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November Coffee Pot. 11 years old. Tasteless Grits and sweet ice tea for the southern gents. Coffee and fresh homemade donuts for the Yankees.

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Posted by sir james I on Saturday, November 7, 2015 8:41 AM

Sun this morning and maybe 60s for the day.

Football Saturday will keep me near the TV today. I hate to say this BUT the CTT magazine is starting to look like all the grocery items that are getting smaller and smaller.

S.J.

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Posted by ChiefEagles on Saturday, November 7, 2015 7:18 AM

Buckeye Riveter
 Joe....I guess you didn't know that I had surgery in late September and I'm still confined to the house.  I wish I could go to that show.  
 

 

Joe, his slow recovery is due to me slipping up north and into the OR.  I fixed him up real good.Whistling

Cloudy and possible T'storms.

Got chest cold now.

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Posted by submmbob on Friday, November 6, 2015 10:34 PM

Hello all

Back on the mountain for another week.

Kev - that baggage car looks good w/ set! Glad it found a good home:)

I got the MRC transformer in last week and hooked it up to the new layout. I actually like it better than the Kato units that came w/ the layout. Need to sort out all the drops to the tracks. And I made a modification to the bridge to keep the trains from stalling out.

When I was @ the LHS last week, I picked up some Micro-Trains coupler stuff to try switching out some of the couplers on the various pieces of rolling stock I have.

 

 

 

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Posted by Buckeye Riveter on Friday, November 6, 2015 10:14 PM

Demay

Good evening,

I'm happy it's Friday as the work week seemed extra long.  The wife and I enjoyed a dinner date tonight; we went out for Turkish food.  It was great.  I have plenty of household chores lined up for this weekend, but I plan to be at the Dayton train show tomorrow.

Buckeye - Sorry, I did not know about your surgery.  Please let me know if you want me to look for anything for you.  I'd be more than happy to get it out to you.

Good night,

Joe

 

Thanks Joe. That was very kind of you to offer.  Hopefully I may be able to attend the Springfield Show at the fairgrounds. 

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Posted by Demay on Friday, November 6, 2015 9:59 PM

Good evening,

I'm happy it's Friday as the work week seemed extra long.  The wife and I enjoyed a dinner date tonight; we went out for Turkish food.  It was great.  I have plenty of household chores lined up for this weekend, but I plan to be at the Dayton train show tomorrow.

Buckeye - Sorry, I did not know about your surgery.  Please let me know if you want me to look for anything for you.  I'd be more than happy to get it out to you.

Good night,

Joe

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Posted by AF53 on Friday, November 6, 2015 9:44 PM

Hello all!

Very warm weather this week, seems like summer just won't let go. Must have been near 80 today. SJ must be luvin' it!

Banks - Congrats on the anniversary.

Charlie - A large group pic at York would be nice.

Later..................

Ray

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Posted by Banks on Friday, November 6, 2015 9:34 PM

Hello there, 

TGIF!!!!!!! Again. Seems like day before yesterday was Friday. 

Son did decide to combine beans. Got less than a quarter of what he hoped-for when planting. We will bag all of it and put it in our feed.

40 years ago Sunday Mrs became Mrs.  We are going to celebrate by renewing our vows followed by an open house for friends and family Sunday PM.

Charlie. ..a big group in April be great     .... We will be there the good  Lord willing

Best head t bed 

 

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Posted by MichRR714 on Friday, November 6, 2015 8:02 PM

Buckeye, Wishing you a speedy recovery !

Would be great if we could get a big group to York in the spring.  Big Smile

 

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Posted by cheapclassics on Friday, November 6, 2015 7:57 PM

Good evening all,

A good day.  Went to Indy for some shopping for wife.  Will watch Grimm tonight.  I hope everyone has a good day.

Keep on training,

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Posted by Buckeye Riveter on Friday, November 6, 2015 5:21 PM

Demay

Hello,

The family and I are still enjoying Ohio.  Work keeps me busy so I cannot post too often and with all the family activities going on, I rarely get on the computer at home.  I hope everyone is doing well. 

Congratulations Chief!

Buckeye - Are you going to the Dayton train show this weekend?  If so, let me know.  I plan to attend Saturday.

