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Coffee Pot #5 MAY 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.
Posted by blownout cylinder on Wednesday, May 1, 2013 4:28 AM

Good Morning!

Sun and cloud here this morning...

Haveth a great day!!!

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Posted by blownout cylinder on Wednesday, May 1, 2013 5:01 AM

Good Morning...now that I have a bit more time to do this...

We will be seeing some sun, some cloud...probs more cloud around here..and a high near 70F...more outdoor gardening time!!

The Spring Peepers are singing, the Robins and the Cardinals are singing..plus numerous other critters...good time to be up and getting ready for w**k at w**kWhistling

Have a good day!!

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Posted by Lehigh Valley 2089 on Wednesday, May 1, 2013 6:33 AM

Good morning.

Feeling OK this morning. Some more work this evening, but it seems like it won't be like last night.

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Posted by Blueberryhill RR on Wednesday, May 1, 2013 6:55 AM

Good Morning from Blueberryhill RR....

It is a beautiful 64 degrees. Sunny.  Going up to 80 today with sunshine.

Today is a busy day. Wife is grocery shopping and I am working on chores. Put groceries away and have lunch. Then, a nice nap. May have to run the A/C this afternoon.

Buckeye... I think you are in Dayton.

Dining car is here with Cheerios for breakfast.

Y'all have a great Wednesday.

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Posted by RockIsland52 on Wednesday, May 1, 2013 7:19 AM

A question just occured to me ........there were 1,122 posts in April on the POT!!!  Is that a record?  Surprise 

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Posted by lion88roar on Wednesday, May 1, 2013 7:49 AM

Mornin' Fellas.

Not much going on... just a lot of work. Smile

Hope everyone is healthy, wealthy, and wise. Greatest group of friends a guy could ask for.

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Posted by blownout cylinder on Wednesday, May 1, 2013 7:52 AM

RockIsland52

A question just occured to me ........there were 1,122 posts in April on the POT!!!  Is that a record?  Surprise 

Jack

It would be interesting to find out but I'm not sure how that could be found...

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Posted by KRM on Wednesday, May 1, 2013 7:55 AM

And another sunny and warm day will be had on the North Bluff above Marseilles.Cool

The boys from the dealer came out yesterday to check out the UD. Said they would cut me a check for 4K straight up. Sounds good to me. Just got to get the title in the right name.

Cheerios than work today till 4:00PM

Tonight I will be packing for the trip tomorrow. Back on Sunday late.

have a good Mayday.

Later.

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Posted by rtraincollector on Wednesday, May 1, 2013 7:57 AM

blownout cylinder

RockIsland52

A question just occured to me ........there were 1,122 posts in April on the POT!!!  Is that a record?  Surprise 

Jack

It would be interesting to find out but I'm not sure how that could be found...

Don't think so as in either dec or january we averaged 3 pages a day which would be some where between 1380 and 1395

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Posted by Zero Export on Wednesday, May 1, 2013 7:59 AM

WOW con't beleive its MAY allready!!!!

Looks like the weather is finally gonna be nice for the next few days

KEV, Take the money.  thats seems fair. and its done.

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Posted by cnw1995 on Wednesday, May 1, 2013 8:07 AM

Aloha. Sunny and warm again - before the temp crash and rain comes in. Moving the middle boy from college went well. The day sure was nice and hot.  After today at work, begins the college-graduation logistical extravaganza...

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Wednesday, May 1, 2013 8:22 AM

Good morning. It's 65° with 99% humidity. It'll be cloudy with showers likely. The high will be 82°.


Shopping will be the prime activity today. I need to do the first half of the grocery shopping as the cupboards are somewhat bare. I also need to get more gauze pads and tape for my foot. I may work on the layout later today.




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Posted by sir james I on Wednesday, May 1, 2013 8:34 AM

NO GRITS

We don't have to eat pot hole filler. The temp is a sunny 55. No special plans for today so I will just wing it...S.J.

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Posted by blownout cylinder on Wednesday, May 1, 2013 8:37 AM

rtraincollector

blownout cylinder

RockIsland52

A question just occured to me ........there were 1,122 posts in April on the POT!!!  Is that a record?  Surprise 

Jack

It would be interesting to find out but I'm not sure how that could be found...

Don't think so as in either dec or january we averaged 3 pages a day which would be some where between 1380 and 1395

That is what I thought...but could not find the darn threads, lol.

