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

[Dr. John]

Morning from a cloudy, rainy, central Alabama. (Woohoo! ) The rain is sorely needed. More of it to come this week.

Well, eldest daughter is officially engaged. She and fiance stopped by yesterday to show off her ring. (Younger daughter said she should have held out for a bigger diamond! ) Actually, it was a bit over a karat, so Joel better put in some overtime to pay off the rock before the wedding in June of '08.

Chief, your Johnny Popper would look very nice by my Snapper. Maybe Mrs. Dr. John would be willing to drive it around. She says the Snapper is too hard to handle??? I'll even pay for the shipping!

Picked up a Reading RailKing 2-6-0 w/ protosmoke and locosounds off the 'bay yesterday for under $100. Third RK purchase in a week. Got hooked by the smoke and sounds. And no, I'm not parting with my postwar Lionel or my Marx!

[ChiefEagles]

Morning gang.  Slept late.  Did my reports last night so morning is free [sort of].  Had some showers.  Hope it washes away the pollen.  Now time for me to get a shower.  Dr. John, get out the check book.  Bride's family pays for wedding.  My wife spent into the five digits X several numbers for youngest's wedding.  I could have bought a Surburban for that.  She did not let me know until after the wedding.    Think I'll run some trains after I get dressed for the day.  Hey, I'm off until the last weekend in April.  Lots of yard and garden work to do as well as the pond.

[wrmcclellan]

Lot's on the C'Pot. Let me just say I am glad to see everyone appears to be doing well and getting those Spring projects, moving projects, home improvement projects, and MOWING projects done (Although I am surprised the Chief wasn't oiling upthe JD for Buckeye to mow the lawn after he moves in!).

Supposed to be another nice day here with clouds coming in late today for another bout of rain Tuesday/Wednesday, but it is already clouding up. So about 70 and cloudy today.

Doug - yeah - we agree the prices are a bit outrageous - but they do include bus tranportation and lunch (at least that is my story and I am sticking to it). If you happen to be in town that week as we get closer to the event, let me know and we can figure out how to meet. There will be a nice layout display for the convention that will be in the hotel lobby (Wed - Sat) and no charge to see it.

Dr. John - nice find on that loco. You'll like it. Glad the rain we sent your way is doing some good. I'll send some more later this week.

Have a great day all!

[laz 57]

HI GIZ,

  43 this morn to get to 72.  Kidos at school are stocking fishies in favorite fishin hole today.  Going to give em a day to adapt to water then go tomorrow after school.

88 WOW lots o work for you, kinda nuts if you ask me.  Better get to YORK and take out your frustrations.

All have agood one.

laz57

[cnw1995]

Good morning from a sunny Chicago where it's supposed to be in the 60s today and tomorrow before a big freeze lasting the next ten days or so. Ah Spring! My lawn is definitely not growing. With all the kids and dogs playing on it, it's half-dirt anyway, much to the chagrin of my neighbors. Glad Chief gets a month off.

Sox open the season in 4 hours. I'm wearing my cap to work today.

Brent, I feel your pain - the bride recently got a couch and love-seat - I guess that's a mini-couch -- and I've had to puzzle through redoing some of the kitchen. The old couch was perfectly fine - only 20 years old.

Roy, I will email you.

Chuck, hope you're doing OK today.

I'm having that need-to-buy-another-trolley feeling - someone talk me out of it. The Industrial Rail set by Atlas sure looks cool - http://www.atlaso.com/IR/irtrolleysets.htm 

 

[dwiemer]

Morning gang,

     Not much going on today.  Have a busy one tomorrow.  I am finally off call.  Been raining since yesterday, as Dr. John said, we needed it.  Of course we have a well for the irrigation system, so the grass was covered, but all the trees needed a good watering.  I have to get some shopping done and then I am heading home for the layout work.  I have fastrack and want to re-work a few spotts to make a more smooth transition from yard to outer loop.

     Chief, if Buckeye is moving in, you may have to install a larger AC unit to cool it down to OHIO cold during the summers.  I doubt they will be able to handle a little southern heat.  Speaking of heat, with all the talk out of Ohio, I find myself being more of a Florida Gator fan than I ever thought.

     Hope everyone has a great week.  I asked this several days ago and did not get a response, has anyone heard of an update on Elliot?  Sure do miss him. 
Thanks,

dennis

[Buckeye Riveter]

Good morning from beautiful Ohio, where we have a crystal blue sky and the temperature is to reach 79 degrees !!!

