Coffee Pot #4 APRIL 2013 TEN 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.

[rtraincollector]

well took the wife to get a few things then stopped by taco bell for a quick semi meal came home worked on screwing down track while moving 3 trains at once had accident ment to stop one but hit throdle instead and ran it into the wall oh well there goes my good record

[charliebrown]

fifedog

Charlie - Hey, need you to fix my windex on the yatchet when you can...  Only 40 feet up.

Oh no problem I could use a vacation!

[jeffrey-wimberly]

Did some cleanup work on the layout today. It looks somewhat better. I put the new GP40 to work. It's on the head-end of a four loco consist of two GP40's (one Bachmann on GP38-2 chassis, one Atlas with Bachmann shell), a FM H24-66 (Atlas) and my U30E645 (Atlas). There are two other four loco consists on the layout awaiting their turn. One is made up of two Bachmann GP7's, a GP35 (rebuild) and a slug (Frankenloco). The other is made up of four FP7's. One is stock E-R Models power, one is a completely stock Atlas, one is an Atlas with PPW power and one is an Atlas with Athearn power.

Well that's it for today. See y'all tomorrow.

[cheapclassics]

Good evening all,

Cloudy in SE Indiana.  Sorry to have missed yesterday's posting.  Was up at 7:30 yesterday and did not get home until 11:00 PM.  Went to a TCA meet, visited aunt, went to Mr. Muffins' train display in Carmel, visited pregnant daughter and her family, went shopping at some book stores, went to a benefit dance last night in my home town.   Band was good, turnout was less than desired.   Rested today. Busy day tomorrow as well. I hope everyone has a good day.

Keep on training,

Mike C. from Indiana

[RedfireS197]

Fife,

          I was contributing Extra Gold cans to the recycling effort, but Yuengling bottles are moving out now.  Need it after this past week.  Get 88 moving on the pictures.

John,

           I am just glad there wasn't any drama from the other party.  They admitted they were at fault instead of taking the approach that is common in society now.  Just wish I would've "fixed" the hood before taking it for an estimate.  That fake scoop from the original owner doesn't sit well with me.

Ryan,

            Give ebay a shot.  I moved out a lot of my impulse buys, duplicates, and other items that way.  Getting started is the tough part.  Once things start moving, it gets easier.

RJ,

        Your photo reminds me of my time in the glass industry.  I went from working on electronics and PCs in a shop to hanging off silos and other high places.  I don't miss it at all.

[sir james I]

The temp is 53 with lite rain/drizzle most of the day.

My cousin and his wife came by this afternoon so we went out to eat and then had a short visit with our oldest son and family. Dental cleaning in the morning, yea it's my turn. Banilla is ready...S.J.

[Zero Export]

Fife, off the top, its gonna finance the apartment i have to build in my warehouse.  for me. I was gonna cheap out and just paint the block walls, but, if i am going to do the 5 to 7 year plan, it might as well be nice .  i may sell off my tractor collection as well, first well before trains.  AND i will have room for a mid sized layout. 

gota run

Ryan

[SPMan]

Good morning all,

Kev, think I will make a note of that defrag thing mentioned to V8.  My computer gets clogged up with garbage too.

Train meet yesterday (TCA).  Lightly attended but interesting.

ATSF Steam engine #3751 ran yesterday between L.A. and San Bernardino.  Did not watch it since I went to train meet but lots of pictures on the internet anyway.

Got my latest issue of Classic Trains magazine yesterday and was pleasantly suprised to see one of my favorite railroads from my youth featured.  It was the Original Norfolk and Southern Railway, not to be confused with the present day NS.  Had color photos of the early Baldwin diesels used by the road and a photos of a train I rode once to grandma's house.  The line ran from Norfolk, Va. to Raleigh and Charlotte, N.C.  It crossed a spectacular five mile long wooden pile driven trestle across the Albemarle Sound.  This article and photos are a rare bird.  Have to send thanks to the magazine.

Ray

[ChiefEagles]

SJ and RT, will not be back until the evening of May 1.  Hint Hint.

[fifedog]

Zero Export - Best to book a table at a local train show, and sell your overstock at blowout prices.  You won't miss it, and the monies you generate will help expand your S empire.

[Hudson#685]

Good Afternoon:

I have been away from here since Wednesday so it took me over an hour to catch up. Nothing exciting here and everything is well.

Rich: Belated . for Nora's Dad, Family and you and your family.

Banks: I hope that you and the wife are over the bug.

Refire, Jim: Glad the Mustang is working out.

