Coffee Pot #2 Febuary 2013 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. Farina for the REB'S

[Blueberryhill RR]

Good Morning from Blueberryhill....

It is a cloudy 31 degrees. Going up to only 34 today.

Today is a busy day. I have a bunch of errands to run and the usual chores to do. I will have lunch, late, and take a nice nap.

Dining car is serving Cheerios for breakfast.

Buckeye & LAZ..... TGIF

Y'all have a great Friday.

Chuck

[laz 57]

Hi GUYZ,

  Nice here at 37.  Gonna be windy today, got PT done now gonna take MINNIE for a walk to river.   Work on layout later.

DENNIS V8 MINNIE is a weird cross between a black lab and a chiwauwau.  Figure that out and we will both know.  Gentleness of a lab but the speed and agility of the Wauwau.

STURFISH, TGIF!!!!! Glad to see you agin.

JACK,KEV,JEFFERY, nope not a social drinker, I buy the big cans.  15.5 gal. pretty hard to recycle, and will take a loss.  Little cans are from outdoor beer season which starts the first day of trout season on March 30.

JOEY D, don't say that your WIFE makes BINNELLA ICE CREAM, SIR JAMES is lurking.

SIR JAMES?!!!!!

RYAN, Good job with the cat!!!

HUDSONJOHN,keep on rocken!

BRENT, beauty of a gal better lock her up before HS.

BUCKEYE & CHUCK, TGIF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Stay frosty my friends,

laz57

[submmbob]

Transferred to Pot #3

[ChiefEagles]

Dumping this Pot.  Kinda bitter as RT did it.

[hscsltb]

Our current cat was a stray also.He alot of love and likes to climb on me when I crash on the couch.

[AF53]

Good Evening All!

Thanks for the CONGA'S on the grandson "news", it was quite a night. All the women couldn't wait until my #1 daughter, Carrie, removed a slice of cake. Sure wasn't like the sex parties from the 1970's!

I'm off for the next 10 day's from my main job and Cathy and I are going on a three day weekend trip. We need it as life's been real busy.

RI Jack - Looks like I'll be buying another seat in Da Bronx in a few years as the army of Yankees fans are growing! It will be fun educating another young one about the rich Yankee history, while spoiling him at the games.

Kev - If I recall, yours is due a bit ahead of mine? Late June I believe? Ours is mid July. Of course you're use to it by now, so what's your secret? Just let them have control of the transformer, right?

HudsonJohn - We plan on leaving around noon on Friday. Maybe I'll stop over and help clean up around the house a bit?

Time to play some games before going to bed so, goodnight!

[8ntruck]

The plow did make a pass down the street Tuesday night, so I was able to get into work easily.  Spent 4 hours last night digging out car #2 so both my wife and I could get to work today.  Getting my exercise this week.

The snow ate up the chin spoiler on my Cobalt SS.  Got it tied on for now with some zip ties.  One more project on the list now.

Phone line is still down.  I put a service call in on Tuesday.  Predicted repair time was on Saturday.  Near as we can tell, most everybody's land line is out in the neighborhood.

I did spend some time upstairs with the trains Tuesday night.  Ran most of my locomotives, just to give them some exercise.  Wiped the track down with Goo Gone while I was at it - voltage drop at the back side of the loop is gone now.

All for now.

[jeffrey-wimberly]

My final post for this month. Tomorrow is March 1st. Bill paying day! Gonna be a bust morning I would think. The weather guesser says it'll be nice enough. Got some cleaning done on the layout today. Still needs more.

Time for me to call it a night. See y'all tomorrow.

[anjdevil2]

HudsonJohn - Yeah, part of Fiat and Alfa Romeo and FERRARI !!!

There had been some talk about using Ferrari F1 type suspension on the Viper as well as some of the technology.  but being a retro sports car (unlike the belly button Corvette), the Dodge Boys wanted to keep it a pure DRIVERS car.  The electronic doo dads and gizmos are for the country club set.  The new Dart is based off an Alfa and some of the new Alfas and Fiats will be Chrysler based.