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Posted by blownout cylinder on Wednesday, May 1, 2013 8:38 AM

sir james I

NO GRITS

We don't have to eat pot hole filler. The temp is a sunny 55. No special plans for today so I will just wing it...S.J.

Grits is good!! Fibre!! Fibre!!Laugh

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Posted by sir james I on Wednesday, May 1, 2013 9:40 AM

A lot of pictures were being posted during those cold winter months. They take up a lot of room so more pages would be expected on the final count.

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Posted by SPMan on Wednesday, May 1, 2013 11:32 AM

Good morning all,

S.J., all that talk about grits is making me hungry.  I used to eat em growing up but haven't had any for a long time account I married a Yankee.  However, I do eat cream of rice once in a while which kind of looks like grits but is smoother.  It still sticks to the pan though when dry.  Grits are good with something on them like butter, cheese, etc.

V8, don't know about any brush fire in Glendora.  There was one the other day near Monrovia which is West of us.  They put it out before it got into the foothills.

May trivia,  in the circus world a new performer is called the first of May.

My son who just returned from the East has been talked into going on Facebook by our relatives.  They are all trying it out now.  I'm not ready to jump in myself yet.  I spend too much time on the computer as it is.

I have been wading through all the photos taken by my son back East.  Nice to see some spots where I grew up.  A lot different now with passing years but some things remain.  A picture of the house where I grew up brought a tinge of emotion.  House belongs to someone else now.

I guess his honor, the Chief is still camped out at the lake house.  No post yet today.

Saw a movie "My Cousin Viney" on TV.  Funny flick about amateur lawyer from New York who has to defend his cousin in a Southern court.  Very funny.  He also discovers grits while down there.

Ray

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Posted by sir james I on Wednesday, May 1, 2013 1:21 PM

Ray I had grits once in my lifetime. Nothing wrong with the taste, it just felt like I was eating buttered sand. I'll stick to nice soft oatmeal...LOL

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Posted by Lehigh Valley 2089 on Wednesday, May 1, 2013 1:53 PM

Good afternoon.

Sore and tired. Not feeling well. Don't feel like doing anything right now. Will get to work, get through that, head home and sleep.

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Posted by submmbob on Wednesday, May 1, 2013 2:21 PM

Realized today @ lunch that I was the last post in April. I guess the guys in CA went to bed @ a reasonable hour. Included is my post from yesterday w/ photo. Currently @ the VLA site. We are spending the nights in Socorro @ the NRAO guest quarters. I can see two of the 27M dishes out the window of the office trailer right now. Ours is a wee 12M. Still interesting from the top in an swaying manlift. Very beautiful spot out here. We pulled the telescope w/ a pickup truck today. That was fun.

Hello all

Greetings from the New Mexico Tech campus in Socorro, NM.

Drove over yesterday after futzing around w/ the the rx group @ the telescope. Talk about a long day.

Spent the first day at the VLA site today working on dismantling our 'new' telescope. Here's the view from the office:

Long day up in the lifts pulling cables out. Possibly too windy for much lift work tomorrow but we'll see. Got to keep this quick the the morning here comes early.

Jeffrey - I thought you had a 'U-boat' on the property

You guys are gonna dig how they move the array around. They've combined radio telescopes and railroads for meBig Smile Too bad the one we're taking apart for shipment isn't on rails.

Bob

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Posted by charliebrown on Wednesday, May 1, 2013 2:21 PM

Finally posting in the new pot. I have had a very busy morning here at work. We had to run three phone lines through the office.

I stopped at Ace on my way home yesterday and picked up some more screws for the layout. I had to predrill the boards to make them work. It was extra steps but they seem to hold the boards better than the ones I picked up at the depot. I received notice my ups package was delivered! Now if only my platform was at least finished I could run the new engine. Oh well don't wanna rush and have things fubared.

Near 80 today and the rest of the week looks warm. I have three bushes I need to finish extracting,some plants to put in,and mow lawn. I think a Beer and some train work is in order for tonight.

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Posted by ChiefEagles on Wednesday, May 1, 2013 2:54 PM

Afternoon all.  Back home early.  SIL wants to take us out to dinner.  They had a "tight time" with two kids in college.  Now only one and the oldest graduated and finally got a job.  Then they paid off their house.  When we went out, I always paid for the whole tab [trying to help].  So, their treat now that things are a lot better.  Cloudy, misty and chilly.  You Yanks need to keep your chilly weather above the M&D. Whistling

Jon E text me and said sleet tomorrow up his way.  See some are getting snow.  Chuck needs to put that snow cannon away and clean the barrel. Laugh

Am I right????  Did the Canadian get this month's Pot going?  How great. Thumbs Up

On grits.  Instant grits are a little gritty.  Cooked grits done right are creamy and delish.  Add butter or the best is redeye gravy.

