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.

[Demay]

Konbanwa,

It was dreary and rainy today.  Fortunately, we were still able to have the baseball evaluations this evening.  I’m coaching 9-10 y/o kids this year and it does appear some of the kids are pretty talented.  There are still a few kids I’m worried about; they are not at the same level as their peers and I’m afraid they could get hurt.  Hopefully, the parents that were watching the evaluations recognized this and realized their kids skill level may not be where it should be at this point and will spend some time practicing with them on their own before official practices start.

KevinK22 – The Phillies are alright.  I’m originally from NE PA and my two brothers are Phillies fans.  My dad and I are Yankees fans.  It could be much worse; you could have said the Sox.  Where outside Philly do you live?  My sister lives in Royersford.

Kev – I’m glad the granddaughter is making great use of her potty time.

V8 – I hope you are able to get an appointment and feel better soon.

Fife – I hope he at least gets it somewhere where it’s not visible.  Depending on the type of work he plans to enter, it may not be considered a professional look.

Sayonara,

Joe

[cheapclassics]

Good evening all,

We may have dodged the worst of the snow although Indy is getting the worst of it.  Not as good as I hoped today, but still everybody came home from the race in one piece.   Simona got a 6th after fading with bad tires at the end.  Sato got an 8th for AJ, which was much better than he was at one point.  A good start to the season.  Sarah's drive had mechanical woes.  Hinchcliffe won in the GoDaddy car, which is more than the prior driver ever did for them.  By the way, the prior driver put on a stellar drive to 26th in the taxicab race              Watched Once Upon a Time tonight.  I see where IU escaped with a win today.  TBIL and I can drive as I may not be going in tomorrow.  To those who talked about tatoos earlier, there are far worse things that can happen.  I hope everyone has a good day.

Keep on training,

Mike C. from Indiana

 

[jeffrey-wimberly]

My left eye is still red and irritated but eye drops have made it tolerable. Light is still the big enemy though so I have most of the lights in here turned off. Looking at the screen is still a pain.

No work on the layout.

Time to call it a day. I'll see y'all tomorrow.

[sir james I]

Temp is 32. Cloudy but no snow here.

Daughter and family came over for a ham dinner. The two boys have no real interest in the trains. Modern boys TV & video games. The banilla is ready for the Tardis, we just need to find a way to wake Brutus up a little earlier..

Brutus made it on time tonight. I didn't have to wait for the late run.
 Charlie joined us.

S.J.

[KRM]

V8Vega

 
My right leg started hurting last friday for no apparent reason and at times really hurts bad enough that I think I'm going to the doctor tomorrow. I have a Medicare Advantage plan and I know I won't be able to get a appointment for a couple of weeks but I can go into what they call urgent care at 6:00 PM.

Dennis, Prayers that it is nothing to worry about.

[blownout cylinder]

Good Evening

Welp...there goes the weekend...all on 'stuff to do'........maybe...?

As for the sunshine?  2 minutes at sunset...

[Lehigh Valley 2089]

laz 57

LEHIGH VALLEY 2089,  History Channel did a great episode on John D. Rockefeller.  Check it out on History.com.  Lots of good stuff but not aHappy guy IMO.

I'm guessing that you are talking about the Men Who Built America series. Yes, that was an excellent show. 

Good evening (yes, I am just getting on). 

Jeff, hope your eyes are better. 

By the way, the P-38 I am working on is now armed to the teeth with 4 .50 caliber machine guns and one  20 mm cannon.  Zeros, Me 109s, FW190s, and Me 262s, beware................................................. 

Getting late, so this is my only post for the pot today, night. 

[jeffrey-wimberly]

It's gotten cooler here. At this time it's 51° but a 25mph north-west wind coming off the lake is making it feel colder, enough so that I have the heater on low right now to keep it at 70° in my little trailer. The weather guesser is talking about getting down to freezing tonight. It's looking like this cool streak will continue for most of the week. No layout work today but I did run the FP7 consist for a little while. I plan on repainting three of them. The Rock Island unit will remain as it is but the gray undecorated unit and the BN and ex-PRR units have an as yet unconfirmed date with the paint shop.

[KRM]

Light snow falling.

I went and got a car seat that will work for the ½ cab Silverado for the granddaughter. Not bad $39,95 + tax. At least it is tight on the seat and will work for her and the soon to be grandson.

 I also went and got supplies to wire up the addition before I take it all off of the table. It will be nice to kill the outer loops and park trains when others are running. I also will wire in the switches that will let me do that tomorrow. Work said they will help me get more drives this week because the wife is home.

You all have a nice night.

Kev.

[anjdevil2]

Hey guys,

Happy Palm Sunday. 