My best Friends Dad passed away in Missouri Tuesday.  He was there and it was sudden. CHF was the cause.  I was going to attempt to go, but the weather out there (Brutus, you know) has been frightful.  He is in Columbia, MO.

OK off to bed TGIF for me tomorrow as I have Saturday off and Sunday to play with CARS!!  And finish paperwork for the D-vorce...MAN what a pain!!

[sir james I]

Temp is 32, more melting today. I can see some grass again.

# 2 son came by tonight with the boys so granny spoiled them with snacks, of course. No train news today. I did give the boys one of those Lionel bobbing cowboys car. Banilla will be waiting for the thingy..S.J.

[KRM]

lion88roar

KRM

 

Wasn't sure, just tryin to help. Doorlock issues can be a bugger to diagnose and in most cases mine have resulted in new cars being purchased... see post about BMW.

Brent,,,NO your post helped a lot. After I looked at it I knew that what happened to me was some kind of strange software problem. Thanks!!

[lion88roar]

RockIsland52

lion88roar

..........Next one won't be a BMW because I need an SUV, thinking either Toyota Highlander, Lincoln MKX, Nissan Pathfinder, or Dodge Durango. Kinda leaning toward the Dodge or Lincoln right now - like the size of the Durango, but like the styling and FWD of the MKX...

Brent......go for the Lincoln MKT, not the MKZ.  The MKT is larger and will accomodate 4-5 adults (or 2 car seats) plus a lot more luggage capacity (plus strollers, diaper bags, toys, coolers, etc.).  If you need the additional passenger capacity, the MKT comes with a deployable (or fold flat) third row seat (will seat 7 and still have room for luggage).  Of course, it has AWD.  And since you might be feeling sorry for yourself moving to a more "family friendly" vehicle, the MKT comes with a 3.5L twin turbocharged V6 that develops somewhere in the vicinity of 350 horsepower and a like figure for torque.....perfect for towing the boat and the camper you will be buying and/or keeping pace with the Beemers out on the road.. 

Jack

No thanks. This is my everyday car, not the family hauler. The MKZ has enough room for me and even the family if we are in a bind. The MKT does come in a FWD version as well, but the MKZ gets better MPG - actually just about what my 3-series gets but with regular fuel instead of premium. I'm actually interested to see how the MKC turns out...

I did consider the Land Rover Evoque until I saw the sticker

RockIsland52

.........yes she is!!!!!  Why are you posting to this forum when you should be off to your second or third job to fund Christina's wardrobe?

Jack

That is what she has a grandmother who loves to shop for clothes for!

[RedfireS197]

lion88roar

RedfireS197

Phish,

             Are you still buying American Flyer, or have you switched to Marx completely?  The AF bug is a tough thing to get rid of in my experience.

Fired up the desktop last night and heard a series of long repeating beeps.  Turns out, it failed POST due to a RAM issue.  Several reboots confirmed what I was thinking.  Removed and reinstalled both RAM sticks, and all is well. 

Any thoughts on that Brent?

BTW, I don't think I'll be able to make it to York in April.

YEP - you have a stick of RAM going bad, or your MOBO is dying a slow death. In short - you should replace the MOBO, RAM, and while you are at it if you CPU is not MULTI-CORE get a new CPU as well... oh and while you have the case cracked install a SSD as your system drive...

Brent,

            Hopefully, it's just a RAM stick on the way out.  There's a 4GB DDR3 stick in each slot at the moment.  I just bought this desktop in September, so I hope that's all it is.  I do like your upgrading approach though.

