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

[Hudson#685]

A good night at school. Time to kick back and relax, waiting for my wife to come home from the Ice Cream Shop. It is down to 29 and I have the fire going.

Buckeye!!!

SPMan, Ray, Prayers for your friend and your sisters.

Kev, Nice move on Thomas!

Jack, I used that all of the time at work. I just did it and when question I showed them end result. I always had my ducks in a row. My other favorite was, "Answer the phone, inherit the problem". I used the answering machine a lot the last couple of years after thrown under the bus from something that someone else started and dumped on me.

Have a Great Night!

John

[ChiefEagles]

Home finally.  Long day.  Tired.

Well, another birthday present shipped by UPS to Buckeye.  Something seems wrong here. ??????  Seems I am sending him a birthday present more than one a year.  HUMMM

Sleep tight.

[jeffrey-wimberly]

Well I didn't get very much accomplished today. Too busy watching TV and recovering from yesterday. Put the trash out today for collection in the morning. It's been raining most of the day here, light at times and heavy sometimes, plenty of 25-35mph wind gusts. I have a doctor appointment in the morning. Just a general checkup.

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

[sir james I]

BUCKEYE, If it is.

47 degrees with rain on the way, turning colder again tomorrow. No surprise there. Banilla is ready for the Tardis crew...S.J.

[Lehigh Valley 2089]

Buckeye...

Good night everyone. 

[KRM]

cnw1995

This is Buckeye's Birthday Eve.  

Buckeye = the boy who called wolf.

IF,,,, it is true this time  Buckeye!!! 

[RockIsland52]

Hudson#685

.......................Kev: Go with the Thomas! My motto: "It is better to beg for forgiveness than to plead for permission". Besides you can use the I bought it for Lexi approach.........

John

At a corporation I once worked for, we used to go round and round with the field sales guys who consistently bent the rules to make a sale.  That usually caused a lot of unnecessary work for others, cleaning up a (pricing) mess while the sales person relaxed at home with the commission $$$ in his/her next paycheck. 

Their excuse was something similar.  "To ask permission is to seek denial."

Jack

[jeffrey-wimberly]

SPMan

Jeffrey, nice looking boat and amazing for it's age.  Does it have a convertable top/sun awning? 

At one time it HAD a convertible top. It was stored in our old bunk house when it wasn't in use. My mothers little wire haired terrier discovered it one day and thought it made a dandy chew toy. The dog survived. The top didn't.

[KRM]

Well I figured because it got up to 54 degrees today and the wife was home I would go out  hide in the shed / man cave , turn up the heat and finally start taking the 1926 Briggs FH apart. Got out the torches and heated up the frozen stuff and got it tore down.

Lots of issues, I think I will make this the first thing I try to sell on the bay. I have never sold anything on the BAY only got things. The bronze Carb looks like it is worth well over $125.00 and it has a lot of other very good stuff. Can use the cash to pay for the Thomas set I ordered today..    

Wife is not happy with me because I smell like ChemDip and Mineral spirits. You cars guys know how it is.  

[cnw1995]

This is Buckeye's Birthday Eve.  

[lion88roar]

jeffrey-wimberly

lion88roar

Jeffery - hope this doesn't get me in trouble, feel free to IM me if needed. A friend of mine's father is looking to unload a bunch of HO guage stuff.

Sending a PM was impossible so I sent you an email.

Thanks Jeffrey - email received and information passed on!

[jeffrey-wimberly]

SPMan

Jeffrey, nice looking boat and amazing for it's age.  Does it have a convertable top/sun awning?  Sounds like overkill on that motor though but whatever turns you on.  My brother has always had boats but he lives not far from the Chesapeake Bay.  I like boats too but have no where close by to use one except the ocean for which I'm too old to fool with at this point.  I put all my mad money into trains, my brother into boats and fishing.

Don't let the looks fool you. It's been almost completely rebuilt. As the old 75hp Evinrude was completely locked up we tried finding another one here. All the ones we found needed work and parts that aren't supplied anymore. So we had to go something more modern that would fit the type of mount the boat has without making any big changes. It came down to a 50hp Johnson (and my father doesn't like Johnson motors) which was smaller than what the boat came with originally and the 90hp Evinrude which explains how King Kong's little toe ended up on the back of the boat. That and the price was right. The guy wanted it out of his garage. All it needed was an ignition unit and a carburetor (one of two). The motor was made in 1980 so finding the parts for it wasn't hard.

[SPMan]

Jeffrey, nice looking boat and amazing for it's age.  Does it have a convertable top/sun awning?  Sounds like overkill on that motor though but whatever turns you on.  My brother has always had boats but he lives not far from the Chesapeake Bay.  I like boats too but have no where close by to use one except the ocean for which I'm too old to fool with at this point.  I put all my mad money into trains, my brother into boats and fishing.

