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Coffee Pot #9 SEPTEMBER 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

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Posted by hscsltb on Tuesday, September 11, 2012 9:09 PM

Happy Birthday to Banks!!!  Jeffery I will remember your mother in my prayers.Take care of yourself. 

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Posted by Blueberryhill RR on Tuesday, September 11, 2012 9:07 PM

Happy Birthday, BANKS.....Happy B-DayHappy B-DayCake

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Tuesday, September 11, 2012 8:59 PM

sir james I
I had cheerios for supper tonight, my tummy's not playing nice today.

Those cherries would have had me in the ER within an hour.

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Time for me to call it a night. I had intended to work on the tractor today. I got down there and started getting the tools together and my body said 'Oh no you don't!'. My energy was gone and my get up and go got up and went. So I got some laundry done then went back home. Tonight my father and I went to KFC for dinner. It gave him a good chance to tell me that my mother is getting bad off again. She has another abdominal infection flaring up and they're trying to head it off before it gets too bad. He has to take her to Alexandria tomorrow to see a doctor there. So far that;s all the information I have. See y'all tomorrow.



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Posted by sir james I on Tuesday, September 11, 2012 8:50 PM

It's 73 now.

I did a lot of goofing off today. Oh I did do some laundry. No big deal it's right in the next room. I had cheerios for supper tonight, my tummy's not playing nice today. No Banilla either but I got some for the thingy crew..

Banks, I hope you enjoyed your birthday...S.J.

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Posted by 8ntruck on Tuesday, September 11, 2012 8:46 PM

Sunny and about 90 here today. 

Happy birthday Banks.

The K-line Halloween festival piece got here.  Guess I'd better get started on the Halloween layout for the museum pretty soon.  Going to use the twice around track layout featured in the Texas Freight set.

Alco shell still soaking the B&O blue in Simple Green.  All the color is gone, but residue still on the shell after 24 hours.  Looks like it is going to take something stronger than a toothbrush to get the residue off.

Several years ago, before a passport was needed, a co-worker and I were crossing into Detroit from Windsor.  While we were in Windsor, he discovered that his driver's license was expired.  As I was driving up to the checkpoint, I threatened to mention something about Cuban cigars I thought he might have purchased in Canada.  Pulled his chain really good with that one!

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Posted by MichRR714 on Tuesday, September 11, 2012 8:33 PM

Happy Birthday Banks! Happy B-Day

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Posted by Buckeye Riveter on Tuesday, September 11, 2012 6:32 PM

Since Laz doesn't use English since his retirement, I'll provide you with an interpretation:

 

Happy B-DayHappy B-DayHappy B-DayCakeCakeCakeBeerBeerBeerBeerBeerBeerYes BANKS!!!

Hope you get something with flanged wheels!!!

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Posted by KRM on Tuesday, September 11, 2012 6:19 PM

 

laz 57

Happy B-DayHappy B-DayHappy B-DayCakeCakeCakeBeerBeerBeerBeerBeerBeerYes BANKS!!!

Gope tou get something with flanged wheels!!!

Enjoy,

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Oh Yeah, Jeffery, Thanks, your layout is every bit as nice as most out there. Yes

 
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Posted by laz 57 on Tuesday, September 11, 2012 6:06 PM

Happy B-DayHappy B-DayHappy B-DayCakeCakeCakeBeerBeerBeerBeerBeerBeerYes BANKS!!!

Gope tou get something with flanged wheels!!!

Enjoy,

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Posted by rtraincollector on Tuesday, September 11, 2012 5:25 PM

Happy B-DayCakeGift Pizza Banks Happy B-DayBeerDrinksGift

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Posted by rtraincollector on Tuesday, September 11, 2012 3:46 PM

I will never forget the quiet eerie it was after that for a few days as all flights where canceled as we lived right in the path to the airport in Tallahassee and we heard jets all the time even thou not very loud but they where there all the time and then silence. I remember that day as I heard on the radio about the first plane crashing into the twin towers called wife on friends cell phone and as I was talking to her the second one crashed into the twin towers.

Its a very hard thing for me along with my PSTD so I mainly try to avoid it or anything like that. I really gets to me.

Anyhow I did get the engine thing straightened out some how in shipping the antenna wire came off it still needs to be cleaned and lubed but its working a lot better.

