Coffee Pot #6 JUNE 2012 SIX years [April 1 is Anniv.] and going strong and its for all to chat. Plenty of coffee and sweet ice tea for all. Come and join us and chat. GRITS for the Yankees

[jeffrey-wimberly]

laz 57

Gotta help WIFE with her electrcity course she is taking.

That sounds like something you could get a charge out of.

[laz 57]

Hi GUYZ,

   nutter HOTTY one today getting to 98!!!!  NO GOLF, but will par take in the WAYNES festivities tonite.  Got only a 2 mile run in along with a 3 mile walk with dog and a 7 mile bike ride in for the day.  Also watered all the flowers and plants.  Read paper outside and heat started to chase me in so here I am.  Gotta help WIFE with her electrcity course she is taking.

MIKE C., its only a game, you win some, loose some, and some get rained out, but you gotta dress for them all.  Maybe next time?

KEV, gee that campfire seems like me and my BRO?  But no OL MILs?

Stay frosty,

laz57

[sir james I]

It's 80 now and sunny, heading for 90. A cold front is SUPPOSE to bring us rain later. We will wait and see. We have a lot of green tomatoes and the bacon is waiting but it will still be awhile. Cukes are growing and the rabbits are enjoying the bean plants. I am not writing all this over again...Enjoy your day and remember that June is almost gone already..S.J.

[Stourbridge Lion]

Good Morning CTTFans!

Currently 58F heading up to the low 80's and the Friday we jump back into the 90's YUK!

FIRE NEWS - Day 12:  68,200 areas and still growing westerly; that's roughly 106.5 Sq Miles

Now the third largest in Colorado history but the most destructive in homes lost.  Within the next few days it will likely grow in be the second largest.

 

[jeffrey-wimberly]

Don't think it could be kudzu.

[KRM]

Good morning,

Cooler today and a chance of rain.

Sorry about your game Mike.

Here is a hint. They do not belong in the United States and their first name is Japanese. Farmers around here hate them.

[cheapclassics]

Good morning all,

Worst....game....ever is what I had last night.  It had to be painful to watch.  It was painful to be me.  Nothing went right.  Could not pass.  Could not run.  It was as if I was in molasses.  Weather was ok and we had subs, sort of.  Still played way too much.  We lost 3-1 although I was not on the field when two of them happened.  Supper was good, but I ate too much too late and did not get the right kind of rest.  I hope everyone has a good day.

Keep on training,

Mike C. from Indiana

[jeffrey-wimberly]

Good morning. 70° now. Partly cloudy. High 92°. Northeast winds around 5 mph.

Vision halfway descent for now. No plans for layout work. Yesterday was a disaster. No wish to repeat it. Suffice to say work I did will have to be redone. Sometimes I feel like throwing everything out and having nothing more th do with it.

Not same photo as last night but same subject.

[Blueberryhill RR]

Good Morning from Blueberryhill RR....

It is a sunny 76 degrees. Going up to 94 today with sunshine. It's gonna be hot.

Today is a busy day. Wife is grocery shopping. I have some chores to do and a project to work on. Not much else new.

Dining car is here with Cheerios for breakfast.

Y'all have a great Thursday.

Chuck

[ChiefEagles]

Morning all.  Hot already.  Off for an early physical.  Back mid morning for more Box work.

Later.

[fifedog]

Mornin' boys. Hot Part deaux.  Grandbaby coming over this morning.  Fifepops gonna run the Chessie Steam engine for him.

Before I forget, Great Scale Train Show this weekend at Timonium, MD.

dbaker - 3751!?  Can you lend me that horseshoe...

[blownout cylinder]

Good Morning

Today will be sunny and a high of 90F feeling like 99F..in the showers and those ol' t'underin'boomers...according to the weatherguessers...

I'm just going to relax and putter around the house today..in the A/C.....tomorrow will be another session and then we start next week with the same thing...

 

[submmbob]

Hello all

Back in the O'l Pueblo, but not for long. Lots of running around, only been awake 10 hours and I'm already tired.

Kev - those look like black eye peas to me. Cool fire effect.

Don - like the license plate frame!

Joe - should have some shipping info for you next week

Well, I'm off in the morning to Phoenix to pick up my friends Volkswagen. Should be a nice warm day. I'll grab a couple quarts of oil, several gallons of water, a fully charged cell phone, and some positive thoughts. I'll be sure to stop at the crossing of the old Magma Arizona RR for an oil stop and a picture for you guys.

Talk to ya tomorrow.

Bob

P.S. the ZW is finally up and running!

[dbaker48]

Good Evening All!

Stourbridge Lion,  Glad to hear you had a good trip, sure wish it could have been better!  I saw some pictures of how #5 was unloaded at the Museum, and how simple it was.  I've been looking all over at Knotts for a place that a hole could have been dug next to some track.  But, alas there isn't anywhere.  I think that was the primary issue.  But know one is talking about it.  The only way would have been by a crane, breaking the #3 into two pieces.  Knotts REALLY blew it by waiting until the last minute!  Sorry!