Brutus: Diet Pepsi and Oreos! Hope the van problem is not a major expense.

Submmbob: Good Luck with the Daewoo.

RIJack: I can imagine your frustration with the video!

SPMan, Ray: Happy Belated Birthday to your wife.

RT: Fires can really put you on edge. I agree with Jack.

Doug M: It all depends in where the rust issues are with the Mini-Van. If it is in a structural area, a crush zone or and area of HSS or HSLA steel they may have to be replace and not repaired.

RJ, Charlie Brown: I enjoyed looking at your pics on the mono tower. Reminded me of work from which I am now retired.

Jeffrey: The Pathmark Engine! They sell the sets at the Pathmark Supermarkets here in NJ. I saw them during the Holidays.

Everyone have a great day.

John

 

[KRM]

AF53

 

Kev - My daughter is really starting to show as I expect yours is too. Being it's our first all is abuzz.She is the star of the show these days.

 

Ray, you bet she is showing. She has the bad mood to go with it to. This child will be grand child number 6 for us so it is SOS here.  One more to add to the birthday and Christmas list.  

 Well I have to clean up the basement and get part of the table running before they arrive.

 Fife, I will do my best to improve the recycling effort.          Can't wait to see the Generals.

[Zero Export]

Fife, unfortianatly, all my o gauge collection is MPC era and newer.  the problem is, I have two or more of everything. its to the point its just flat out ridiculous. 

Ryan

[AF53]

Good Morning All!

Sunny and 63 right now going up to 70. Nice! Unfortunately there is a 50% chance of rain for our game tomorrow night in da Bronx.

Pulled a good 10 hours at work yesterday and will go in later today also as work has piled up with some deadlines are due, so Hi Ho, off to work I go!

Still a chance to relax this morning, run some trains, read the pot and chill.

RJ - We've all been there before about "pulling the trigger. Unfortunately it gets easier. Spend, spend, spend. Just be careful. You want to do it right the first time but you still have to watch your spending. Good luck.

Kev - My daughter is really starting to show as I expect yours is too. Being it's our first all is abuzz.She is the star of the show these days.

Have a good one all.

[fifedog]

Mornin' boys.  61 and headed for this evening in the Mid-Atlantic region.  The pollen is choking everybody as of late.

Well, the "GIRLS" have arrived; and they are gorgeous!  Big L/LCCA really outdid themselves with this set of GENERAL/TEXAS.  Wifey asked why don't I look at her like that...  I told her I named them Ginger and Mary Ann.    Because, if I were marooned on an and could have only 2 engines...  Wifey's eyes rolled back at that one.  Will have to do a special thread in the near future describing this set.

KRM - Only $29.42...?   I question your commitment to this whole recycling thing...

Zero Export - Lots of S out there.  May want to check out Northwoods Flyer thread on American Flyer.  Hey, got any 19th century stuff you want to "thin" out...?

Charlie - Hey, need you to fix my windex on the yatchet when you can...  Only 40 feet up.

[Lehigh Valley 2089]

Good morning. Nice day out. Will get some loose ends tied up today. Nothing more.

[sir james I]

The temp is 51 cloudy degrees

Charliebrown if you got your asking price then you did ok on the sale.

Chief I won't see a good eating tomato till the middle of July.

No news, no plans, oh except granny's Red Wings got a playoff spot. We don't expect them to advance, they just aren't that good this year.

S.J.

[KRM]

Gray, foggy, damp, but warm @ 54 degrees already. Going to be cloudy all day. Yesterday was wonderful on the North bluff. Finished mowing the southeast end even wet because It rained last night and I knew it would only get worse. Fired up the grill for steaks yesterday  but not till I removed a large mouse house that had been there most of the winter. The little rat ate right through the cover in two places that the wife had to sew back up. 

 Good NASCAR race last night, I hope it did not keep Chuck up too late. Kevin pulled it out in the last laps. 

Dennis No problem, a defrag and disc cleanup will make a big difference if you have not done one.

Daughter and grand kido are coming over later today and Lexi may spend a few days with Grandpa.

Maybe some layout work later.

Prayers for those in need, 

[ChiefEagles]

Morning.  Cloudy and maybe some rain.  More rain tonight and tomorrow.  We need it.  Chance of showers through Friday but the % drops as each day goes by.

Garden planted.  Got some tomato plants already growing out the top of the baskets.  No little tomatoes on them like last year's.  Think that is because the temps stayed lower this year.  Last year, the temps were higher as we had early spring.

Off to Sunday School.  A few things here and then lake house for a few [I'm sure grass needs mowing]. 