And much to our delight this Thursday, our wonderful protoganists of weather are predicting snow to fall. 

I think it is great that the Chief is giving away his John Deere to ????????????.  What a great guy?

Roy, are you driving to Chicago this summer? 

After thousands and thousands of emails begging me not to move to NC, I am staying put in OHIO.  Of course that warrent for my arrest in NC was the deciding factor.

See ya down the tracks,

[laz 57]

BUCKEYE, Whats  the word on the big rematch for the Natioanal Title, this time in BBALL?

BUCKEYES or GATORS?  They chooked on a football earlier this year.

Whats the word?

laz57

[wrmcclellan]

Buckeye- unfortunately we are flying - got $200 tickets so it was too hard to pass up. I did consider a nice stop in Columbus if we drove, but since you had announced you were moving to NC....

[Anonymous]

Laz and Doug,
Yeah been kinda been full-steam-ahead here for a couple months.  Closing on the new house in 10 days!  With the furniture purchases done I think things will slow down a bit.  We have the home inspection for our house on Thursday so wife wants me to do a couple small projects before they arrive.

Hopefully the big projects are few and far between till we move on June 15th as I took a week off from school for Easter and to readjust back into school life...

Laz,
The nightstand is really turning out nice.  My ol' shop teacher would be impressed!  LOL!

Also, have been planning the benchwork for the new layout.  I'm thinking 1x4s for the benchwork framing and using 4x4s for the legs.  The top of each leg will be rabbited so the framing will rest on the rabbit, then secured with lag bolts.  I'll also use some 1x4s for diagonal bracing and heavy duty levelers between the leg bottoms and the floor.  Probably try and find some 1/4 steel plates to put between the levelers and the carpet to protect the carpet too - but where do you find 1/4 steel plates?

Brent

[laz 57]

88 sounds good for layout construction techniqes.  Remember make it high enough so you can get under it for wiring.

laz57

[Buckeye Riveter]

BUCKEYE, Whats  the word on the big rematch for the Natioanal Title, this time in BBALL?

BUCKEYES or GATORS?  They chooked on a football earlier this year.

Whats the word?

laz57

LAZ, we are worried if the Buckeyes get ahead 7-0, that they will quit playing as they did in January.  Needless to say, the pain still lingers in Buckeyeland and I don't know if we can take more.  

[anjdevil2]

 

Hey everybody, another clear windy and comfortable day here in "Gaator"land (is this basketball nonsense over yet?)

Fortunatly, today the NY YANKEES open up against the door mat DevilRays at the Stadium.  Great time of year now.  My Yanks start on the way to another pennant and my NJ Devils are in the Cup Playoffs (10 years inna row).  If we can stay ahead of the pesky Pens, we'll play the hated Rangers first round...this is gonna be great!!!! Will Carolina make it?  Hmmmm maybe not...

Lighted and wired my passenger & freight stations yesterday, works pretty good I think, if I can post them to the Sunday forum, I'll try (I really can't figure that img thing )

Later

 

Rich 

[Buckeye Riveter]

.....my NJ Devils are in the Cup Playoffs (10 years inna row).  If we can stay ahead of the pesky Pens, we'll play the hated Rangers first round...this is gonna be great!!!! Will Carolina make it?  Hmmmm maybe not...

Just rub it in will ya! 

Six seasons of banging our heads against the wall with the Blue Jackets.

[Anonymous]

.....my NJ Devils are in the Cup Playoffs (10 years inna row).  If we can stay ahead of the pesky Pens, we'll play the hated Rangers first round...this is gonna be great!!!! Will Carolina make it?  Hmmmm maybe not...

Just rub it in will ya! 

Six seasons of banging our heads against the wall with the Blue Jackets.

And how do you think us 'closet' Flyers fans feel??? 32 years and STILL counting...

[dougdagrump]

.....my NJ Devils are in the Cup Playoffs (10 years inna row).  If we can stay ahead of the pesky Pens, we'll play the hated Rangers first round...this is gonna be great!!!! Will Carolina make it?  Hmmmm maybe not...

Just rub it in will ya! 

Six seasons of banging our heads against the wall with the Blue Jackets.

And how do you think us 'closet' Flyers fans feel??? 32 years and STILL counting...

It could be worse.....

