CLOSED////////The Coffee Pot is still on and over 3 years. Here we gather as friends with trains.

[Anonymous]

Hope all are well and that the Chief has fun with his dead/floating deer? What ever happened to the beavers? Are they armed?

Well lets see Roy, these are the 'facts' *some of this has been decifered from the messages he's posted* as they have been presented to the forum...

Chief got tired of the Beavers damming up the watershed using techniques not approved by the State Department of Environmental Protection so he tried to shoot them, but his marksmanship isn't what it used to be, and this led some unsightly folk into thinking it was acceptable to poach around the pond.  Now the deer, being drawn to the early algae bloom, found this to be a savory spot to get a drink and meal of lush vegetation, not to mention the oats Chief uses to keep tempting them to his property... Well on one fateful day, after a nice fatening meal, they were attempting to return to their sanctuary and one was unceremoneously shot and mortally wounded.  Thinking that the pond, and its savory algae, was the fabled Fountain of Youth that would restore its vitality, the deer attempted to return and take a drink of the envigoring fluid, unfortanetly the pond was a tad bit too far and the deer died upon its banks!  The Chief, having hear the afore mentioned gun shooting racket, left the comforts of his cottage (clad in a Speedo bathing suit, and riding a John Deere lawn tractor) went to investigate.  He found the deer, loaded it in the utility cart and took it home.  Now, seeing that there was a full moon out, sheding plenty of light on the subject, The Chief - in all his neighborly glory, decides to mow his neighbor's lawn.  The neighbor, who was once neighborly - but who in recent months has become out of his wits, did not take nicely to The Chief mowing his lawn.  So Chief decides the view from his cottage is not quite what it once was decides to have his trees trimmed and the afore mentioned neighbor does not like tree trimming any more than he likes having his lawn mowed.  So now Chief has an upset neighbor, is trying to get him tossed out of town, and is now trying to figure out what to do with this deer that's wasting precious space in his deep freeze...

Of course the other theory is that the Beavers, fearing for their lives, obtained firearms off the black market and took matters into their own hands by shooting the deer as a warning for other wildlife thinking THEIR pond was a source of drinking water...

[CSXect]

Just got done talking to a rep from a stone/epoxy floor covering company, this is the second company that I got a quote from they were both fairly close in price the big difference in the products line was in the use of materials reasin and thiner used company B usees zylene and company N use an alcohol based thiner which evaporates and is nearly oderless and is "green friendly" it cost much more than carpet but does not promote mildew and mold like wet carpet does. Am really leaning towards this type of floor covering

[cnw1995]

Don't give them any ideas, Roy.

[wrmcclellan]

Afternoon all!

Lots o' catching up to do. Just a few days left til nirvana in York.

Don B - I am not sure what is really happening out there but it sounds like your continued health is in serious jepardy - sit back and take a deep breath and stand clear of the forbidden zone!

Still catching up from my trip to KC last week and had a very busy weekend preparing for York and other train activities.

Hope all are well and that the Chief has fun with his dead/floating deer? What ever happened to the beavers? Are they armed?

[dougdagrump]

Mornin' All,

Jim, Take a look at the "G" scale listings on E-Bay, those "hobo campfire" accessories are almost always there.

Crawdads, just think of them as "Freshwater Lobster" , how many of them did I waste as a kid using them as fish bait.

Rusty Cars, It ain't only up nawth. That's the only thing holding my Datsun p/u together.

[Jumijo]

 

Just back from a noon time walk. It's gorgeous out there. Clear and crisp. Each day I check on the progress of a house being built way down the street. The lot had a house on it that was torn down so a bigger one could be built. It's almost finished from the looks of it.

Got the dentist to look forward to today at 3:30. That's tooth hurty central time... Anyway, the hygenist is a babe, so it's not going to be all bad.

Campfire tonight. If I don't completely forget about it. 

[Anonymous]

 

Of course anything is better than one from Yankeeland [rust holding rust together].

Chief,

         That sounds like my car!   The underbody is a mess, and it is only a 97.

Jim A.

         If you wanted to simulate a larger fire (bonfire), you could but a lamp socket in the surface of your layout and put one of those flickering bulbs in it.  Then, just pile some small branches around it.  I saw that in Toy Trains and Christmas part 3, and it looked pretty good.

I have today off, so I am rebuilding the 2343. 