After work tried to fix the Pulsar to no avail....was invited to the Season Home FInale of the Trenton Titans, they won the game 7-2.  Had a good time there.  Had a Trenton Burger which is 1/2 lb of Black Angus beef, pepper jack cheese lettuce and Pork Roll.  It was awesome.

Went to church today, sat with a classmate of mine.  She used to be friends with my soon to be ex.....it was nice not to sit alone.

Worked on a buddies Tahoe today and doing laundry now.

KevinK - sorry you're a Phillies Phan...I work in Pennsauken and have to put up with those Philadelphia "fans"....lol..  Hopefully, you're not a Flyers fan as well.....  I'm just a very Humble Yankees, NY Giants and New Jersey Devils fan.

Still hungry, might run downstairs and see if I can forage for some more grub. 

Eeryly quiet today, maybe I should hit the sheets early tonight, just in case.

Fife - I feel your pain....I've circumvented the inking of my Princess so far...and birthday 21 is approaching....

[SPMan]

Hi Guyz, just checking in on a Sunday afternoon.  Went to a TCA meet yesterday and won a door prize.  It was a convention car from 1990.  Kind of a plain Jane box car but it had great trucks and couplers (die cast) which I quickly switched to a flat car with load  that had with cheap trucks.  Now it's a much better car.  Anybody need a Toledo and Detroit short line box car?  Have to double check that name.

Church this morning for Palm Sunday.  Beautiful day here with warm weather.

Missed out on the train sale yesterday at the Train Shack in Burbank but a friend of mine went.  Still waiting for his report.

Had long talk with brother in Virginia last week.  Need to check on the rest of my siblings too.

Lady from church with the stroke is still in rehab.  Have'nt heard much about her lately.  Other friend's wife still in nursing home and probably will be from now on from what I hear.  Is under hospice care now.

Dentist appointment tomorrow for cleaning.  Lower partial needs adjusting causing a sore spot.  It's always something.  Still trying to get Sis in Floriday connected with an affordable dentist too.  She needs dentures.  Read some place that Florida is the worst state in the country for dental care for low income seniors.  Told my niece that I would help with cost when they find out what to do.

Have appointment with financial advisor next week.  Hope he can do us some good.  Only problem is that the guy moved his office from near us to quite a distance away requiring freeway driving which I hate now.  Appointment is 10:00AM.  Hope the rush hour traffic is tapered off by then.

Have to figure out what to have for dinner today.  Might just get burgers or something.  Went to Mexican restaurant last night.  Was OK but chile rellenos were not the best I ever had.  Don't think they peeled all the black stuff off of peppers after fire roasting.  Might try a Carne Asada (steak) burrito next time.

Watched "The Natural" today for the umpteenth time.  Good flick!

Have a good week,

Ray

 

[ChiefEagles]

Evening from lake house. Had sleet and then snow mix. Got Frankie's boat serviced and trailer "de-rusted". Then we sprayed Rustoem galvinize on the trailer. Finished at 11 today during the cold mix. Was cold under the shelter but dry. Turned to light rain Now slugh on deck. Suppose to be ending. Windy and cold tomorrow.

Can't see latest post until I post this as on smart phone. Hope all are OK. Prayers for those who need them. Those with bad weather, best to you.

Talked to the old train engineer, Shake and Bake. He was watching water boil.

God bless.

[rtraincollector]

Well trying to figure out how I did this oneany way I now have a electrical outlet that just one outlet pokes out above a tall cabinet to give me some use but is now useless as to move cabinet it holy you know what. Some how The left slot and the grown hole is where my 120v is running and my right slot must be my ground or the one wire popped off and is touching the ground line need to check that outlet the next outlet back that is hooked in line with it. that line is turned off at the moment as theres a switch to turn those 2 outlets on as they use to be lights.

been a busy day just little this and that all day will talk to you all later

[railhead53]

I just realized when I got on the forum this morning I started reading beginning at March 1 as if it were today.  That would be funny, but it is true.   It looks like I need to bring myself up to date.  Well anyway, PRAIRIETYPE, that was good work on the ALCO and Chief, I do hope it was a good trip! LOL.  I'll be back later after I get caught up to speed!  Bo   

 

You can visit my website Bo's Trains at http://www.bostrains.com   Thanks! 

[wrmcclellan]

Buckeye Riveter

wrmcclellan

Certainly glad the week is over. It got pretty cool here today. It is only 50 

Kiss MY GRITS!!!!  I suppose you are mowing the grass WEEDS.

Well da cat is outa da bag. Da big bad Ohio Buckeyes aint so tough. Woe unto Buckeye for all those tough Ohioans stories about camping in the snow, wallking uphill to and from school in the snow, etc., etc., etc. Well it was all talk and no substance.