Joined an American Legion post last night.  Have been assigned the NC post for years.  Went to the meeting in Franklinton which is about half way to the lake house.  Figured I can drive back that far for meetings as last Tuesday of the month.  I'm usually "off" that week.  If not, drive up for meeting.  Great group and very active.  Need to start a post in Rolesville in a few.

Later  

PS: Came home as National Day of Prayer tomorrow.  I always have Mayor's Prayer Breakfast.  This year a new Church is host.  It will be in the Rec Center at Town Hall as they rent that on Sundays for their Church.  All of you are invited.

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Wednesday, May 1, 2013 4:29 PM

submmbob
Jeffrey - I thought you had a 'U-boat' on the property

Yep. My U30E645.

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Posted by Brutus on Wednesday, May 1, 2013 5:37 PM

New pot - tastes great!  Had a good day in training today and only one more day of this, then travel home on Friday back to Saint Louis!  I can't wait to get home.  The other night I was moving around in bed, half awake, and I was trying not to wake up Chewy - of course it was just a pillow!  I should have a little extra train money out of my per diem, because I only really spent about what I normally would spend on meals and stuff here.  Another good thing is that Char had the guy who cuts our neighbor's lawn cut my grass today, so when I get home it will already be done.  She said it was so high, Chewy couldn't see over it when they went outside!

Tardis come take me away!  SJ got the keys?

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Posted by rtraincollector on Wednesday, May 1, 2013 5:51 PM

sir james I

A lot of pictures were being posted during those cold winter months. They take up a lot of room so more pages would be expected on the final count.

SJ doesn't matter if you post one pic or twenty its 15 post per page it still the same amount of pics doesn't matter

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Wednesday, May 1, 2013 6:50 PM

Got a Bachmann GP40 in the mail today. Looks like old Spectrum/Bachmann Plus. It sounds like a threshing machine crossed with an electric cheese grater. I'm going to rebuild it - MY WAY. Looked around on flea-bay. Parts are on the way.

I also received several kits. Roundhouse undec rotary snow plow and tender kit (unpowered). Atlas signal tower kit, a metal mine building kit. Many sharp edges. Looks like Black Bart maybe. No instructions. Gonna have to look around and see if I can find that. A Tyco log dump car set. Looks to have never been used. May make a nice display model. A mustard yellow caboose. No roadname or number. No manufacturer mark. Five windows on toolbox side, three windows on the other side. Body mount couplers. Offset cupola.

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Posted by fifedog on Wednesday, May 1, 2013 6:56 PM

SPMan - two yutes!  Fred Gwynne was a resident of Taneytown, MD.   The movie was shot along The Great Walton RR (GA), and the Chessie GP9 that cameos was recently restored back to its original paint as WESTERN MARYLAND #25, where it works on the George's Creek Railway in Westernport, MD.

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Posted by KRM on Wednesday, May 1, 2013 6:56 PM

Hi Guys,

Got to 88 degrees on the North Bluff today. Paradise I know that because these new cars tell you everything you don't need to know but when a cop is behind you<<< Nope . No offence FifedogLaugh. I feel like I drove all over the place. The dealer owner pulled me to the side and hinted he needed more help. We will see what he is talking about when I get back next week. I am thinking no more than 3 days but 2 would be better. That is what I have in mind, we will see what he is thinking next week. A nice bunch of guys, He has never laid anyone off of fired anyone. Hometown USA,

 Ryan and John The UD is a done deal at 4K. Yes

Grits,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Humm,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Nope ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,not for me,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,you can have my share. I would rather eat grass and even better the grass they serve out there by  Ray and Dennis. Whistling

BTW, I got to pack, have a great weekend. Wink and the best part is Sprint network ,,,,DON"T work up there. Laugh  Beer  Beer  Beer  Beer Yes

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Posted by sir james I on Wednesday, May 1, 2013 7:17 PM

The temp is 79

RT pictures add to the post count thus adding more pages, It was a nice day today, I did spend some of it outside and some in with the windows open. Ahh it felt good. banilla is ready...S.J.

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Posted by rtraincollector on Wednesday, May 1, 2013 7:32 PM

okay I see where your coming from I was thinking you where saying each pic added to the count Misunderstood

Oops

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