to be higher than what it really is when viewed in person. Because my camera only has a display and no viewfinder, it is tough for me to capture it as I actually see it.
Here are some pics. It is only 4x8, but it seems larger. I am happy with it now that I lowered it about 5". Despite it nearly falling on me while I was laying under it installing the shorter legs, I like it. These pics don't capture the height from the bottom level and it appears to be higher than what it really is when viewed in person. Because my camera only has a display and no viewfinder, it is tough for me to capture it as I actually see it.
Jim, I see you actually have three levels. I think I need to lower my upper level, as you did. Pictures below. I was experimenting with the high level (see the Thomas circle at far end), so I could easily reach in to the middle of the layout. The trolley track will continue into a mountain eventually.
Poor pictures I know. Any suggestions from anyone would be welcomed.
Mornin' - Whoa, wait a minute. Woodland Scenics on clearance...? Don't recall ever hearing that phrase. One trend I have noticed at YORK is that our "friends" at Scenic Express keep prices pretty high on little plastic thing-a-ma-bobs.
Sorry, rant over.
Mornin' boys. Mornin' English. Sunny & 84 already in the Mid-Atlantic region. Gotta do the lawn for company tomorrow at 3 .
Demay - Thought the fire helmet was classy.
Good Morning
Overcast and near 70, I don't think it's suppose to rain until tomorrow.
Friday is our eat out day so we will be doing that but otherwise I'll just see what comes along.
S.J.
Aloha all. TGIF! Hope the day finds you well. Noticeably darker at 0-dark-thirty when I get up. Rats - means winters coming. But that's good for train time. Have to drop by Hobby Lobby to see if anything's left - they usually just had overpriced scenic items and HO. A productive day yesterday - fixed a tire, got them rotated, renewed the kids' passports, power-washed the garbage bin to bid adieu to the maggots, and even worked. .
Doug Murphy 'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...' Henry V.
Morning all!
Had a bit of respite from the heat yesterday with some scattered T-Storms. But it is coming back this weekend with a vengence - 104 Sunday, 100 today. Should fall to 98 by Monday. Need to dig out some sweaters!
Local TCA show this weekend. Got my stuff to sell all ready to go.
Navyjack - I sent you an e-mail.
Have a great day all!
navyjack hey brent and joe...is the new fastrack as nice as it looks? it reminds me of the marklin system. i wish lionel would make a simple working catenary system like marklin incorporated into their track system, for those of us who like electrics. navyjack
hey brent and joe...is the new fastrack as nice as it looks? it reminds me of the marklin system. i wish lionel would make a simple working catenary system like marklin incorporated into their track system, for those of us who like electrics. navyjack
Good Morning from Blueberryhill....
It is a cloudy 72 degrees. Going up to 88 today.
Today is an easy day. I have a few chores to do and then I will spend some time at PT. Legs are a little stiff today. Need a good, slow workout. Not much else going on.
Dining car is here for the usual breakfast.
Buckeye.....TGIF
Y'all have a great Friday.
Chuck
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