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Coffee Pot #3 MARCH 2013 NINE 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 Yanks. Locked

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Posted by blownout cylinder on Thursday, March 21, 2013 3:30 PM

railhead53

KRM/cnw1995 - yes, is name is Tom Clements and he was only 58 years old.  Worked with him for years here in MO.  Such a tragic event.  Very sad. 

Chief - Happy 27th Anniversary!  Bo

 

 

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My Angel go out to yours and his families...

Good Evening...

Well, another action packed day is at an end...finally managed to get most of the reports done and properly collated..so I be ready to go home now....

Catch ya'll later!!

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Posted by laz 57 on Thursday, March 21, 2013 3:07 PM

BO sad news prayers for you and your friends familyAngel.

MIKE C and FIFE, prayers for your PRINCESSESAngel.

HUDSONJOHN, RTC Diner is going to be the topic in a few weeks but just make sure you tell AFRAY and HUDSONJOHNSSON.

CHIEF, BIG CONGAS for the Anniversery!!!!

Stay frosty my friends,

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Posted by MichRR714 on Thursday, March 21, 2013 2:47 PM

Congrats on 27 years Chief!

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Posted by lion88roar on Thursday, March 21, 2013 1:07 PM

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Yesterday was kind of a difficult one.  A former colleague, mentor and friend was shot and killed at his home in Colorado night before last.  He was a good guy and to learn of his tragic death was heartbreaking news.  Still difficult to accept.

 
Angel Prayers you, your friend, and your friend's family. That is just terrible.

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Lion88roar - I hope the talk with your 19 mo. old went like you wanted and the issue is resolved.  If not, you may have to have a talk with the cat. Wink



The 'talk' actually did go over well. I asked Christina if she knew how she felt when she didn't get enough sleep, it took a little rewording for her to understand what I was asking and she eventually said 'Yes', asked if she liked feeling that way, 'No', and then I told her that is how Mommy and Daddy feel when they don't get enough sleep and I asked if she liked when Mommy and Daddy were cranky 'No', Do you like when Mommy and Daddy are happy? 'Yes', OK then it is important for YOU to go to sleep when we ask you to 'OK'. As soon as we got into as I asked her to lay down and go to sleep she did, no arguing. Of course we also turned off the TV and the lights so that may have helped too.

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Thursday, March 21, 2013 1:01 PM

Congrats on 27 years Chief.

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Posted by SPMan on Thursday, March 21, 2013 12:57 PM

Chief, Happy 27th and many more.  Re MTH DCS, I feel your pain.  Just sent one back for repair work against my better judgement.

Ray

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Posted by fifedog on Thursday, March 21, 2013 12:05 PM

Quick slide by.  Now I really have a short on my layout. Bang Head  Major re-wire on the horizon.  Princess can't get comfortable today.

Chief - Happy Anniversary.

Bo - Sad news concerning your friend.

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Posted by sir james I on Thursday, March 21, 2013 9:49 AM

Chief and bride, Congrats on the 27th.

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Posted by Hudson#685 on Thursday, March 21, 2013 9:43 AM

Chief: HAPPY ANNIVERSARY to you and your Wife.

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Posted by Hudson#685 on Thursday, March 21, 2013 9:40 AM

AF53, Ray, A package has arrived!

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Posted by Hudson#685 on Thursday, March 21, 2013 9:38 AM

Good Morning, 34 and cloudy at the Jersey Shore. So far we missed the rain and snow predicted.

Happy Belated Birthdays to Granny and Katherine!

Had a great chat on the Tardis last night. SJ, confirmed with Doray and we will be getting the first batch of Lemon Ice Cream of the season! Plus a few other flavors! Charlie, I am bringing the Fox's U Bet!

I have a few errands to run then it is pack up what i am working on tonight and head off for an evening at Mom's. She did good at chemo and the Doc's visit yesterday.

Bo, I know what you mean being overwhelmed keeping up here. I missed 1 day and it took me an hour to catch up. Your layout is great! Prayers for your friend and his family. I think I may have read about him in the paper yesterday. Angel

Joe, I would like to meet you at York!

Jim: Congrats on the 200,000 mi.

SPMan: Ray, Good luck with MTH.

Brent: I hope that it solves the problem. Looks like Christina is in the Terrible Two's Stage early. Good luck. We went thru it also.

Submmbob: We should call you "Trader Bob". Cool Deals! Cool

DougDG: I better not show that Easter Train to AF53. It may "wind up" at my house!

Jake: My last half of Senior Year I could not wait to get out! But it was a different era and a lot of my friends were older.

Ryan: I hope your wife gets over being angry soon. That must have been a torturous ride to the airport.

RT: Nice Hudson! Better yet, how do you get your wife to paint?

John F: Hope to see you at York!

Laz, Roy: The RTC for breakfast sounds great!

Have a Great Day!

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Posted by railhead53 on Thursday, March 21, 2013 9:32 AM

KRM/cnw1995 - yes, is name is Tom Clements and he was only 58 years old.  Worked with him for years here in MO.  Such a tragic event.  Very sad. 