[lion88roar]

KRM

Yeah,   on the truck,  It should not lock the doors when the key is still in the ignition.?? What Brent posted about is something I know and I have mine set to lock the doors when I am doing 8 mph. This is not the same, I had the truck off and was out of it when it decided to do it's own thing???  I spent 2 hours today trying to make the truck do it again. Never happened???   Must be a glitch of some sort. I will ask the next time I go to work at the dealership.

Wasn't sure, just tryin to help. Doorlock issues can be a bugger to diagnose and in most cases mine have resulted in new cars being purchased... see post about BMW.

[lion88roar]

RedfireS197

Phish,

             Are you still buying American Flyer, or have you switched to Marx completely?  The AF bug is a tough thing to get rid of in my experience.

Fired up the desktop last night and heard a series of long repeating beeps.  Turns out, it failed POST due to a RAM issue.  Several reboots confirmed what I was thinking.  Removed and reinstalled both RAM sticks, and all is well. 

Any thoughts on that Brent?

BTW, I don't think I'll be able to make it to York in April.

YEP - you have a stick of RAM going bad, or your MOBO is dying a slow death. In short - you should replace the MOBO, RAM, and while you are at it if you CPU is not MULTI-CORE get a new CPU as well... oh and while you have the case cracked install a SSD as your system drive...

[Hudson#685]

PS.

RT: Take care of your back.

ANJDEVIL, Rich, last bust for February, You forgot to mention that Mopars are part of FIAT NOW. Fix It  Again Tony

 

 

[Hudson#685]

My last post for February:

Upon finishing my 3rd month of retirement, it is great. I hope everyone is fortunate enough to be able to retire and enjoy themselves with great health. I am sure that Laz will agree.

Kev: With the Silverado: If it has tires or t its it will always give you trouble! Getting stuck in the snow, my son and Ray's son go out of their ways to get trucks stuck in the mud, sand, creeks, etc inthe Pine Barrens.

Harold: Nice deal with the shop vac.

Ryan: I agree, our cat Chester was one that was abandoned also. She is fantastic.

Everyone have a great evening!

John

 

[rtraincollector]

Evening all man has it been crazy. Let me explain back last Saturday I bent wrong and twisted my back as I was bending over grabbing something I dropped. well It hurt enough Sunday for me to call off. I was off Monday. Tuesday went to work and about 3/4 thru day back was killing me so told supervisor I had to go to employee health which sent me to my doctor. Getting in to see him and he gave me a slip no lifting over 20LBS well my supervisors supervisor asked this is kinda wide open and we don't really do much of lifting that is over 3 or 4lbs but we do a lot of pushing heavy carts and pulling them and bending and twisting please get him to clarified this well weds day wrote a note to the DR. asking the above info as supervisor wanted it. Well yesterday when I left at 3:30PM still no note went this am couldn't find it by front desk today about 4PM nurse calls and tells me she has the note ( it was dated 6:08 PM last night any way it now says no lifting, pulling, pushing more than 10 - 20 lbs and no twisting and bending.  for 1 week. So guess who got sent home. after delivering trays today ( not suppose to be but didn't know) my back is kinda sore again tonight. So anyway it looks like until next weds. or Thursday I'm off I enjoy working actually but don't want to hurt back more than it is.

[Sturgeon-Phish]

Evening All

Bride working night shift tonight so it’s just me and the kids tonight.  They’re showered and in bed and things are settling down for the evening.

Working on the EGT and boost gauge installation.  I am glad I’m not relying on te truck for a daily driver so I can work on it at a slow pace as I can.

 

Jim – AF is still my favorite, the old tin plate has a unique appeal.  The later  Marx I’m not interested in.

 

Doug – The deacon ministry is hectic but incredibily rewarding.

 

Jack – The camper will sleep 7.  We are planning a 5 week trip this summer to LA to visit youngest daughter and back taking a southern route out and a northern route back, hitting as many National parks as possible.

 

Seeing the three legged cat reminded me.  We have another Golden Retriever.  A stray pup that Granddaughter Felicity coaxed back to health.  That is a story unto itself.