SJ - What are the dates for the April York show?  I already told the wife I want to attend and she is supportive of me going. 

Joe

 

Joe....I guess you didn't know that I had surgery in late September and I'm still confined to the house.  I wish I could go to that show.  

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Posted by SPMan on Friday, November 6, 2015 5:07 PM

Good afternoon all,

Took wife to imaging place today for CT scan of the skin cancer area.  Will see doctor on Monday.

Our son took off to spend the weekend with his girl friend in Palm Springs so we are home alone------again!  Doctors office is trying to get some home help for my wife and me indirectly.

Wife had to fast this morning before scan so we both skipped breakfast.  I made up for it with a brunch about 11:00AM.  Had a NY steak and eggs with hash browns and a large pancake.

Dougda, I read something about the chargers wanting to move to L.A/Carson but like you, I don't care either.  I am not a fan.

later,

Ray

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Posted by KRM on Friday, November 6, 2015 3:13 PM

Good afternoon, Something for submmbob,,,,,,,,,,

These pictures are for you Bob.
 Had some time today and got the replacement trucks yesterday so I thought why not.
 I installed the trucks and wired up interior lights on the kit baggage car you sent me. I think it goes well with the RMT  Norfolk Southern Streamlined Passenger Car Set.
Thanks it was fun!!! Thanks a lot!!!!!!  Yes


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Posted by rtraincollector on Friday, November 6, 2015 10:44 AM

tinplatacis
 . As an aside, anyone ever considered kit bashing the short MPC flatcars to be crane cars/work cabeese?

Lionel did look for a working on the railroad train set 

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Posted by cnw1995 on Friday, November 6, 2015 10:25 AM

Aloha - greyer and a lot colder today. More like it's supposed to be at this time of year, I guess. Missed all the storms - glad they missed you, Roy. 

That sounds like a cool job, SJ. it would never be boring. 

Have you seen the photos of the latest Menards buildings? Aren't they neat? !

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Posted by tinplatacis on Friday, November 6, 2015 10:25 AM

Oh well. Good news is, I have begun distributing the equipment I rebuild that is outside of my interest to youngsters around me, and have plenty more projects to keep me busy/happy for a good bit now . As an aside, anyone ever considered kit bashing the short MPC flatcars to be crane cars/work cabeese?

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Posted by sir james I on Friday, November 6, 2015 9:37 AM

A lot of us kids got our spending money by being pin boys. There would always be a jerk in the crowd that would try to hit us with their second throw while we were in the pit picking up the pins. So for those jerks we would not send the ball back till we were finished in the pit.

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Posted by sir james I on Friday, November 6, 2015 8:49 AM

Joe York dates for 2016

April 14-16

Oct. 20-22

A downpour of rain woke me this morning. Didn't last long but loud. 60s today and then Hi of 50's for awhile.

S.J.

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Posted by KRM on Friday, November 6, 2015 7:46 AM

Good morning from a sunny but way colder North Bluff.

Well did leaves twice yesterday and in the middle I went and gave blood. I will get my blood draw next week for the Dr. apt on the 19th. And I think after I get the draw I will head north for a few days to Mark's. Not sure where the money will come from but I could stand to get the heck out of here for a few. Darn 401 K ain't made nothing this year.  Bang Head  Bang Head

Good to hear form Joe.

 Happy birthday to your wife Roy.  Cake

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Posted by Demay on Thursday, November 5, 2015 9:53 PM

Hello,

The family and I are still enjoying Ohio.  Work keeps me busy so I cannot post too often and with all the family activities going on, I rarely get on the computer at home.  I hope everyone is doing well. 

Congratulations Chief!

Buckeye - Are you going to the Dayton train show this weekend?  If so, let me know.  I plan to attend Saturday.

SJ - What are the dates for the April York show?  I already told the wife I want to attend and she is supportive of me going. 

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Posted by wrmcclellan on Thursday, November 5, 2015 9:48 PM

Evening all!

Well the big storms passed north of here. Got some sprinkles/light rain. Not the 2-3 inches predicted the past week.

Celebrated wife's bday this evening. Kids joined us for a nice Italian dinner. Very pleasant time.