[Anonymous]

88 - TEITBRHTEES...never heard of 'em...

LOL!

Off to Lowes to pickup the last of the stuff I need to complete the bathroom remodel...

[laz 57]

Somehow, word got to Wisconsin, about my rail expansion project.  So we had a Intercontinental heart-to-heart.  So no need for a dog house, life insurance, tombstones or other terminal prediciations.  It seems that if rail cars end up on the hutch, crystal goes on the layout.  (didn't plan on that !)  Then the real issue, if ANY crystal gets broken, then one engine will also bite the dust.  Kinda eye for eye, thing.  So the risk and cost is too high, will have to come up with another option.   Hmmmmm, got too think on that for awhile!

Don:  HHhhhmmmm....Big brother is watching...  That looks like an awful large Dining Room table for just the three of you.    Perhaps an intermodal dinner delivery car???  No crystal to relocate.

Chief:  Count me in on the Crawfish!  I used to hang out a a Detroit hotspot eating those things by the basket.  I'll bet we could count LAZ in too!  Haven't had them in years...Makes bride nauseous.

Kurt

KURT, count me in, maybe some yellow perch too.

laz57

[fifedog]

88 - TEITBRHTEES...never heard of 'em...

[kpolak]

Somehow, word got to Wisconsin, about my rail expansion project.  So we had a Intercontinental heart-to-heart.  So no need for a dog house, life insurance, tombstones or other terminal prediciations.  It seems that if rail cars end up on the hutch, crystal goes on the layout.  (didn't plan on that !)  Then the real issue, if ANY crystal gets broken, then one engine will also bite the dust.  Kinda eye for eye, thing.  So the risk and cost is too high, will have to come up with another option.   Hmmmmm, got too think on that for awhile!

Don:  HHhhhmmmm....Big brother is watching...  That looks like an awful large Dining Room table for just the three of you.    Perhaps an intermodal dinner delivery car???  No crystal to relocate.

Chief:  Count me in on the Crawfish!  I used to hang out a a Detroit hotspot eating those things by the basket.  I'll bet we could count LAZ in too!  Haven't had them in years...Makes bride nauseous.

Kurt

[Anonymous]

88 - Sounds like you've become a real Baltimor"on".  Win by 19 points, yet still not happy...

Ummm... Need I remind you that I chear for a real team, one that has been in the same city since it's founding... they hail from a city 3.5 hours to our North West...

THE PITTSBURGH STEELERS



LOL!

[1688torpedo]

Chief- Crawdads & Shrimp -Yuck!  Will they be roasted on a Battery powered campfire? (Sorry Jim A,could not resist) We'll dispatch an Orkin Man to Baton Rouge to help get rid of the Crawdads & Shrimp! I see Don Baker is alive & well. He dodged a Bullet on his latest venture. That's for sure. Take Care.

[fifedog]

88 - Sounds like you've become a real Baltimor"on".  Win by 19 points, yet still not happy...

Putting together a railfan tour will be no trouble.

anjdevil - love them old MOPARS. Post a pic or 3.

Chief - There aren't any Cajun Restaurants up my way;howzabout FED-EX some of the good stuff?

[Jumijo]

I think that the Chief should put that dead deer from the pond in the guys bed with him like in the Godfather movie. Kind of a message thing. But knowing the Chief, he'll throw a dead beaver through the guy's window with a note! "Leev me aloan or elsh!" Written in crayon of course.

[dbaker48]

Meeting this afternoon and Mended Hearts tonight. 

Later

Oh see the Chief just posted,  apparently no Range War, looks like everything going to be taken care of tonight ! 
Good News !!! 

[ChiefEagles]

Howdy boys & gals

WOW!! took a couple a pages to catch up....Friday went to Tampa to pick up a '73 Roadrunner.  Finally a solid car, just needs quarter panel work.  Rest is very solid and workable.  I'll stick my small block race motor & trans.....Should look good next to my '70 Roadrunner Convertible!!!

Rich

No such thing in FL as a solid old car.  Must have come from NC.   Of course anything is better than one from Yankeeland [rust holding rust together].

Morning all.  Hope to paint mountains on backdrop/divider.  Got County Commissioner's Meeting this afternoon and Mended Hearts tonight.  Cool mornings but into the high 80's today.  Off to Baton Rouge Thursday with Cabela's party Thrusday night.  Crawfish and shrimp galore.