You could be "Cubs" fans !!!!!!!!!

         

[Anonymous]

Doug,
Now that isn't nice!  However, truer words are rarely spoken!

But then again... I'm a Phillies/Flyers/Sixers fan so I think it has been a combined 70+ years since a title for those 3!  I'm a Steelers fan too, they bailed me out last year (of course it was the year AFTER I moved away from Pittsburgh)!

Brent

[laz 57]

.....my NJ Devils are in the Cup Playoffs (10 years inna row).  If we can stay ahead of the pesky Pens, we'll play the hated Rangers first round...this is gonna be great!!!! Will Carolina make it?  Hmmmm maybe not...

Just rub it in will ya! 

Six seasons of banging our heads against the wall with the Blue Jackets.

 

REMEMBER i am a CLEVELAND INDIAN fan and thats all I do is bang my head. OUCH!!!!! 

laz57

[csxt30]

.....my NJ Devils are in the Cup Playoffs (10 years inna row).  If we can stay ahead of the pesky Pens, we'll play the hated Rangers first round...this is gonna be great!!!! Will Carolina make it?  Hmmmm maybe not...

Just rub it in will ya! 

Six seasons of banging our heads against the wall with the Blue Jackets.

 

REMEMBER i am a CLEVELAND INDIAN fan and thats all I do is bang my head. OUCH!!!!! 

laz57

Gosh, just tuned into the game & they said the score was 11 to 3 !!  I believe that means The Cleveland Indians are winning !!   I'm going to keep banging !!

Thanks, John

[Anonymous]

.....my NJ Devils are in the Cup Playoffs (10 years inna row).  If we can stay ahead of the pesky Pens, we'll play the hated Rangers first round...this is gonna be great!!!! Will Carolina make it?  Hmmmm maybe not...

Just rub it in will ya! 

Six seasons of banging our heads against the wall with the Blue Jackets.

And how do you think us 'closet' Flyers fans feel??? 32 years and STILL counting...

...not any worse than us closet Loafs fans.  Sorry, I don't have the time to post 40 headbangers....the Leafs just aren't worth the effort 

Bruce Webster

 

[Blueberryhill RR]

.....my NJ Devils are in the Cup Playoffs (10 years inna row).  If we can stay ahead of the pesky Pens, we'll play the hated Rangers first round...this is gonna be great!!!! Will Carolina make it?  Hmmmm maybe not...

Just rub it in will ya! 

Six seasons of banging our heads against the wall with the Blue Jackets.

 

REMEMBER i am a CLEVELAND INDIAN fan and thats all I do is bang my head. OUCH!!!!! 

laz57

Gosh, just tuned into the game & they said the score was 11 to 3 !!  I believe that means The Cleveland Indians are winning !!   I'm going to keep banging !!

Thanks, John

They won !!!  The Indians won 12 to 5. Poor White Sox

[fifedog]

Cleveland Indians in 1st place!  The gleeful optimism spans out across the Lakes.  Maybe this will be their year..............

If you ask me, Nothing could be finer than to be in Carolina, chasing down NS 4270, that is.

[Buckeye Riveter]

Bruce, I'll be glad to help you out.

You may have not seen the cup, but at least you have seen one playoff game.  Maybe the Leafs will move to Kansas City and then you will understand the pain of a Cleveland Browns or Baltimore Colts fan.  It is sad.

BTW, what are you watching on TV tonight?  They must have hockey on some channel up there tonight instead of basketball or baseball.

[Anonymous]

Buckeye,

Thanks for posting the 40 years of shame headbangers.

Generally speaking, little if any sport really holds my interest.   Unless maybe it's MXC...I think that's a sport...or it seems to be in Japan.  Nothing better than 6 hours of vegging on Spike during a MXC marathon .  I lean more towards comedy, history and movies for my TV time.  I bet Emperor of the North is on AMC again for the umteenth time right now!  .

  I do remember seeing the cup won when I was 12 years old.   They store/display it downtown in the Hockey Hall of Fame.  Sometimes it gets shown around at special events, accompanied by it's handler, a sort of "Keeper of the Cup" guy.  Rules are that nobody but him is allowed to physically handle Lord Stanley's trophy.  Last year my son participated in a bocci ball event for special needs kids and the hall of fame had the cup there on display.  The handler allowed my son to touch the cup.  I wish my son realized how unique an operatunity that was but his limited mental ability prevents it.  All he knew was that it was big and shiney!  If i can dig out the pics of my son fondling the cup I'll post them. 