Have a great day tomorrow all!

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Posted by cheapclassics on Thursday, November 5, 2015 8:54 PM

Good evening all,

Spent all day yesterday putting trains on shelves.  Still not done.  Today we traveled to Madison, Indiana.  Checked out their local historical museum and restored train station.  Very nice.  Well worth the trip.  Made a side trip to Hanover College as well.  Still there.   Went to a presentation tonight at local high school.  Very good.  Congrats to Chief on win.   Raining here.  I hope everyone has a good day.

Keep on training,

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Posted by dougdagrump on Thursday, November 5, 2015 6:40 PM

evening all.

Finally finished breaking down the halloween layout, seems like it took longer than normal. Friday at the museum followed by the kid's club on saturday and all the ghouls & goblins saturday night made for a very long weekend. Thanks to the local rag did find that we are not the only crazies that do the halloween garage layout thing : http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2015/oct/30/fred-mcdowell-halloween-train/ , they are about ten miles from us. 

Football, what will their new names be ? The Carson or LA Chargers, personally could care less. They want a new stadium  then open your own wallet to pay for it, no public financing . Whistling

Should be a busy day tomorrow, only two operators.

DJ, have you pissed somebody off lately. Sure would be fun to find out who it was for a bit of "payback".

Saw where Menards has a new building, a sauerkraut factory. Wonder if JT's can come out with a sauerkraut smoke fluid.

Gettin tired, later all. 

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Posted by cnw1995 on Thursday, November 5, 2015 3:22 PM

Aloha. All this good weather and all the sailboats are out of the water. . . Fife, I can be there in 15 hours or so Yes. Fox Lake, (that IL town with the corrupt cop) is where my wife's school is located. They were on lock-down all day back when all this happened. I feel sorry for the suspects he set up. Don't feel sorry for his family either - the wife and older son were involved in the scam.

We have just the opposite-type of toilet - it just blasts everything through the pipes - for when the kiddos were young enough to put too much in it -- Big Smile

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Posted by sir james I on Thursday, November 5, 2015 9:16 AM

Kinda cloudy, could be the last day of 70s for awhile. It reached 80 degrees in Flint Mi. yesterday. I used the warm day to get an oil change at the dealership. Figured most everyone else would be doing other things. No need to write about car dealers, for $34.00 I got the works including a car wash before they brought it out to me.

S.J.

 

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Posted by KRM on Thursday, November 5, 2015 8:31 AM

Good morning,

Warm but damp here as well,

Today will be the last day of leaves. Put the 6' finish mower away yesterday and got the JD tractor ready for snow plowing.

Not just his family  Fife but the community and the whole police family to.  What a shame. They are saying the wife and oldest son were in the know on the money taken. Indifferent

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Posted by fifedog on Thursday, November 5, 2015 7:23 AM

Mornin' boys.  Mild but a little damp in the Mid-Atlantic region.  Grandson is coming, so not much will git done.  Did some work on my MARX freight terminal yesterday, and found out rt has chased down something from my Postwar "wants" list.

Terrible what that cop from IL has put his family through. Sigh

 

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Posted by KRM on Wednesday, November 4, 2015 10:17 PM

Did leaves twice today, they are falling like rain.
WOW so nice out there tonight that the wife and I built a bonfire,,,first time in nine years. We had them every weekend eleven years ago when we got this place and I cleared over two hundred trees for the house site.
Weather is still nice and the fire is going out. Mid 60s on a early November night. Can’t beat that on the North Bluff..

SJ, I did the same thing this year with the wife's car, she drives 51 miles one way to work and the battery was over 8 years old so I just replaced it. You got to know it would not fail in the drive way.

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Posted by wrmcclellan on Wednesday, November 4, 2015 10:10 PM

Way to go Chief!

Rain tomorrow. Bring it on.

Regards, Roy

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Posted by PTC on Wednesday, November 4, 2015 2:29 PM

Congratulations Chief on your election, Chief. Aways good to the Election day behind you.

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Posted by SPMan on Wednesday, November 4, 2015 11:31 AM

Congratulations Chief on your reelection!  Glad to add my congas to the rest.  The best guy won!

Ray

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