Later

[dbaker48]

Somehow, word got to Wisconsin, about my rail expansion project.  So we had a Intercontinental heart-to-heart.  So no need for a dog house, life insurance, tombstones or other terminal prediciations.  It seems that if rail cars end up on the hutch, crystal goes on the layout.  (didn't plan on that !)  Then the real issue, if ANY crystal gets broken, then one engine will also bite the dust.  Kinda eye for eye, thing.  So the risk and cost is too high, will have to come up with another option.   Hmmmmm, got too think on that for awhile!

Meanwhile sounds like the Chief is getting ready for a range war down there.

AND, most important of all, its York week!  How exciting for all you fortunate formites!!

I gotta get a shopping list put together, quick!

Gotta get going lots to do work, retrieve expansion efforts from the forbidden zone.   

 

[Jumijo]

 

Battery powered flickering campfire, Keith! 1/48 scale smoors anyone? Ooooooooooooooh! Ahhhhhhhhh!

[Anonymous]

 Hello All!    Jim A-  A Battery powered campfire is no fun! You will not be able to roast Hot Dogs or Marshmallows on it. Try a Corvair instead! I trust that Don B is still around after trying to aquire more right of way for his railroad in the Baker House. If we have not heard from him at the end of the day, we'll have to dispatch a search party to Cerritos,California & find him. Take Care all.

Now how could I have forgotten the most entertaining post of the weekend!

Sure hope Ol' Don survives his wife's homecoming... maybe he should take her out for a nice dinner, movie, and dessert before showing her his latest realestate purchase...

LOL!

[1688torpedo]

 Hello All!    Jim A-  A Battery powered campfire is no fun! You will not be able to roast Hot Dogs or Marshmallows on it. Try a Corvair instead! I trust that Don B is still around after trying to aquire more right of way for his railroad in the Baker House. If we have not heard from him at the end of the day, we'll have to dispatch a search party to Cerritos,California & find him. Take Care all.

[Anonymous]

BRENT thats my old stomping grounds.  I grew up just north of Jim Thorpe in Hazleton, Pa.

When you got off the interstate if you would have went west on 209 for about 30 minutes you could have came to Millersburg and stopped in.  Millersburg is the end or beginning of 209.

Oh well.

laz57

Laz,
So that was what all the bear warning signs were about?

Although we left early, we still managed to leave 1 hour later than I wanted... Something about my BiL NEEDING to have an Irish Coffee before he got on the road...   We arrived in Lehighton at 2:30 and had to be at the Golf Course (yes the wedding was held on a Golf Course) by 4:30... and it takes a certain Mrs about 1 hour to get ready...

Will definitely have to hook up sometime when I'm in the area... I never realized how much train stuff there is to do in the area.  I have some checking to do to see if the R&N runs in March... maybe Susan will splurg for a trip...   There is a permanent HO layout in Jim Thorpe also...

Mornin' boys.  Sunny & pleasant here in the Mid-Atlantic region today.  Watched far too much football yesterday, and didn't get a lot accomplished in the train room.  Gonna have to push back the date on the GOLDEN SPIKE BEER FEST.  Perhaps I'll be up and running when a certain "Show me" state inhabitant comes to town.

Slacker... let me guess... you watched a certain Purple and Black team squeek out a certain victory?

88 - The station in Jim Thorpe is very picturesque.  Were those CNJ F-units parked nearby?  I had been wondering if Roadside America was still running.

4 MORE DAYS...

The whole area is very picturesque.  Yes the CNJ F-units were still parked by the 'highway'... as we passed them I said, 'Those are F units.'  My FiL said, 'Good Lord he even knows the engine types!'  LOL!  I said, 'Yep... I already have a set of F units, just need a set of B&O E7s... speaking of which they are now available from Lionel... would make a very nice Christmas gift.'  All I got was a groan...

--- as for when a certain Missouran comes to town... sounds great to me... We could go to the Sykesville Station for lunch, stop in and say HI to Wiley at Purkey's and then head down to the B&O Museum... you would have to locate somewhere for us to railfan for a couple hours...

[anjdevil2]

Howdy boys & gals

WOW!! took a couple a pages to catch up....Friday went to Tampa to pick up a '73 Roadrunner.  Finally a solid car, just needs quarter panel work.  Rest is very solid and workable.  I'll stick my small block race motor & trans.....Should look good next to my '70 Roadrunner Convertible!!!