 

Laz – almost TGIF

Good night and may God bless

Jim

[KRM]

Ryan, Cool Cat,,,Yep, Trash Cats are the best. Like our boy George, They never forget. Best cats you can get. I hope he checks out okay. He looks like he is going to find a place to fit in.

[wrconstruction]

Harold, I'm on day two of the crud, word on the street its a three day event, although the wife has had it BAD for over a week

Well, the abandoned three and half legged cat came back tonight and waltzed right in the house.  I have the  poor guy in the bathroom, will call the vet in AM   He had no fear of the other cats although they had no issue growling and letting him know this is THERE house.   I want to keep him separated until I can get a FIV test done then see what the vet says about his disfigurement.   I am great full to be in a position to help this animal.   And of coarse now theres two more strays running wild out side.   Keep in mind I live way out in the woods and these are not just the "neighbors cats"   some one is dumping these animals out here, and they better hope i don't find out who it is. 

I hope no one is offended by the pictures below of the deplorable condition of this poor cat.   The one thing I have come to find, is if this cat isn't FIV + and I get him fixed up, he will be the most faithful and loving cat out there, the injured dumped cats always are. 

his half leg:

ahhhhhhh MILK and FOOD:

Ryan

[hscsltb]

Ugh my turn with the crud. Called around for quotes on a new garage door.There goes this years bonus.Cleaned the boiler too.Did get to buy a new shop vac.Home Depot was out of the one I wanted so they gave me the next larger one for the same price.

[Lehigh Valley 2089]

'Ello! Nice to be on again. 

Anyway, construction on the P-38 has taken a detour. It's wings started to pit, so I needed to delay construction and add some body putty. It's coming out alright. Since the rivets got hidden, I am planning to add some rivet decals once I get some. 

[KRM]

ChiefEagles

Back from the lake house so I can do the March Pot.  No, actually so I can fly to Ft. Lauderdale tomorrow AM.

I see the Yanks have been busy at their favorite passtime.  Blowing and plowing snow.  

KRM

32 degrees with light snow. Maybe picked up an inch more on the North Bluff.

This story should bring the Chief much Joy!!

Yesterday afternoon I found out something I did not know about the new Silverado. I went up to the mailbox to take it off of the post so I could fix the door hinge. Anyway I pulled off to the side of the street, put on the 4 way flashers, shut off the truck, left the keys in the ignition and walked to the mailbox. (NEVER DO THIS)   I was taking the screws out that hold the mailbox to the post and the truck horn honks once???   What??     I walk over to the truck and it has locked itself.          Well as some of you know our driveway is ½ mile long. It is cold and I don’t have my heavy winter gear on.    Well anyway I got a nice one-mile walk in that I had not planned on by the time I got back to the house for the extra set of keys.     BTW I did braze a flat washer to the mailbox door and got it fixed.

That and getting the Gator stuck in the snow.  Who gets a Gator stuck.  Thought the Yanks could do everything in the snow without getting stuck. 

KEV, had a Chevy rental car in Ft. Worth that kept doing the same.  Pulled over to shoot some train photos and got out, keys in ignition and doors locked.  Did it three times.  Luckly, the window was down all three times.

Now the 4 Runner will not lock by remote with keys in the ignition or doors ajar.  Also will not lock with no one in the driver's seat and engine running.  

4 Runner will not lock by remote?????  Most  parts imported. 

4 Runner is a Anti American vehicle???!!!!   Oops that's right your a Reb, also Anti American!!!     

 

Chief, getting the Gator stuck is the best part of all the fun. You would not get it.     It is fun getting stuck in the snow. Or anything else for that matter. Only you girls from the south could not understand that.

  Yeah,   on the truck,  It should not lock the doors when the key is still in the ignition.?? What Brent posted about is something I know and I have mine set to lock the doors when I am doing 8 mph. This is not the same, I had the truck off and was out of it when it decided to do it's own thing???  I spent 2 hours today trying to make the truck do it again. Never happened???   Must be a glitch of some sort. I will ask the next time I go to work at the dealership.