Chief - Happy 27th Anniversary!  Bo

 

 

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Posted by sir james I on Thursday, March 21, 2013 9:31 AM

Temp is 22, this March weather really s##ks. The Michigan fruit growers won't have to worry about (too) early blossoms being killed by frost this year. I think we will both stay in today and just goof off...S.J.

Alexis, hope your feeling better.

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Posted by cnw1995 on Thursday, March 21, 2013 9:16 AM

Aloha. Sunny but freezing again. Looks like snow over the weekend. May have to adjust some things to avoid it. Some of our electronics are acting up. I need to spend some time forensic'ing. BOC, when it rains, it pours...  Bo, I heard about that shooting and am sorry for the tragic loss of your friend. Mike C, praying for strength for you during this hard season.  JoeD, wish you were my boy's coach. Big Smile Of course, it's so cold here, the local teams are pushing back everything. When I grew up, we only played in summer. Now Little League (and certainly outdoor soccer) begin pretty early.

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Thursday, March 21, 2013 9:16 AM

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Jeffrey - Glad you are making progress on the cleanup.  I like that fire station, but it looks like there may have been a fire while the crews were out on a call!  Smile, Wink & Grin

Right you are! And it is based on an actual event. The crew was having an indoor BBQ in the bay when they were called out on a fire call. No one thought about the grills (big wood burning types that were towable). The windows were closed so there wasn't sufficient cross ventilation and they smoked the place up. No fire damage but a huge amount of smoke damage.

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Posted by KRM on Thursday, March 21, 2013 9:15 AM

A quick sip. Besides I don’t like coffee so it is Pepsi for me. Got to run to town and send two more packages. Only one left if the guy ever pays. Tongue Tied

Bright sun but like with BOC cold. Was 12 degrees earlier. Don’t know what Chief is crying for.  Crying

BTW Happy anniversary to Chief and my condolences to your wife for having to put up with you for 27 years.  Whistling

Bo, sorry about your friend. Is he the one on the news that ran the prison system? Sad indeed.  Sad  Angel

Mike, prayers for that you can not talk about and your daughter. You will pass God’s test. Yes

I am glad you are feeling better Jake. Smile

V8Dennis, Check Antique Vintage Briggs and Stratton on the bay. It seems there is a lot of guys restoring them.

Good luck on the cleanup Jeffery, Surprise

I got to run, Have a good day

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Posted by cheapclassics on Thursday, March 21, 2013 9:03 AM

Good morning all,

IIABSDISEI with temps in the teens.  Where is that global warming everyone talks about?  And the hits just keep on coming.  Something bad happened again on that which I cannot talk about.  This occurred on the day before maybe some progress toward a resolution might be made.  Today daughter gets the drainage tube taken out as well.  When it rains, it pours.  At least work is quiet.  I am tired, guys, just tired.  They say God does not give you more than you can handle, but I wish He did not have so high an opinion of me :-)

No Beacon tonight.  I hope everyone has a good day.

Keep on training,

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Posted by railhead53 on Thursday, March 21, 2013 8:52 AM

Yesterday was kind of a difficult one.  A former colleague, mentor and friend was shot and killed at his home in Colorado night before last.  He was a good guy and to learn of his tragic death was heartbreaking news.  Still difficult to accept.

dougdagrump - that was some railroad in the Youtube video you shared the other night.  Thanks for sharing it. Bow

laz57 - thanks for the nice comment about the photos - work on the railroad continues to progress slowly.  It is fun though.

fifedog - Yeah, I'm watching the clearance.  I don't have any really big diesels other than a couple of E-7's, but I do have two B&O EM-1's that require a lot of clearance space on my O72 curves.  I took up the track to ballast it, but think I am ok. Smile  If not, I'll have to bring out the chisel and go back to work on that rock face. Hmm

Lion88roar - I hope the talk with your 19 mo. old went like you wanted and the issue is resolved.  If not, you may have to have a talk with the cat. Wink

Kev - like the smoke unit for the cabin and the great looking 1615!  Very nice!  Thumbs Up

cnw1995 - Blackhawk War? Embarrassed  I am going to google that after finishing this post. 

Rt - Very nice looking Hudson.  Being a NYC fan, in my view, there is not a better looking locomotive!  Thumbs Up

Banks -  "Bo....there are some of us who only post once or twice a week, some even less."  -  that is probably about my speed.  Thanks!  Smile

Zero Export - enjoyed your story about the headlight.  Years ago I used to do some of my own work on the car.  Now it is pretty much a matter of pulling up to a garage and asking how much is it going to cost!  They're just way to complicated for me to work on anymore. 