Not much going on having my chilli dogs again tonightChef

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Posted by ChiefEagles on Tuesday, September 11, 2012 3:31 PM

BANKS  Happy B-Day Happy B-DayHappy B-DayCakeCakeCakeGiftGiftYesBig Smile

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Tuesday, September 11, 2012 3:18 PM

Happy birthday Banks!Happy B-DayCakeGift

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Posted by sir james I on Tuesday, September 11, 2012 2:51 PM

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BANKS....Cake  Gift   Happy B-Day

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Posted by MichRR714 on Tuesday, September 11, 2012 1:10 PM

Chief, Sorry to hear about your friend.  My Grandmother's cancer was found the same way as your friend. Angel

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Posted by RockIsland52 on Tuesday, September 11, 2012 1:03 PM

BeerCakeHappy B-DayThumbs UpYeah BANKS!!!!

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Tuesday, September 11, 2012 12:44 PM

Looking good Kev, certainly better than anything I have.

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Posted by KRM on Tuesday, September 11, 2012 12:29 PM

Your right Jeffery,

I will never forget that beautiful clear day without a cloud or jet streak in the sky and that horrible feeling in my stomach thinking about all of the innocent lives that were taken.  

 On a brighter toy train note, I have finally got my Lionel Transfer Station scene up and running. Smile

 

 

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Posted by SPMan on Tuesday, September 11, 2012 12:24 PM

Happy birthday BanksHappy B-Day

Prayers for the families and victims of 9/11.Angel

Chief, sorry to hear about your friend.Angel

Debating wheather or not  wife and I will drive to the beach today.  One of our adult son's says he will drive but we can't seem to get motivated yet.  I like going to Dana Point, about an hour away but I hate to make a round trip in one day and come back in rush hour traffic.  Would prefer to stay overnight sometime and drive back the next morning.  Would ride Metrolink if the schedule was right but it is geared to inbound in the AM and outbound at night.  Just the opposite of what I want.

Our light rail line is progressing nicely.  They are tearing down the false work from a new major bridge over the 210 Freeway and are taking out the old track and ties for quite some distance so far in preparation to build new double track electrified line.  Suppose to be done in a couple more years.  It will come within a 5-10 minute drive from us when finished.  Eventually it will come through our town but that is a long way off.

Jeffrey, thanks for the videos.  Nice photos  of the layout also.  Stay safe!

Ray

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Tuesday, September 11, 2012 12:06 PM

KRM
9-11 Never forget!  Angel

Indeed. I jsut posted this on my own forum a little while ago.

September 11, 2012. Click on the photo to go to the History Channel article.
Never Forget!

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Posted by Banks on Tuesday, September 11, 2012 11:36 AM

Hello all

't was a "refreshing" 41 @5:30 this AM (I wore a jacket)

As I recall 11 years ago the weather was very similar to today, I heard the news on the radio and went to the conference room and "Afro Engineered" an antenna on the vcr / tv combo. There was at least one of us there for the rest of the day. Then spent most of the evening in front of the TV. The local stations were all at the Flight # 93 site only about 40 miles away.

It was a sad day I'll never forget. Also dampened my birthday. 57 years ago today I came in to this world.

Been MIA a few days. there was an unexpected out of town visit to one of our jobs last Thursday and Friday. Saturday AM the home computer crashed (everything backed up) I had to set up the new one I bought last Christmas that was still in the box. Still haven't got Thunderbird working for email

Rich. Angel your job hunt works out

Laz Congas on the race

Colin, come back more often

Firelock Welcome  Uh, "grits for the Yankees"?  If you're the sub-species of Yankee like I am you probably call it polenta. Never thought of it but that's true

Best get busy Chief needs the SS

Prayers for those in need

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Posted by KRM on Tuesday, September 11, 2012 9:52 AM

9-11 Never forget!  Angel

Had to get out and spray some RoundUp before the wind picks up. This should do it for this season.

I got my mainline crossing gates, K-Line cars and road stripes yesterday so I think I will spend some time working on the layout today.

Chief, How are things coming along in the box?  Huh?

Fife, Thanks for the pictures.

Banks, Happy B-Day Happy B-Day Cake   

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Posted by ChiefEagles on Tuesday, September 11, 2012 9:51 AM

Morning.  Back from FREE 9-11 breakfast.  Now to do bill pay and go to a lunch [salad only] meeting.