Got some stuff done at Train Works Saturday, may get there on Wednesday to catch up (another day off my regular job).  Today, I have to get the Halloween stuff down and get ready to sell most of my car stuff(things I can't use)off on Sunday.  Hope to make a few bucks for the next projext. 

Still have to start on the Trains to Work day layout and plan the Christmas layout.  More fun!!!

In the 70's today up to 83 and LOW humidity.  I may enjoy my day off!!

Don...been nice speaking to you...say hi to St.Michael and all the other Angels for me, will ya?

Be well all!

Rich

[cnw1995]

Good morning all from a quiet and sunny Chicago where there are only a few people out and about today - where is everyone? Is it still the weekend? Is it some new holiday I missed? Maybe they're home mourning da Bears...

Buckeye, that meet was indeed at the DuPage Cty Fairgrounds: five buildings, hundreds of vendors. The biggest thing I've ever seen but then I don't get out much.

Mike C, our fellow forumite whose church produced Facing the Giants is our own dwiemer - Dennis. You can search his moniker to find his profile.

Jim A, a clever idea for your hobo fire. Thought of you whilst roaming the halls at the DuPage show. Lots of odds-and-ends you could've turned into something.

Well, I'm officially beginning my search for Thomas and his ilk today... I'm in no hurry though wish me luck.

[Jumijo]

My next project is going to be a small one. I'm going to make a battery-powered camp fire for placement near the hobo shacks on our layout. Tonight I'll have the kids scrounge up some tiny sticks and we will glue them together in some kind of campfire shape. Then the battery powered light will go in underneath. Should be fun and quick to do.

[sir james I]

GOOD MORNING,

Overcast and cool,not very warm today either. I've been to the Doc and back already this AM. everything seems under control. No plans yet, going to help out at Wild Bills trains thur. & fri. so some of the guys can go to York. I also help them at the local train shows,although he has cut back on shows as most buyers know them anyway.  Enjoy your monday and I'll check back later.             Sir James

[laz 57]

Morning fellas...

Well the master bath took a major hit in the completetion category this past weekend.  Friday when I got home I finished installing the hardiboard on the shower and tub, by then it was time to get ready to go to a company dinner.  Saturday Susan, FiL, and BiL headed North to the Pocono Mtns for a wedding.  On our trip up we decided to take 'The Scenic Route' from Baltimore we took I-83 N  to I-81 N, to PA Route 209 E... now this took us through the middle of the Poconos, through the Lehigh Valley (PA Coal Country), points of interest include Tamaqua, PA (Reading & Northern Scenic Railroad has restored the Tamaqua Railstation and now runs tours from there to Jim Thorpe, PA through the Lehigh Valley Gorge), Pottsville (Home of Yuengling Lager), and Jim Thorpe, PA... now Jim Thorpe sits at the BOTTOM of a valley where three valleys converge... there are 3 roads into and out of town ALL 2 lanes (one each way), every year at this time the towns folk decide to SHUT DOWN THE CITY for their fall festival... do you THINK they would put signs up?  HECK NO!  Took us 1 hour to get through town... not to fret Brent demanded that we leave early to we wouldn't be late! Brent did screw one thing up... he left the camera in the trunk and couldn't get any pics!

So to make up for his debacle Brent made sure the return trip included a detour to Shartleville, PA home of the largest indoor minature village - Roadside America!  I took some 30 photos of the display (which includes 4 trolley lines and 6 mainline train tracks)... and of course I forgot the flash card on my way into work this morning, along with Susan's coo-coo clock that I broke 2 years ago and still have yet to get fixed... !

I'll try and get pics posted this Sunday for Sunday Photo Fun!

OH!  Almost forgot... I also met a fellow Baltimorian O-Gauger at they wedding.  He helps run the Ellicott City Volunteer Fire Department's annual Christmas Train Garden.  I'll be meeting him on Friday morning at York by the Orange Hall...

 

BRENT thats my old stomping grounds.  I grew up just north of Jim Thorpe in Hazleton, Pa.

When you got off the interstate if you would have went west on 209 for about 30 minutes you could have came to Millersburg and stopped in.  Millersburg is the end or beginning of 209.