Bruce Webster

[csxt30]

Bruce, I'll be glad to help you out.

You may have not seen the cup, but at least you have seen one playoff game.  Maybe the Leafs will move to Kansas City and then you will understand the pain of a Cleveland Browns or Baltimore Colts fan.  It is sad.

BTW, what are you watching on TV tonight?  They must have hockey on some channel up there tonight instead of basketball or baseball.

Yep, all 40 are there !!  I counted them twice just to be sure !!

Hope this helps !!

Thanks, John

[csxt30]

.....my NJ Devils are in the Cup Playoffs (10 years inna row).  If we can stay ahead of the pesky Pens, we'll play the hated Rangers first round...this is gonna be great!!!! Will Carolina make it?  Hmmmm maybe not...

Just rub it in will ya! 

Six seasons of banging our heads against the wall with the Blue Jackets.

 

REMEMBER i am a CLEVELAND INDIAN fan and thats all I do is bang my head. OUCH!!!!! 

laz57

Gosh, just tuned into the game & they said the score was 11 to 3 !!  I believe that means The Cleveland Indians are winning !!   I'm going to keep banging !!

Thanks, John

They won !!!  The Indians won 12 to 5. Poor White Sox

Chuck : I think this Massacre will help Chicago down the road !!  You just never know !!

Thanks, John

[Anonymous]

Bruce, I'll be glad to help you out.

You may have not seen the cup, but at least you have seen one playoff game.  Maybe the Leafs will move to Kansas City and then you will understand the pain of a Cleveland Browns or Baltimore Colts fan.  It is sad.

BTW, what are you watching on TV tonight?  They must have hockey on some channel up there tonight instead of basketball or baseball.

Yep, all 40 are there !!  I counted them twice just to be sure !!

Hope this helps !!

Thanks, John

LOL John,....I'm sure Leaf fans everywhere ( all 40 of them ) are saluting you right now.  At least I think that was a salute?

Bruce Webster

[csxt30]

Bruce, I'll be glad to help you out.

You may have not seen the cup, but at least you have seen one playoff game.  Maybe the Leafs will move to Kansas City and then you will understand the pain of a Cleveland Browns or Baltimore Colts fan.  It is sad.

BTW, what are you watching on TV tonight?  They must have hockey on some channel up there tonight instead of basketball or baseball.

Yep, all 40 are there !!  I counted them twice just to be sure !!

Hope this helps !!

Thanks, John

LOL John,....I'm sure Leaf fans everywhere ( all 40 of them ) are saluting you right now.  At least I think that was a salute?

Bruce Webster

Yes, that's a salute !!  You have to admit, those little guys are cute (  ) & they just never stop banging either !!

Thanks, John

[jefelectric]

Also, have been planning the benchwork for the new layout.  I'm thinking 1x4s for the benchwork framing and using 4x4s for the legs.  The top of each leg will be rabbited so the framing will rest on the rabbit, then secured with lag bolts.  I'll also use some 1x4s for diagonal bracing and heavy duty levelers between the leg bottoms and the floor.  Probably try and find some 1/4 steel plates to put between the levelers and the carpet to protect the carpet too - but where do you find 1/4 steel plates?

Brent

Brent, You should be able to get a local welding / metal fabrication shop to shear them for you to any size you want.  Shouldn't be an expensive deal.  You would need to paint and maybe file the sharp edges a little.

[Anonymous]

Also, have been planning the benchwork for the new layout.  I'm thinking 1x4s for the benchwork framing and using 4x4s for the legs.  The top of each leg will be rabbited so the framing will rest on the rabbit, then secured with lag bolts.  I'll also use some 1x4s for diagonal bracing and heavy duty levelers between the leg bottoms and the floor.  Probably try and find some 1/4 steel plates to put between the levelers and the carpet to protect the carpet too - but where do you find 1/4 steel plates?

Brent

Brent, You should be able to get a local welding / metal fabrication shop to shear them for you to any size you want.  Shouldn't be an expensive deal.  You would need to paint and maybe file the sharp edges a little.

Thanks John!  I'm going to need 22 of these 4" x 4".  I found a place on-line and they want nearly $200.00 for all of them shipped from TX! OUCH!  I think the yellow pages are going to get a finger walking!  LOL!

Brent