The State of Ohio has indicted poor ol' Punxsutawney Phil.

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/rodent-enemy-1-ohio-prosecuting-attorney-indicts-punxsutawney-221340631.html

Just because Spring is a little late this year and a few more flurries are falling in March. Really?

No wonder Buckeye has been laying so low the last few weeks!

Well a cold front blasted through here last night so that means Buckeye has brought more woe onto himself - front is probably retaliation for indicting poor ol' Phil.

 

[railhead53]

Good morning all!  It is suppose to be Spring, but looking out the window it looks like the dead of winter.  Was suppose to go to a civil war reenactment this weekend, however, the forecast led me to think it best to stay home.  I like being outdoors, but spending a weekend wet and cold is not all it's cracked up to be.  Right now I guess we have 4 to 5 inches on the ground.

Took my loving and always supportive wife out to dinner last night before the snows came.  We had a good time.

Nice work on that ALCO PRAIRIETYPE!  Your work on it is coming along very nicely.

SFP needs more photos so I guess I will see if I can add one.  I found my little 1615 the other day so thought I would take a picture of it on the railroad.  I'll see what I can do to add a photo. 

Been working on adding some rock work to the layout peninsula.  Still have not colored the rock so may work on that today.

Chief, enjoy the trip to Florida!

Bo 

 

You can visit my website Bo's Trains at http://www.bostrains.com   Thanks!

 

[jeffrey-wimberly]

Good morning. It's 52° with 63% humidity. The high will be 62°. A wind advisory is in effect.


Please pardon any typos that may appear. My vision is very fuzzy this morning. My left eye is very sensitive to light. Just looking at the video screen hurts. My right eye is acting up a bit as well so my glasses don't help much. Spell checker is being kept very busy.

No layout work planned for today. Winds outside are 25-30mph with gusts around 35-40mph. Good day for sleeping I think.

[KRM]

fifedog

 Comes a day when every man is so proud to be a father...this ain't one of those: Fifepup getting "inked" today.

 I hear you Fife, We were lucky that the son never got inked but we did not fair so well with the daughter. Of course now at 25 she wishes she had not.

 Had a nice night's sleep and made up for the heavy day with the 30 month old. She is really getting into the trains and having her own loop and transformer. She knows where the master table switch is and how to run Thomas. She has the cars full of her toys and won't let Grandma touch anything but the whistle button.     She also carries the 2012 Ready -to -Run catalog everywhere she goes. She has to have it when she goes to the bathroom.

 No plans today and Virgle don't look like it will make much of a dent on us and less on DougM. I think next week I will pull the snow plow off of the JD.

Ryan, I have been married 3 times, been through 2 major floods, lost everything in a tornado, been sued and had the house filled with natural gas in -20 weather, blowing all of the plumbing and popping and splitting walls. All I can tell you is life changing events are just part of life. You will be fine. Don't let it get to you. 

Have a good day all.

Kev.

[sir james I]

Temp is 29 and cloudy.

Granny is at church and I am in charge of putting a ham in the oven at noon. Daughter and family coming for diner. Knowing granny we will have way more than needed to eat. I have no other plans for today...S.J.

[Zero Export]

Good Morning every one, feeling much better today. Never made it to dinner last night.   after three days of not eating and what I did eat coming back up, I'm ready to hit the buffet

LAZ- Looks like its coming RIGHT at US.  This storm is news to me, but I haven't been online like usual, so maybe thats why.   6-9 " forcast for here.   A month ago I would have been excited, I want Spring at this point. 

Anyway........  Hope all is well with everyone.   Life changing decisions await, and I'm not really up for the task to decide. (not life or death, but life changing) 

later

Ryan

[laz 57]

Hi GUYZ,

  Went to Gun Show yesterday in Harrisburg at the Farm Show Building it was packed.  Got some lite gun oil that I'll use for lubricating the trains.  Oil is like sewing machine oil or 3 in 1.  Can't beat the price $5.00 so now I'm good for ever.  Great show otherwise with a big display of Tommy Guns used in WWII.  Also had the reinacters there from WWII and I learned how they used the gernade launchers from the Gerand rifles.  Really a neat experience talking with these GUYZ that keep history alive. Went out at local bar for WINGS and Yuengs and other food.  Went to friends house afterwards and he ran trains for us for 2hrs, BTW, NO PILE UPs there either.

LEHIGH VALLEY 2089,  History Channel did a great episode on John D. Rockefeller.  Check it out on History.com.  Lots of good stuff but not aHappy guy IMO.

Gonna call BOXCAR BILL todayand get SHAY done.  He called me on Friday nite and said he would be available this afternoon.