[ChiefEagles]

Back from the lake house so I can do the March Pot.  No, actually so I can fly to Ft. Lauderdale tomorrow AM.

I see the Yanks have been busy at their favorite passtime.  Blowing and plowing snow.  

KRM

32 degrees with light snow. Maybe picked up an inch more on the North Bluff.

This story should bring the Chief much Joy!!

Yesterday afternoon I found out something I did not know about the new Silverado. I went up to the mailbox to take it off of the post so I could fix the door hinge. Anyway I pulled off to the side of the street, put on the 4 way flashers, shut off the truck, left the keys in the ignition and walked to the mailbox. (NEVER DO THIS)   I was taking the screws out that hold the mailbox to the post and the truck horn honks once???   What??     I walk over to the truck and it has locked itself.          Well as some of you know our driveway is ½ mile long. It is cold and I don’t have my heavy winter gear on.    Well anyway I got a nice one-mile walk in that I had not planned on by the time I got back to the house for the extra set of keys.     BTW I did braze a flat washer to the mailbox door and got it fixed.

That and getting the Gator stuck in the snow.  Who gets a Gator stuck.  Thought the Yanks could do everything in the snow without getting stuck. 

KEV, had a Chevy rental car in Ft. Worth that kept doing the same.  Pulled over to shoot some train photos and got out, keys in ignition and doors locked.  Did it three times.  Luckly, the window was down all three times.

Now the 4 Runner will not lock by remote with keys in the ignition or doors ajar.  Also will not lock with no one in the driver's seat and engine running.  

Stay warm.

[anjdevil2]

Quick run by...Drill tonight...

Dinner? 3 chili dogs mashed potatoes and corn...Parents are sneaking into North Carolina as we speak...

Brent - FYI The Durango and the Grand Cherokee are BOTH ML350 clones....which means excepting for the powertrains and styling, its all Mercedes Benz.  Suspensions and such, all from the ill fated "merger of equals"....

Jack - I had tyhe 'runner painted at Maaco and yes I PAID for it.  I had my race car painted at one and had a car show the next day...and I let 'em have it..it was terrible and told everyone at the show about it.  I got a complete repaint  gratis....the expensive one at that.

off to change and head to the land of red trucks...

AF Ray - Congas

GOOD TO SEE YOU JIM PHISH!!!!!

Hey Roy - Long time no see!!

[Hudson#685]

AF53, Ray, a package has arrived.

John

[Hudson#685]

Good Evening;

I have been a bit busy the last couple of days. Took mom for chemo yesterday and school at night. Today I had lunch with 3 of the guys that I worked with. I am glad that I retired. tonight it is at Mom's. Took care of the chores that had to be done and now it is time to head to the basement to my layout done there run trains and make repairs to the few pieces that I brought.

Jake; Enjoy the show and good luck on your quest. I am servicing one of my 2055s tonight. Great runner.

Jack: I had to laugh when you mentioned noises with Maximus. Mack has no problems with noises and he will sit and watch the trains with me. Start up the vacuum and he is GONE. Of course you are not going to find and incriminating evidence when it involves Ray and me.

SpMan, Ray, Prayers for your friends wife and the 90 year old stroke victim.

Laz, They miss me but they will survive.

Jim SPhish: Good to hear from you!

Roy, Hope to see you at York!

Brent: She is a GIRL!!!! Good Luck!

Everyone have a Great Night!

John

[jeffrey-wimberly]

RockIsland52

there are so many function settings the owner can choose on newer vehicles, accessed through the DIC (driver's information control)  menus, or even disable them if desired.  Explains why the owners' manuals on cars are now the size of phone books.

Remember when the owners manual was fifteen, twenty pages tops?