Our 90 year old friend from church who had the stroke is awake now but cannot speak except in mumbles and she can move her right arm a little.  They say she can hear people around her and seems to understand.  She is still on a feeding tube, however.  They were talking about moving her but the nursing facility can not supply the feeding tube so the releatives are having a meeting to decide next step.

Rain forcast for middle of the week and colder weather including snow in local mountains.

later,

Ray

[jeffrey-wimberly]

V8Vega

Jeffery or anybody to highlight or select a line you place the cursor at the end of the line and depress which keys on the keyboard? And my tenant who helped me with my computer when Internet Explorer quit  muted sound on my computer, I hate to bother him so how do I get sound back or the mute off?

To highlight a line I place the cursor at the beginning of the line, depress the left mouse key, drag the cursor to the end of the line and release the mouse key. I then press Ctrl-C to copy the line to my clipboard.

To highlight a line for quoting in a post I do the same as above but instead of pressing Ctrl-C I click 'Quote'.

To unmute the sound it depends on how it was muted in the first place. The easiest and most common way is to 'Control Panel', click the 'Sounds' icon and uncheck the 'Mute' box.

[ChiefEagles]

On the run.  Mayor stuff until 9 or so.  Was COLD but now going up to high 50's and sunny.  Later.

[jeffrey-wimberly]

lion88roar

Jeffery - hope this doesn't get me in trouble, feel free to IM me if needed. A friend of mine's father is looking to unload a bunch of HO guage stuff.

Sending a PM was impossible so I sent you an email.

[KRM]

Jon & John,

 I ordered the Thomas set from CharlsRo. $128.95 with the shipping.  I may use the FasTrack for the elevated loop.Can't beat the deal and I put it on the wife's credit card.

WOW 54 degrees on the North bluff.

[lion88roar]

Afternoon Fellas

Been busy as a squirel in the Fall around here!

Jeffery - hope this doesn't get me in trouble, feel free to IM me if needed. A friend of mine's father is looking to unload a bunch of HO guage stuff. I have no idea what he has, but he was wondering where he could sell it? Any recommendations?

[jeffrey-wimberly]

Hudson#685

Jeffrey: Seriously, if you have to put a cement block for weight on the tongue of a trailer to keep it down you should not be towing with it. After looking at that trailer it is an accident waiting to happen. If the trailer was in decent shape and assuming the correct size, the proper fix would be to move the axel to the rear to move the weight to the tongue. Negative tongue weight causes a very dangerous situation that causes breaking and handling problems as the same goes for too much tongue weight.

We're aware of this. The trailer is the one that came original with the boat. The motor is the X factor. It's much heavier than the old 75 hp motor was. We're looking at having the axle moved back about eight inches to better balance the load. Right now getting the boat to and from the lake is a matter of moving it about six hundred yards.

[Hudson#685]

Good Morning, 28, Sunny, windy, going to 39 here at the Jersey Shore.

Most School Districts have school today to make up time from when they were closed because of Sandy. So I will be teaching class tonight at the Vo-Tech. The only time they will be off is during Easter.

Joe, Great shots of the Bullet Train. I really enjoyed the Snow Sculptures. Thanks for sharing.

Fife: Have fun with your "Wife's Dream House". Been there done that. Good luck!

Kev: Go with the Thomas! My motto: "It is better to beg for forgiveness than to plead for permission". Besides you can use the I bought it for Lexi approach.

Kev/Jon: When my son was small he was really into Thomas. Thomas was new and Lionel came out with the "Large Scale" Thomas set. My son played with it for hours. He kept it perfect and got real upset when one of the dogs that we had chewed one of the removalable facial expressions. Now he is a TCA Member and he can not wait for York!

Doug M: Ivor is looking good!

Chuck: No Cheerios for me. Sugar Frosted Flakes! They are GREAT!!! Or so says Tony the Tiger.

Jake: Have fun with the 2020. Try a good clean and lube first. Make sure the track is clean!

Jeffrey: Seriously, if you have to put a cement block for weight on the tongue of a trailer to keep it down you should not be towing with it. After looking at that trailer it is an accident waiting to happen. If the trailer was in decent shape and assuming the correct size, the proper fix would be to move the axel to the rear to move the weight to the tongue. Negative tongue weight causes a very dangerous situation that causes breaking and handling problems as the same goes for too much tongue weight.

Thoughts and prayers for all in need.

Have a Great Day!

John

 

[LawsonFarmsRR]

Buckeye - Is  this week your TRUE birthday week? span="" id="mce_marker" data-mce-type="bookmark"> span="" id="mce_marker" data-mce-type="bookmark">

Pat

[sir james I]

Temp is 26, we have full sun right now.

Kids have no school this week so granny is gone till supper time. I'm not sure what I will do today, probably nothing..S.J.