Oh well.

laz57

[fifedog]

Mornin' boys.  Sunny & pleasant here in the Mid-Atlantic region today.  Watched far too much football yesterday, and didn't get a lot accomplished in the train room.  Gonna have to push back the date on the GOLDEN SPIKE BEER FEST.  Perhaps I'll be up and running when a certain "Show me" state inhabitant comes to town.

Brutus - Let me think about it...no.

Jumij027 - Good thing you didn't have a busy day...

88 - The station in Jim Thorpe is very picturesque.  Were those CNJ F-units parked nearby?  I had been wondering if Roadside America was still running.

4 MORE DAYS...

[Anonymous]

Morning fellas...

Well the master bath took a major hit in the completetion category this past weekend.  Friday when I got home I finished installing the hardiboard on the shower and tub, by then it was time to get ready to go to a company dinner.  Saturday Susan, FiL, and BiL headed North to the Pocono Mtns for a wedding.  On our trip up we decided to take 'The Scenic Route' from Baltimore we took I-83 N  to I-81 N, to PA Route 209 E... now this took us through the middle of the Poconos, through the Lehigh Valley (PA Coal Country), points of interest include Tamaqua, PA (Reading & Northern Scenic Railroad has restored the Tamaqua Railstation and now runs tours from there to Jim Thorpe, PA through the Lehigh Valley Gorge), Pottsville (Home of Yuengling Lager), and Jim Thorpe, PA... now Jim Thorpe sits at the BOTTOM of a valley where three valleys converge... there are 3 roads into and out of town ALL 2 lanes (one each way), every year at this time the towns folk decide to SHUT DOWN THE CITY for their fall festival... do you THINK they would put signs up?  HECK NO!  Took us 1 hour to get through town... not to fret Brent demanded that we leave early to we wouldn't be late! Brent did screw one thing up... he left the camera in the trunk and couldn't get any pics!

So to make up for his debacle Brent made sure the return trip included a detour to Shartleville, PA home of the largest indoor minature village - Roadside America!  I took some 30 photos of the display (which includes 4 trolley lines and 6 mainline train tracks)... and of course I forgot the flash card on my way into work this morning, along with Susan's coo-coo clock that I broke 2 years ago and still have yet to get fixed... !

I'll try and get pics posted this Sunday for Sunday Photo Fun!

OH!  Almost forgot... I also met a fellow Baltimorian O-Gauger at they wedding.  He helps run the Ellicott City Volunteer Fire Department's annual Christmas Train Garden.  I'll be meeting him on Friday morning at York by the Orange Hall...

[cheapclassics]

Good morning all,

IIABSDISEI with temps near 80.  Dbaker, I like your thinking and creativity, but I have a feeling your line may soon file for abandonment on the new extension.  I did see the headlines on the I-5 wreck, but I had not read the details.  That is truly sad what happened.  Chief, I hope you get your neighborly issues settled.  Buckeye, congrats on OSU being number one.  With the number of upsets occurring this year, who knows where any team will be at the end of the season. 

It was a busy weekend.  Friday night mowed the yard and went to the YMCA.  Watched three hours of TV ("Deal or No Deal", "Moonlight", and "Numb3rs").  Saturday did some housework, reffed an 11 AM soccer game, had lunch, went to a local craft show at the elementary school and book sale at the library with the wife (bought a nice railroad book by Lucius Beebe), reffed a 3:30 PM soccer game, and came home and got cleaned up so I could out with Lucas and some of his friends to help celebrate one of his friend's 18th birthday.  The dad of the birthday boy drove so I did not have to.  We went to Hooter's in Greenwood, and then to Border's bookstore.  Watched a little of the NASCAR race, which Jeff Gordon won.  Sunday went to church, went to the YMCA, ate lunch and went to a choir concert that Lucas was in.  They have a new teacher this year and it shows in the much better singing.  Drove around the Honda plant and got some Halloween "stuff".  Put up the Halloween decorations (including some new orange lights for the outside, really looks sharp), helped Lucas with an English paper and watched "Desperate Housewives", which was really good.  

Dining car had bran muffins from "Points East".  I hope everyone has a good day.

Keep on training,

Mike C. from Indiana

PS  There was an article in the weekly magazine that comes with the local newspaper about "Facing the Giants".  I think one of the forumites was involved in this movie, but I cannot remember who.  I was telling my wife that I knew of someone involved in this, but would whoever it is please refresh my memory?  Thank you.