Buckeye Riveter wrote: Starting new job today, so my time on the forum will be decreasing. For the first time in 20 years, I have a 1/2 hour commute to work. I have in the past worked so close to home that I could ride a bike, which I did on Saturdays.Thanks to one and all for their words of support this last four months of unemployment. See ya down the tracks,
Starting new job today, so my time on the forum will be decreasing. For the first time in 20 years, I have a 1/2 hour commute to work. I have in the past worked so close to home that I could ride a bike, which I did on Saturdays.
Thanks to one and all for their words of support this last four months of unemployment.
See ya down the tracks,
Celebrating 18 years on the CTT Forum.
Buckeye Riveter......... OTTS Charter Member, a Roseyville Raider and a member of the CTT Forum since 2004..
Jelloway Creek, OH - ELV 1,100 - Home of the Baltimore, Ohio & Wabash RR
TCA 09-64284
Evening all,
At work on break catching up on old pot news. Thanks for the congrats for the tip being published. I'll use the $25 toward next years subscription, so the train hobby is kind of becoming self sufficient??? Not even close.
RT- I know what you mean when you need to act before bride changes mind about train buying restrictions. I've gotten to clarifying to make sure what I heard is what she really said. Got in trouble when I acted on what I heard and not what she thought she said.
Jim T- Too bad about the eBay mishap. Try contacting eBay and see about resolution. About a month ago I bought a 644 red and green crane car for $18 with a buy it now. When I contacted the seller to get a mailing address he said he only accepts paypal. Well I didn't have paypal, so wee mutually agreed to chuck the sale. I guess I could have pressed it. It was a great buy. I don't think the seller really knew what he had.
Buckeye-Glad you had a nice trip. It is amazing what can be done with grits.
Roy-Good to hear from you.
Chief-Love soup when the weather turns cool, especially with corn bread. Remember I was raised by my Kentucky Grandma
Time to get back to work
May God bless
Jim
WOW, what a day. Early drop by Town Hall for an approval of trees to be planted, lunch with news reporter, County Commissioner's Meeting this afternoon and Mended Hearts tonight. Tired.
Dr. John and Roy, proves what I always thought was true. BUCKEYE is BLIND. Have not been to Birmingham in a few but do fly over it a lot. Sure see some big yards from the air. Did see trains when I was in Montgomery/Prattville. But Buckeye couldn't have seen trains in AL as he was running around in Lisa's back yard [remember she saw him in his true colors, black with white stripe down his back].
Wife has made a big pot of veggie soup and I'm hungry. Turned a little cool [low was in the upper 40's this AM] so she does soup. Love it.
Marty, glad the wife is doing good.
Just getting to the forums. Later
God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified
Brutus yes there Sharknoses from williams from what I understand there from late 80's don't know for sure. I acually have A-B-B-A just don't have the room to set them up. Along with the 6 passenger cars from williams I have that go great with them.
Fifedog quit looking at my utters
speaking of that DR. John The cow I have the head moves up and down and if you move the tail up and down the utters move some lol
Okay how do you down load a vidio stream from your camera so you all can see it. My digital camera (kodak CD33) has the ability to do so. I'm going to take a short movie of my B&O K-Line Budd Cars going around the track and want ot upload it so you all can see it esprecially 88
Life's hard, even harder if your stupid John Wayne
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RIP Chewy - best dog I ever had.
Evenin' boys. Just checking in.
Buckeye - Congrats on a successful return above the Mason-Dixon. I agree with you about fouling up shrimp with grits. I don't remember Bubba telling Forest about that one...
Phish - that is so cool that you got into the 20th Anniv issue. Can I get your autograph?
ROY - where are you gonna stay this time for YORK...?
88 - That was a pretty good first 3 quarters...then they went "prevent"...which never does...
rt - nice utters.
That stinks about Colin Rae. I used to be into rally pretty drastkically, until speedvision was removed from the TV linup. That's a shame.
Wes
RT - I really like that B&O locomotive. Is that called a "Sharknose"? Congrats on the ZW. I keep looking at those closer and closer. Soon.....
Doug M - I LOVE that Batman video! How cool! I want one of those plus a full size animated B9 Robot (old Lost in Space TV show) for the living room.
