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

[KRM]

Today’s project was lighting the campfire at the Hobo Camp.

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[cnw1995]

Funny you should mention the orange stuff, Laz, just had a carrot juice shake in my Bugs Bunny glass.  I'm about 20/60 in the now 'good' eye. 

[Stourbridge Lion]

Hudson#685

Darren, I have a brother that lives in Fort Collins. He wanted to have a family reunion this summer at his place. I told him that I am bringing a Fire Engine.

Hope you are not planning for an outside BBQ and bring a few gas masks with you depending on which way the wind blows.  Might get SMOKE, might get Cow smell from Greeley...

[SPMan]

Good morning all,

Got blood test done this morning and now will go to foot doctor this afternoon.

Chief, you're da man for Norfolk Southern.  That's quite a collection of the modern NS diesels.  Thanks for the photos of the box.  Benchwork is looking good and ready for top part.  Looks like your layout is covering part of the windows but shouldn't be a problem.  Will you need to put drapes over the windows in the winter?  Also, you may not want to display what's inside if you're not at home.  Knowing you though, you probably have security figured out.  You can send Barney Fife over to watch the layout when you go to the lake.

Have to install new switch machine on layout today.

later,

Ray

[Hudson#685]

Lunch time:

Our dog Mack, tangled with a skunk last night. Lucky to have had the shampoo to clean him off. He is not bad now.

Submmbob, Enjoy the trip

Demay, Joe, I agree with your son. Godzilla is sleeping.

Doug, Great progress with the eye. I watched the Tall Ships in '76 also. Very Impressive.

Fife: Glad you enjoyed it.

Chief, Box is looking good.

Darren, I have a brother that lives in Fort Collins. He wanted to have a family reunion this summer at his place. I told him that I am bringing a Fire Engine.

Jeffrey, Take Care of Yourself.

Blown Out: Hang in there.

Thoughts and Prayers for all in Need. The list is growing.

Have a Great Day,

John

[Stourbridge Lion]

I have the final installment (Day #3) for the Goose Fest 2012 Event now posted on my Travel Blog for all to enjoy.  Here is a shot of Rio Grande Southern #6.

[cheapclassics]

Good morning all,

IIIABSDISEI with temps in the 90s.  Scrimmaged with "my" soccer girls last night.  We had 10 there last night, which was a good turnout.  Came home and did a walk with wife to wind down from playing.  Game tonight is at 7 and we should have subs.  TBIL after the game.  I hope everyone has a good day.

Keep on training,

Mike C. from Indiana

[jeffrey-wimberly]

Trying to get sone layout work done. Hard to see smaller things. No work on locos as I might breakl something. Maybe just go back to bed.

[laz 57]

Hi GUYZ,

  WOW I couldn't see a quarter mile this morning with the big fog here.  Got my 3 mile run in then the 4+ mile walk in with MINNIE down to the river and back.  Then watered all the fowers.  Read paper, jumped on bike and did another 7 miles.  Gee I'm beat.  Appose to hit 95!  Maybe take a few eggs and do them up for lunch on the driveway?

DOUG m< hope da eye is getting better.  My MOM just went in to get her retna re attched.  Shes at about 20/70 now.  Hopefully it gets better.  I guess you gotta eat more carrots?

FIFE, SPPPPPEEEEEEEDO, oh NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

CHIEF, nice work hope you're gonna have AC in da WRECK TANGLE?

Stay frosty for sure today,

laz57

[fifedog]

cnw1995 - We apparently missed the USCG Eagle, which I really wanted to see.

KRM - I find it difficult to carry off-duty at the pool...

[Stourbridge Lion]

Good Morning CTTFans!

It's 56F and Cloudy; YES!  A cool front is pushing in and we are getting a break from the abnormally high temperatures we have been deal with.  So, as long as this front does not bring too much Wind / Lightning it could make for a nice day today.

Looks like 3-Green lights for me...

FIRE NEWS:

The main fire (High Park - Neat Ft. Collins) broke containment yesterday near some homes but the Fire Fighters were able to respond quickly so no additional homes were lost.  It is still growing (mainly to the West) and we are now at 59,845 acres burned and the Fire Fighters are at 55% containment.

The other major fire (Springer - Near Colorado Springs) is at 1,145 acres burned.  150 homes there have been evacuated but so far so good for them.  They are reporting 23% containment

[sir james I]

It's 81, going to 95. I think we will skip the church picnic this evening. It would be nice to go but just too hot for us. I don't know how you Rebs survive in that humidity. Doug M good progress on the eye, I hope you have a full recovery. Joe always fun to hear whats happening over there. Chief I see progress, it's moving right along...S.J.