Have a great week. 

[blownout cylinder]

Good Morning

We be getting more rain, again.....and, another dull day for our viewing pleasure...

Got a lot of yard work done yesterday...day before that was our marathon operating session...ran until something like...oh...4:30...AM Saturday ....

Going to church in a bit then off to the mall...maybe see the gang at our diner later on...

Have a good day!

[charliebrown]

Looks like another 60 degree day for us. Chance of rain this morning and then again later tonight.

Camper sold to first guy to look at it. Maybe I was to low on my price?? Other than that I caught up on some yard work and went to a fish fry. So no work on layout. Hoping to get some done today. I shopped on trainworld for awhile and going to check out modeltrainstuff. Just afraid to finally pull the trigger on the purchase. lol

Have a great day

[jeffrey-wimberly]

Good morning. It's 65° with 100% humidity and a small chance of rain. The high will be 80°.


The plan for today if you can call it that is to clean up the layout some. When I can see where things are without having to hunt for them will be good enough. Other than that I'll watch some movies and maybe catch up on my sleep a bit.

[Blueberryhill RR]

Good Morning from Blueberryhill RR....

It is a rainy 56 degrees. Going up to 76 today with rain all day.

Today is an easy day. I have a few chores to do and then I will spend a few hours in the train room. Need to run trains and do a little dusting. Put new pick up rollers on my Budd cars and I want to see how they perform.

Dining car is here with Cheerios for breakfast.

Y'all have a great Sunday.

Chuck 

 

[Zero Export]

good morning

looks like its gonna be a nice day here

I don't know how I missed all the talk about aluminum wiring.  As a former electrician, GET RID OF IT!!!

that is bad bad bad bad bad stuff   And to make it worse, most of it was hooked in to Zinsco or Federal Pacific breaker boxes.   I believe Zinsco at one time LOST there UL label. 

gotta run to the ware house and feed the cat

later

Ryan

[Lehigh Valley 2089]

Getting late. Night everyone.

[jeffrey-wimberly]

I didn't do much today. Put a few things away. Pulled the rear number boards on the Pathmark GP40 and cleaned the silver paint off them. They came painted over from the factory. Now they look much better. I like seeing them light up when I run the loco in reverse. They don't have numbers but they didn't have any in the first place so no loss.



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

[sir james I]

The temp is 62

We finally had a nice warm day, everybody out working on lawns and gardens. I ran the gas out of the snowblower and set it aside till fall.  We took a walk and then I spent the evening with our son and daughter. Banilla will be waiting for the Tardis crew.....S.J.

[ChiefEagles]

Just got back from a Church meal and social.  Guy named Patrick Henry [yes, his real name] did the entertaining.  He is a former Nashville song writer and entertainer.  Now lives in NC.  Sang a song in which he said his GrandDad always said he had three friends that got him through life.  Jesus Christ, Hank Williams and John Deere [he was a farmer in Texas].  How simple but you can't get much better.

Later 

[Lehigh Valley 2089]

Good evening. Been reading "A Higher Call" through the day, and, spoiler alert, it has changed the way that I look at the second world war. I'm not even halfway through it yet, but am looking forward to reading it more.

[Zero Export]

KEV, yes IT IS

thats funny your 15 plus hours away, and were paying the same for aluminum. 

  I never figured it out but was always told it took almost 30  twelve oz cans to make a pound.   

Any way, didnt get to go play on equiptment today. other stuff needed done.   I got the truck completed, but it pulling HARD to the left, but repairs like that are beyond my shade tree mechanics

went to the LHS and paid on my pile, mostly American Flyer stuff

Which brings me to my next great Idea.   I think I am going to concentrate more on S scale, after all its what my grand father had (which I now have) and is what kept me interested in trains as a kid.   Man there was nothing like going to Grandpa's house. I would run in, and straight to the basement. not to be seen untill dinner time. His layout was nothing but five large loops running over and under each other, but man WAS IT FUN.

I honestly think S scale is going to make a strong comeback in the next few years. 

So with all this said, I strongly think i am going to thin out my O scale collection.  I have way too much. I will never be able to use or display my collection at one time. its almost ridiculous. 

Please dont confuse this "thinning " with getting out.  

And with her and I "up in the air" and if I have to relocated to smaller quarters, putting all that stuff in a storage unit in pointless. 

this is defiantly something i will have to really take my time with. 

Of coarse when I was at the LHS today, I was eyeing up some rolling stock I would like to have 

well, gonna go relax

later

Ryan