Jim (S-Phish) - Congratulations on the tip/issue! Man, and in the 20th Anniv Iss? Too Cool
Welcome Back, Buckeye! Did you bend any railroad tracks around trees, or otherwise sabotage the effort?
(Psst: Dr. John, be sure to have the local Grits supplies tested ASAP!)
Howdy, Roy - nothing like becoming a book keeper for nearly 400 kids. I'm sure that will keep you busy!
Jimtrumpie, too bad on that ebay exchange. The Bay is definitely geared to the seller, if they are careful. They can really mess you up and rip you off to boot.
Hi to 88, PKnight, Mel, Chuck, JohnS, Dennis, Colin, Wes, John Baker, and everyone else who posted today or ever (HA! I'm not missing anyone today!).
A little warmer today. Primer is dry and turned out a flat brown color. Wife is not sure she is happy with color - apparently she wanted a say. Of course she didn't say that until after I spent 2.5 days on the project and primer is DRY [9-D] Also, I checked and the actual paint I bought is WHITE. D'OH! Not sure how that will/would cover brown primer! I have to make a trip to Home Depot for a new brush anyway and might make her go along and pick a color of paint she likes. It's Rustoleum, so I think we are limited on choices though.
Good evening everyone,
It was an uneventful day here, which isn't a bad thing.
But, what I just found out wasn't too exciting. Colin McRae, a Rally Car superstar, died Saturday from a helicopter crash. He was piloting it with his son, and a friend and his son.
Well, I hope everyone had a good day.
Dr. John wrote: Buckeye Riveter wrote: Chuck, I'm back from Dixieland. What an adventure!!! I suppose it would have been more prudent of me not to wear my Columbus Blue Jackets hockey attire. Seem to make them boys irritable. They served grits with shrimp. Sure is a horrible way to treat shrimp. Drank some sweet tea and now I have a rotten tooth. They also served everything on the list that gives me kidney stones. Coincidence? I don't think so!!! As to trains, we have often wondered about the Chief's lack of knowledge about the railroads. I believe I know the answer. There are no railroads in the south. Didn't cross one track or see one train in all of Birmingham, AL. Did see one boxcar, but had been remodled so that it fit in real well at the trailer park. Needless to say, I'm back, safe and sound. Buckeye, we southerners know how to camoflage our railroads. After the unpleasantness during the war of northern aggression, we've decided to hide our trains from you Yankees. You have a bad habit of either stealing our trains or burning them.
Buckeye Riveter wrote: Chuck, I'm back from Dixieland. What an adventure!!! I suppose it would have been more prudent of me not to wear my Columbus Blue Jackets hockey attire. Seem to make them boys irritable. They served grits with shrimp. Sure is a horrible way to treat shrimp. Drank some sweet tea and now I have a rotten tooth. They also served everything on the list that gives me kidney stones. Coincidence? I don't think so!!! As to trains, we have often wondered about the Chief's lack of knowledge about the railroads. I believe I know the answer. There are no railroads in the south. Didn't cross one track or see one train in all of Birmingham, AL. Did see one boxcar, but had been remodled so that it fit in real well at the trailer park. Needless to say, I'm back, safe and sound.
Chuck, I'm back from Dixieland. What an adventure!!! I suppose it would have been more prudent of me not to wear my Columbus Blue Jackets hockey attire. Seem to make them boys irritable. They served grits with shrimp. Sure is a horrible way to treat shrimp. Drank some sweet tea and now I have a rotten tooth. They also served everything on the list that gives me kidney stones. Coincidence? I don't think so!!! As to trains, we have often wondered about the Chief's lack of knowledge about the railroads. I believe I know the answer. There are no railroads in the south. Didn't cross one track or see one train in all of Birmingham, AL. Did see one boxcar, but had been remodled so that it fit in real well at the trailer park. Needless to say, I'm back, safe and sound.
Buckeye, we southerners know how to camoflage our railroads. After the unpleasantness during the war of northern aggression, we've decided to hide our trains from you Yankees. You have a bad habit of either stealing our trains or burning them.
Dr. John has it right! We hide everything of value in case the Carpetbaggers come this way.