[Lehigh Valley 2089]

Good morning.

Will probably work on the 2020 a little bit more today. If this round of inspecting and cleaning doesn't do it, I am officially cutting my losses and replacing the unit.

[jonadel]

Kev -- from my experience with two grand kids, 6 & 3, they absolutely LOVE the Thomas set, 10 times more than grandpas big train set down stairs.  I bought that set when our grand daughter was just over two and she just played with it for hours at a time, she figured out the transformer very quickly and just loved taking the tops off of the passenger cars and giving  the Fisher Price people, from her Dad's childhood a ride around the loop.  When her little brother came upon the scene 3 years ago he wanted part of the action at age 2, I couldn't believe it.  If I don't have Thomas set up when they get here I get scolded from him, seriously, it's that important.  They like the big set downstairs but Thomas trumps everything!!!!

[jeffrey-wimberly]

Good morning. It's 57° with 86% humidity. There's a fair chance of rain. The high will be 68°.


I'll try again at some layout work today. I'm moving pretty slow after all the activity yesterday and I ache all over. Hopefully today won't be so busy.

[cnw1995]

Aloha. Happy Lincoln Washington Day. Nobody at work in Chicago. Had a decent weekend, spent a lot of it driving the middle boy from and back to college - he came home to begin looking for a summer job. Not many of them around... Also worked on the layout. 

Mike, Kev and Fife,  I'm looking forward to racing again. Maybe Junior can do it this year. I'm OK with the Princess - have to respect her driving.. and try to ignore the other stuff.  Mike, seeing a classic movie on a big screen sounds like a great date.
LV, I feel for your dad, I finished filing 8 different returns using TurboTax on Sat.
Joe and John, I've tried emphasizing the same $ skills for the kids: spend, save, tithe. It seems it depends on my kid's individual personality about what 'sticks'.   Joe, I'd love to ride a bullet train someday. 
Rich, how 'bout them Blackhawks. Wonder if the starting win record will fall soon? 

Here's what I was working on this weekend. More on the Ivor thread.  

[KRM]

Good morning, 40 Degrees out there now, going up to 50, then rain and dropping to 17 tonight. No wonder everyone is sick..

No plans today, wife is home, no school.

John, your right Lexi knows what she wants and at 29 months old yet. I am very tempted to jump in on a new Thomas set. Charles Ro has them on sale for the price of just the engine. $119.95. For the whole #30069 set. Only till 2-28 The Thomas I have is very old and has no whistle or moving eyes. Think I will just do it and figure out how to pay later.

Joe, Great pictures of the bullet train, That reminds me of the one I road in China. WOW those snow sculptures are huge!

Jim, Do what you want but…. I put 4:11s in the GTO and two days later I went to 3:26. All RPM and no go. Just smoked off the tires would not launch. The GTO had plenty of torque so less slip = faster hole shot.

Bob, have fun with all of those astronomers.

Fife, Yes It IS the "DANICA 500". Mike why did you have to dump her on us??  I am leaning on a guy with my name in the 29 for the 500.   The kid driving for the Wood brothers is a good pick too.

[jeffrey-wimberly]

Hudson#685

Jeffrey,

Nice Boat!!!! I assume that it is aluminum. I am not familiar with that make. Reminds me of my 1967 Starcraft 16' runabout. It went about 35 nowhere as fast as your Mom's. Since my 26' Pacemaker Wahoo Center Console was damaged during Sandy, I still have my 18' Dixie Center Console. I can not wait for Fishing/Boating weather!

Yes, it's all aluminum construction with riveted seams. It's original top speed was about 40 mph with a 65hp motor. That went up to 45mph when a 75hp Evinrude V4 was put on. It now has an Evinrude 90hp V4 w/electronic ignition and tops out at 54 mph but is unstable above 49 mph. It wasn't designed for that much power. A down side to having a motor that heavy is that the tongue of the trailer has to be weighed down with concrete blocks to keep the tongue of the trailer down. Look at the photos and you'll see only one such block and the trailer is reaching for the sky.

[blownout cylinder]

Good Morning

CCold and sunny this morning...posta get to 38F later on this evening..and, of course, do it's raining kinda thing tonight....

Off today, so get to do a fair bit of trainroom stuff...after spending all day yesterday and Saturday doing honey do and get things...

Have a good day!!!

[Blueberryhill RR]

Good Morning from Blueberryhill RR....

It is a cold 16 degrees. Sunny. Going up to 49 today with sunshine.

Today is an easy day. I finished the train switch project yesterday. Everything works fine. Now, all I have to do is reinstall the blue steel bridge and the track on it. Lunch and a nap, today.

LAZ.... Are you lost ??

Dining car is here with Cheerios for breakfast.

Y'all have a great Monday.

Chuck