LV 2089 - very much enjoyed the video of the USN "Dauntless" Dive Bomber.  My only question after watching the video was, what would you do with a WWII Navy dive bomber?  Tongue Tied Trains look safer.  Glad you're feeling better.  Thumbs Up

Jeffrey - Glad you are making progress on the cleanup.  I like that fire station, but it looks like there may have been a fire while the crews were out on a call!  Smile, Wink & Grin

Well guys, have a good day.  I am having lunch later with a couple of fellows I used to work with.  I am sure we will reflect on the loss of our friend and former colleague.  Take care, Bo

 

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Posted by ChiefEagles on Thursday, March 21, 2013 8:34 AM

Yankee Attack!!!!!  High today, 45 with winds and sun.  Mid 20's tonight!!!!! Crying  Warming to mid 50's tomorrow [suppoe to be mid 60's].  Staying cold through Tuesday with cold rain Sat. night and Sunday. Sad

Morning all.  Not as busy today.  Got a noon ribbon cutting in new subdivision.  Hope to get upstairs and remove exhaust fan and spotlight fixtures from old train room.  Then patch all the holes.

Taking Wifey out to dinner tonight.  27 years.

MTH DCS is a piece of junk!!!  Trying to add an engine that was in my remotes but disappeared.  Will not add.  Have it on a "add track" running right out of the TIU.  Says check track, engine error. Angry  Do not have that problem with TMCC and Legacy.  If Lionel made more NS engines, would not mess with it. SoapBox

Belated Happy Birthday to Granny and KEV's daughter.

Continued prayers for Alexis.

Hope all have a good one. 

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Posted by Blueberryhill RR on Thursday, March 21, 2013 7:42 AM

LAZ.....  Sorry.  I wonder if I can Load the cannon with sunshine.

Baseball trivia..... The last game played between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Boston Braves was....  September 27, 1952.  It was played at the Braves Field in Boston.  Wink

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Posted by laz 57 on Thursday, March 21, 2013 7:32 AM

Hi GUYZ,

  28 here and cold.  Maybe SNO HI O again on Monday?  WOW CHUCK you really got an in for us.  HAPPY SPRING!!!!

ROY, I'll start a thread about a week out from YORK.  But RTC Dinner sounds great.

CHUCK, GO TRIBE!!!!!

Stay frosty my friends,

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Posted by Blueberryhill RR on Thursday, March 21, 2013 7:08 AM

Good Morning from Blueberryhill RR....

It is a cold and cloudy 22 degrees. Going up to 36 today with cloudy skies.

Today is a busy day. Wife is grocery shopping and I am doing the chores around the house.  Put groceries away and have lunch. Then, a nice nap.

Dining car has arrived with Cheerios for breakfast.

Y'all have a great Thursday.

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Thursday, March 21, 2013 6:31 AM

Good morning. It's 45° with 74% humidity. The high will be 68°. What the heck happened to spring!


Gonna try again today to do more cleanup on the layout. It's looking better. No other plans at this time.



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Posted by Lehigh Valley 2089 on Thursday, March 21, 2013 6:06 AM

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Getting late. Night everyone. 

 Good night Jake.

 I hope you are feeling better.

Feeling sorta better. Now it's mainly congestion. (HONK! HACK!)

Good morning.

Same plan as always, but going to the local fire hall for a Jazz Band performance at 4:45.

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Posted by blownout cylinder on Thursday, March 21, 2013 3:28 AM

Good Morning

We had an all day sun yesterday...wonderful but cold, as per usual this time of year. Today will feature more cloud than sun and our usual ....snowflurries...sigh

Yesterday was an...ermm...how do you call it...oh...an 'interesting day...another brokenpipeville kinda day...this time at work...in our basement...where we park our cars...thankfully it only got to 6" deep there...but it was interesting getting the cars out of there...and to find parking for them...Whistling

Today? More report writing and confusion as well...oh well...Bang Head

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Posted by 8ntruck on Thursday, March 21, 2013 1:25 AM

Sunny and in the 30's today.  Supposed to be getting rain and snow over the next few days.

I'm working on a Portegse course through Rosetta Stone.  I'm getting this through work.  Interesting class, but I discovered tonight that being tired and not feeling too spiffy is not condusive to a good learning session.

Been busy, busy lately.  Not much time for trains.

All for now.

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Wednesday, March 20, 2013 9:32 PM

Gonna be a low of 42 tonight. No mention of rain. Went to my fathers place tonight for dinner. Chili dogs with pepper-jack and cheddar cheese and onion. I had four, he got through three and a half. Probably going to need to double the insulin tonight.

I salvaged a pair of spark arrestors from a Proto 2000 SW9 and put them on my Athearn KCS 4331 SW1500. I also got a little more cleaning up done on the layout. I can actually see the front of the firehouse now!



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Posted by MichRR714 on Wednesday, March 20, 2013 9:20 PM

Happy Birthday Granny! Cake

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Posted by KRM on Wednesday, March 20, 2013 9:09 PM

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Getting late. Night everyone. 

 Good night Jake.

 I hope you are feeling better.

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Posted by sir james I on Wednesday, March 20, 2013 8:43 PM

Temp is 24

Granny says hi and thanks for the birthday wishes. The Red Wings are behind 4/1  so she's going to bed. She will listen to the radio broadcast. Most of you should remember those things, they still put them in cars. i had my banilla but restocked this morning so we have plenty for the Tardis..S.J.

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