Big SNO HI O Storm tomorrow, UNCLE CHUCK, U. N. C. L. E!!!!!!!!!

Stay frosty my friends,

laz57

[rtraincollector]

KevinK22 When I do watch I'm a Pirates fan grew up in West Chester, PA watch the Philly's choke too many times at the end when they had a chance. Pirates aren't doing that great either but they where when I changed teams. Became a Steelers fan at the same time lol.

Morning all hows it going. Need to get down in the train room and get some pics of new items. ( well to me ) and post them on Sunday Photo Fun. need to straighten the table up some and start working on it some also again. Been side tracked for a while.

No real plans for today other than maybe doing above mentioned. Time to go make a late breakfast or maybe call it brunch lol. Talk to you all later

[fifedog]

Mornin' boys.  Mornin' English.  Overcast and 30 here in the Mid-Atlantic region.  S'posed to get storm later this PM.  Really wanted to get down to the boatyard, but can't put up with the chilly northerly breeze.  Guess I'll be like Blueberry today...without the Cheerios...and without the Indians...

Youngest Princess is still doing remarkably well, although pain gets kinda bad towards bedtime.  Doctor visit tomorrow.  Thanks again for the continued well-wishes.

Comes a day when every man is so proud to be a father...this ain't one of those: Fifepup getting "inked" today.

[KEVINK22]

Good Morning All,

 Another chilly start to the day here outside Philadelphia. Yesterdays T-Ball practice for my oldest son was even colder than the first. And the sun was even out. Oh well he did great once again. Think this baseball thing might be his game. Easter egg hunt at the house was a success again, and thankfully it warmed up a bit to 45 degrees. I'll take it. Not much for today. Had to go into work for a bit. Came home only to find a note from my wife letting me know she took the kids to church, than to Target, and finally to Giant for some grocery shopping. At the end of the not she write.. Enjoy a peaceful Breakfast... gotta love that every now and again. Birthday party later today for one of my son's friends. Other than that pretty quite. When kids get home we'll run some trains.

Demay- thanks for the well wishes for my youngest. He seems to be doing better today. As for the Yankees fan, sorry to disappoint; but I am a Phillies fan.

Thanks to everyone for the nice welcome. Look forward to be chatting with you. And I have to say the coffee here has been great.

Have a good Sunday everyone!!

-Kevin

 

[blownout cylinder]

Good Morning

mmmm...clear at night...dull right back up early in the morning....mmmmm High today will be 30F....

Church this morning then all kindsa stuff to do ...again...sigh.....

Have a good day.....

[Blueberryhill RR]

Good Morning from Blueberryhill RR....

It is a cloudy 30 degrees. Going up to 34 today with snow, later.

Today is an easy day. I plan on spending a few hours in the train room. Need to run trains and relax. Nascar race and Indians game.

Dining car has Cheerios for breakfast.

Y'all have a great Sunday.

Chuck

[Buckeye Riveter]

Heading out to Dalton for the train show today.  Of course, we have winter storm warnings  such that my trip will be more fun.   

[Demay]

Konnichiwa,

We just came in from church not too long ago and enjoyed out lunch which was McDonald’s to go.  It is a bit chillier outside today so I may not get to finish the playhouse.  I see there were a couple big upsets so far in the tournament; I am missing most of the games due to the time difference.  I believe I shall follow Chuck’s and SJ’s lead and enjoy a nap this afternoon.   

KevinK22 – I hope your son is feeling well.  Welcome to the Pot.  It’s nice to have another kids’ baseball enthusiast joining us.  I just hope you’re a Yankees fan.

Banks – That’s tough news to hear about your pastor.  Even if it turns out to be false, it can still wreak havoc in a church.

Sayonara,

Joe

[cheapclassics]

Good evening all,

IIABSDISEI with temps near 50.  Was on the road for a good part of the day, but did get to see daughter who is on the mend.  She is doing better.  Watched the high school boys basketball team win the school's first state title in any sport by overcoming a 12 point deficit to tie it in regulation and win in OT 73-70.  Although not my sport, there were 3 soccer boys on the team and one made some crucial plays late in the game.  That is not all the good news.   Takuma Sato is starting 2nd for AJ in tomorrow's race and the Swiss Miss did better than a certain Princess by getting the best start for a lady driver on a road course taking P3 on the grid.  Could be a very good day tomorrow as well.  Chuck has got the snow cannon aimed straight at Indiana for tomorrow.  May be taking Monday off.   TBIL and I can drive.  Barrel rolls will be in order.  I hope everyone has a good day.

Keep on training,

Mike C. from Indiana

[Lehigh Valley 2089]

Good evening. 

Got the prop mounts for the P-38J "Marge" Lightning on. More body work was also done. 

Also getting late, night everyone.