[KRM]

Middle of the morning to you guys. Another hot one as DougM said then the heat is off to points north and east. The grass is burning up already and it rained on Sat.

I will run some trains in the cool of the basement today but not much else planned. Try to stay cool.

Prayers for the treatments Blownout Cyl.

Good news on the eye Doug.

And humm??? Fife in a speedo.

[cnw1995]

Aloha. Kev is right! It's been super-hot here - feel sorry for Jack suffering through it at his inlaws too. Sending it on to points east.  I can't decide whether to wear my glasses or not. If I wear them (without a lens for the 'new' eye), my depth perception is off since the glasses eye sees things smaller than the other. But the other eye is only 20/60 - good enough to type here... but still blurry. Won't drive yet. Chief, the Box looks great!  JoeD, glad you are OK re the typhoon. I couldn't believe the rain they'd bring. Fife, I remember enjoying the 'original' Tall Ships pageant in NY harbour from a Circle Line tour boat back in 1976.

[jeffrey-wimberly]

Good morning. Temps is 75°. Heat Index:  73°   Humidity:  92%   Dew Point:  71°  High: 92°. Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 90s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

Vision is still messed up and I can't see well. All lettters look to be doubled and have troyble seeing keyboard. Problebly won't be on much today. Thinkinh some kind of allergic reaction as it ussully happens after mowing.

[Blueberryhill RR]

Good Morning from Blueberryhill RR....

It is a sunny 75 degrees. Going up to 92 today with sunshine.

Today is an easy day. I have an errand to run and the usual chores to do. Then, I will relax and enjoy the day. Lunch and a nap, later.

Dining car is here with Cheerios for breakfast.

Y'all have a great Wednesday.

Chuck

[blownout cylinder]

Morning

76F and already feeling like 88F out there this fine morning..going up to 88F feeling like 103F later on...

Got the ol' doctor appointment thingee to get to today...might get a chance to run some trains later on....

Have a good day!!

[ChiefEagles]

Morning.  Headed for the coffee.  Fred will be here soon.  Seems like I just went to sleep.   Thanks for the good compliments.  Now lets get some "top" on that framing.  Another hot one here today.  Meeting late this afternoon will cut into building time.

fifedog

Mornin' boys.  Mornin' English. Hot.  Gonna do a little (very little) gardening this morning, then off to the pyull.  Now, where's my speedo....?         YUCK!!!!!

Chief - Looking good.

Have a good one.

[dwiemer]

Top O' the morn'in to Y'all!  It is gorgeous out right now.  Sitting on the couch with my bride on one computer and me on the iPad at both ends.  We have the door open with the birds making a sweet song and a nice cool breeze.  I know it is only temporary as we will be turning up the AC soon.

Doug, good news on the eye.  No more playing the pirate?  Hope the vision is good.

Chief, lots of progress there.  Looks good.  It can be quite a chore hauling all them engines!  Hope you are able to get things rolling on the high iron soon!

Joe, glad things are OK after the storm.  They have a habit of causing their share of havoc.

Time to grab a bite to eat and head in.  Just doing some assisting on a case today, so go in late and come home early....just how I like it.  Makes up for the days that I don't get to see the family from being stuck at work.

God bless,

Dennis

 

[fifedog]

Mornin' boys.  Mornin' English. Hot.  Gonna do a little (very little) gardening this morning, then off to the pyull.  Now, where's my speedo....?

Chief - Looking good.

[Demay]

Konnichiwa,

I left work early today since the typhoon left me plenty of tree branches and limbs to pick up.  The storm finished sometime overnight and when I woke up this morning it was pretty clear outside and very humid.  It is partly cloudy now and extremely humid.  I don’t have much else planned for the evening and fortunately the storm only pruned the trees for us.

John – I did not forget about those guys.  My 8 y/o son believes Godzilla is just resting now and may attack at any moment. 

Chief – The Box is looking great.  Thanks for sharing the photos.

Bob – Have a great trip.

Sayonara,

Joe

[submmbob]

Hello all

Another quiet night on the hill. Last night of the 7 day shift. Will be coming back up next Monday for one night and then we will shut this puppy down for summer maintenance. I will be taking a couple weeks off and then will go onto a somewhat more normal schedule until fall.

BOC - thoughts and prayers

DougM - glad things went well

Chief - looks great! Keep up the good work! And careful not to step on that rodent...