Chief, The layout progress is GREAT!  Of course the track pieces and switches will fit, did you have any doubt?

Had a interesting couple of days this past week-end,  I was in the cab alone for awhile, and a steam leak began spraying at the Throttle linkage.  Now the only thing I know for sure, is a small steam leak will soon become a large leak.  It was determined by the engineer, that the leak was "OK",  Came into work the next day, and found out the leak got worse over night.  In the morning, the Throttle linkage had to be "repacked", as a result the engine was done until after 1pm.

Then one of the guests, was asking me some questions about the engine and its history.  As it turned out he is the "Fireman" on engine #3751.  Made mention about a "cab ride" and he gave me a business card, and said to get in touch with him.  That would really be great!

Hope everyone had a great Father's Day!, I had two days off and been trying to get caught up on chores,, etc.  Go back to work tomorrow fof the next 5 days.  (Some part-time status, huh!)  BTW got a license plate frame for Father's Day, says "My Other Car Is A Steam Engine".  Looks really cool!

Take Care ALL and God Bless!

 

[8ntruck]

Partly cloudy and about 90 today.

Won a few more empty flat cars on e-bay yesterday.  Snagged a Boy Scout work caboose too.  Guess I'll have to start shopping for a Boy Scout themed locomoive now.

Brutus - you had a chance to try out your new command control switches yet?  I got a pair recently, but have not had time to try them out.

Got some insight tonight on the intermittant speaker in the driver's door in my Cobalt SS.  Was driving along, turned the radio up a bit and noticed a flashing light in the driver's side foot well.  Looked at it again and noticed it was flashing in time with the bass beat.  I think there is a bad connection in the speaker wiring that was sparking.  I'll need to track that down soon.

All for now.

[Brutus]

Kev - is it some kind of beans?

BoC - Prayers!

HOT day in Saint Louis.  Work work work, but getting some stuff caught up at least.  Got home and ran the hose on the new bushes and ornamental stuff.  Chewy helped by watering the lawn.  She was down sniffing around the woods, but came back when I called her.  Then I grilled out some burgers and hotdogs for dinner.  Char brought me some cold beer and all was good.

Nice chat tonight with SJ, Doug, and Charlie.  TARDIS is ready and we have extra burgers and hotdogs, banilla, and four Blue Moons.  Come and get it!

[jeffrey-wimberly]

It's time for me to call it a night. I watched an old Errol Flynn movie tonight called 'The Dawn Patrol'. It's a WWI flick about a British major who has to send up daylight flights regardless of their chances of getting back and what such responsibility can do to a man. If you get a chance to, watch it. My vision is still terribel  and I'm have trouble seeing this so see y'all tomorrow.

[ChiefEagles]

KRM

Here is a brain tease guys..

What is this??? Hints will come if you don’t get it. RT.

Bunch of Yankees at a Country Music concert.

Off to bed.  Physical at 9 AM tomorrow.  Off to bed.

OH! got the OSB underlayment down on half the outer edge framework.  Had to stop for an afternoon meeting.  Also pulled up some track from layout and laid it out to see if switches and etc actually fitted as drawn.  They did.  Once all underlayment is down [may finish that tomorrow afternoon], Sound Stop goes down.

Sleep tight.

Sleep tight

[jeffrey-wimberly]

Not maggots I don't think.

[KRM]

sir james I

I know what it is. GRIT's under a microscope. See what those guys have been eating.

 Good try SJ but NO,

 Big Hint # 2 Maybe ask Joe

 BTW, this is only about fun guys.

[sir james I]

I know what it is. GRIT's under a microscope. See what those guys have been eating.

[KRM]

I don't think so but nice try, Not sure you would want to eat it.

 Hint # 1 you can remove food you would want to eat but,  you could eat it

[AF53]

Wife's dinner call?

[KRM]

Nope!

[jeffrey-wimberly]

Road surface?

[KRM]

Here is a brain tease guys..

What is this??? Hints will come if you don’t get it. RT.

[jeffrey-wimberly]

dwiemer

Jeff, take care and get checked out.

Taking care not a problem. This has been happening this time of the year for the past fifteen 0or or years. That's why I got my drivers license renewed a month early when I could ace the eye test.

Kev: like the hobo camp fire. Too bad the HO ones don't look as good.

[dwiemer]

Doug, if memory serves me right, that was called "Op-Sail".  I got to see it too.  I also got to go on the Eagle in Baltimore many years ago.  Prior to that, I saw it in Bermuda back in the eighties. It is a handsome ship.  There was also a German ship that was green, don't recall the name, Graf something.

Not much else happening around here.  As to dealing with the heat and humidity, thank God for air conditioning.

Jeff, take care and get checked out.

Dennis

[sir james I]

At 8:02 pm it's 93 degrees.

I stayed in today but did run a couple trains for a short time. We did not got to the picnic, it was 95 at 6pm. No Banilla yet but maybe later..S.J.

[cnw1995]

Looks great Kev!