Pretty cool day.  Wifey went out early this AM with dogies.  Buck standing in neighbor's yard.  Saw Finn and ran along fence line.  Finn chased him to the fence.  Buck tore through the tobacco field behind the house.

Waiting to insure that concrete is hard to raise the US flag at the Box.

Use to travel to Canada a lot.  Had French/Canadian buddy that went to NCSU with me.  Visited him.  Coming back was always a hassel.  This was way before 9-11.  Only time I had an easy ride was when I was driving a equiped law enforcement car.  Was coming back from a International Law Enforcement Conference in Ottwaw.

Later

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Posted by sir james I on Tuesday, September 11, 2012 9:13 AM

It's a sunny 61 going to 80.

Yep if you want to spend a few hours at the border, just give the border patrol guy a smart remark answer. Being close to Windsor Ont. a lot of teenagers go there to drink. Age is 18 there, 21 here. It only takes one remark on the way back to hold them for hours. It was just me and Brutus doing loop-D-loops last night.....S.J.

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Posted by RockIsland52 on Tuesday, September 11, 2012 9:08 AM

cnw1995

Aloha.  This morning's weather sure reminds me of a Tuesday 11 years ago. 

Fife and Doug......11 years ago, and it is like yesterday for me.

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Posted by laz 57 on Tuesday, September 11, 2012 9:01 AM

Hi GUYZ,

  48 here this morning with lots o fog.  Went down to river and fog was gone.  WQalked back the 2.5 miles on the hill and fog is still here.  Oh well got it in and also a 2 mile run.  No eagles today.

RT, sorry I missed your call out side all day chainsawing branches and hauling away.  Hope you fixed the TMCC?  If you didn't try a reset of the engine and also the big this is having your TMCC earthgroung to some copper piping.  I had to do this for TMCC. 

JACK and DOUG M and JOEY D, I was informed by the race director yesterday on our run at the Ned Smith lands that MINNIE finished secong overall in the dog category.  I told her if she didn't have a 200+ LB. anchor she woulda placed first.  I have her on a retractable leash.  Goes out to 16 feet.  I started out with a 3 foot lenght and that was crazy, so after 100 yards let her run.  If I woulda started up front I know she woulda won and I probably would have had a better race time.  But it was fun.

Gotta go rip off shed roof now.  Only one half then half tomorrow.  Hope to get part shingled today?

Stya frosty,

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Posted by cnw1995 on Tuesday, September 11, 2012 8:31 AM

Aloha. Long meeting at church last night with the pastor sorting out lease, revenue and personnel issues. This morning's weather sure reminds me of a Tuesday 11 years ago.

SJ, that sounds like a nice trip.
John, I never kid with the border guards. That reminds me I have to renew my passport before I need it.
 

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Tuesday, September 11, 2012 7:45 AM

Good morning. It's 60° and partly cloudy. The high will be 88°.


I feel lousy this morning but that's better than I've felt the last few days. I'm running the F7A/F3B/F3B lashup this morning. I'll probably park it later and run the GP7/GP35/GP7 or the trio of GP9F's or I may forgo those and bring out the GP38-2/SD27J/F7 slug. Or I could bring out the ancient Atlas GP40 and FP7, both of which are Proto remotors. Almost all of these are Sundown rebuilds. Decisions, decisions. If I feel up to it later I'll go out and work on the tractor. No hard work there, just a lot of getting up and getting down. Getting down is easy. Getting up, that can be hard. That's providing of course that I don't wipe out on the front steps, but that rarely happens.



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Posted by Blueberryhill RR on Tuesday, September 11, 2012 7:36 AM

Good Morning from Blueberryhill RR....

It is a sunny 58 degrees. Going up to 80 today with sunshine.

Today is an easy day. I plan on taking it easy and do some reading. Maybe work on a train project. I have to put new pick up roller on my set of Budd cars.  Lunch and a nap , for sure.

Congratulations Indians.....You finally made it to last place. I knew if you tried hard enough, you'd make it. Or NOT tried hard enough.

Hummingbird feeders in the front and back yard.

Dining car is here with Cheerios for breakfast.

Y'all have a great Tuesday.

Chuck

 

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Posted by fifedog on Tuesday, September 11, 2012 6:25 AM

Mornin' boys.

Have a nice Tuesday, this 11th of September.

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