Got a ticket on the "Hound" for 8:15 Thursday morning to go up to Phoenix to pick up my friend's VW. Supposed to be 113 that day By the time I get over to her house (will take the Phoenix light rail from the bus station to Tempe) and get the bus checked out it will be nearing the hottest part of the day. Perfect time for a 2 1/2 drive to Tucson! Will bring a few tools, a couple gallons of water, and charge up the cell phone. I will take the Pinal Pioneer Parkway thru Florence to get back to Tucson. It's a bit longer but then I won't  be slow speed obstruction on I-10. Much prettier drive too. My preferred way to make the trip.

Wish me luck!

Bob

[Brutus]

Great pics Kev and Chief!  I hope you are running the AC in the box already, Chief.  It's like 95 here in STL and guess hotter there. 

BoC - prayers for healing.

Command control fastrack switches showed up - look nice

Nice chat with the boys today.  Had nice visits with Mom and then with Dad tonight after work.  Things are looking up everywhere.  TARDIS is ready, so Mike - take us awayyyyyyyyy.......

[8ntruck]

Sunny and about 90 today.

Has anybody been involved with modular HO layouts?  I'm looking for a standard to build to for the museum layout.

All for now.

[KRM]

Nice Chief,

 Why is all of your stuff in black and white? Don't you guys have color yet ?? 

Nice work, thanks for the pictures!

[KRM]

For the Tardis crew

[ChiefEagles]

Dead tired.  Transported command diesels to the Box and shelved them.  Heavy "suckers".  Big box with beach towel in it for protection.  Used wheelborrow to carry box to the Box.  Tired of going up and down steps to train room with heavy diesels.  Got all the command ones there except one set of MTH A, B, A F units and one set of MTH PA A, B, A units.  Too tired to take them.  May work on steamers tomorrow.  Not as many of those.  Now I can start taking track up.  Then several hundred cars to take.

Used 1X8's for the shelving boards.  Used saw to cut groves in the boards to match the wheel flanges of engines.  Put double rows of engines.  Four shelves over work bench.  One row behind me up high and room for another on top.

 

 

This is the framing for the around the side benchwork.  In the middle, there will be a peninsula that goes from the benchwork going into the shop all the way to the right [at entrance] to the back benchwork.  There will be a 24" walk way around it to the right and between the back wall benchwork.  That peninsula will mainly be a switching yard.  As you come in the door, enough room for 4 people to stand before entering the layout.  There will be a lift bridge there to enter the layout.  Another one connnecting the peninsula to the right end benchwork.  Another to go into the shop at the door.  One more bridging the benchwork left of the door to the left front wall benchwork.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Off to bed after a shower.

Sleep tight.  

PS: forgot to add.  Finn and his little brother Wiley.  Lucy and Finn are really good babysitters.

  

 

[sir james I]

It's 89 now, got to 95/97 depending on which TV station we watched. Yes I spent most of the day indoors but did do a few yard things, a little at a time. No banilla yet, will wait for the thingy crew...S.J.

[KRM]

fifedog

Saw 5 tall-masters, while we anchored between Sparrows Point and Fort Carroll.  Ate our $5 foot-longs and took pics.  Hundreds of other boaters apparently playing hookie out there today.

Hudson - As soon as the cloud cover went away, it got kinda toasty out there.

 Sounds like a great time Fife. Out of love for those of you to points east and north we "DougM and me"  are sending the heat your way. Enjoy.

 

[SPMan]

Doug Murphy, good news on the eye surgery.

Fife, sounds like fun watching the tall ships.  I think I saw them once around Norfolk when I was visiting my relatives back there.  $5 for a foot long?  I guess that's about average nowadays.  We get a kosher hot dog and drink at Costco here for $1.50.  Best deal in town.

I've been trying to diagnose problem with Z1000 switch machine on a Ross Switch.  Makes a whirring noise and does not operate.  I think the gears are probably worn out.

Wife going to meeting tonight at church so we will order take out Chinese food for dinner and she can warm up when she gets back.  We are having the roof redone on our church starting this week.  Project way over due.  Big job account having to remove shingles with asbestos in them.  Men working in haz mat suits etc.  Pastor says they are also changing the filters and cleaning ducts for air conditioning.  We hope to be back in the church by next Sunday after the hazardous materials will have been removed but the whole job will take several weeks.  Daily masses are being conducted in the parish hall this week.  We had hoped to build a new church but the economic times have forced us to patch up the old one and use that for now.  It's good enough for me.

V8 Vega Dennis, I saw some gas around here for 3.79 per gal. a few days ago.  Hope it's not going up again.

later,

Ray