I am still alive. Life has been very busy. My wife and I took the task this year to run what our high school band calls "Student Accounts." This means we track all fundraising and fees for 380 band students. Needless to say the task now consumes all our time - time that I might have spent more productively on the CTT forum!
Hope all are well. Looking forward to York in a few weeks (for a nice break).
Regards, Roy
Buckeye...Welcome back. Glad you had a safe trip. I'm glad you weren't bothered by the notorious 'Bama Gang.
Dr. John....That is what we call " Subways " in the North.
Another Beautiful day in downtown, rural Ohio.
Chuck
Dr. John wrote: RT, great price on the ZW! Is it in good shape or will you need to add rollers, cord, etc? Even if you do, that's a good deal. Hope you enjoy it! A ZW is still on my want list. I've got a KW that's like new, but still want the big 'un!
RT, great price on the ZW! Is it in good shape or will you need to add rollers, cord, etc? Even if you do, that's a good deal. Hope you enjoy it! A ZW is still on my want list. I've got a KW that's like new, but still want the big 'un!
Dr. John here is the item I won
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=260157654906&ssPageName=STRK:MEWN:IT&ih=016
Here is his statement
You are bidding on a great old LIONEL TRAIN MULTI-CONTROL TYPE ZW TRAINMASTER TRANSFORMER. 275W, 115V. Cosmetically, the phenolic transformer housing is in very nice condition, crack and chip free with light discoloration of the top surfaces. The power cord is in usable, but fair condition. Voltage posts A,B,C have power, voltage post D does not. The green power on light works, the red warning light has not been tested. Whistle controls have not been tested. All power controls are intact, crack free and operate smoothly.
He later stated retested and D was working also so all teminals worked.
Buckeye Riveter wrote:Chuck, I'm back from Dixieland. What an adventure!!! I suppose it would have been more prudent of me not to wear my Columbus Blue Jackets hockey attire. Seem to make them boys irritable. They served grits with shrimp. Sure is a horrible way to treat shrimp. Drank some sweet tea and now I have a rotten tooth. They also served everything on the list that gives me kidney stones. Coincidence? I don't think so!!! As to trains, we have often wondered about the Chief's lack of knowledge about the railroads. I believe I know the answer. There are no railroads in the south. Didn't cross one track or see one train in all of Birmingham, AL. Did see one boxcar, but had been remodled so that it fit in real well at the trailer park. Needless to say, I'm back, safe and sound.
mitchelr wrote: On the way to Charles Town, just outside of Harpers Ferry, I saw a sign for a Model Train Museum and Joy Line Railroad. Any of you folks ever been there?Take care,Mitch
On the way to Charles Town, just outside of Harpers Ferry, I saw a sign for a Model Train Museum and Joy Line Railroad. Any of you folks ever been there?
Take care,
Mitch
Mitch, I have been past the museum and railroad, but it was closed. I have stayed overnight in the big inn at the top of the hill in Harpers Ferry.
Wes Whitmore wrote: I'm ready to preorder my ticket to the Durango & Siverton. On that return bus trip that they offer, does the bus come straight back, or make scenic stops? It takes 3.5 hours to come back on the train, but I didn't find information on the return bus trip.Thanks,Wes
I'm ready to preorder my ticket to the Durango & Siverton. On that return bus trip that they offer, does the bus come straight back, or make scenic stops? It takes 3.5 hours to come back on the train, but I didn't find information on the return bus trip.
Thanks,Wes
Wes, when we took the bus back from Silverton, the driver provided an on-going narrative of the scenery.
Wes Whitmore wrote: I think the open gondola is fine with me. I've been on those before. I'll just bring a jacket. I gave the guys that I'm going with a couple of days to decide if they want to go or not.Wes
I think the open gondola is fine with me. I've been on those before. I'll just bring a jacket. I gave the guys that I'm going with a couple of days to decide if they want to go or not.
Wes, trust me, take a rain coat.
rt and Dr. John,
This guy emailed me back and said that since I jumped the gun, he jumped the gun and left me negative feedback. Not happy at all. He destroyed my perfect feedback. Email me if you want to know more. Don't want to stoop to his level...
Well at least you left him a nuetral. I had a guy not long ago (as I was in the middle of moving I was selling some trains ) Well I miissed that a coupler was broke he left neg without contacting me first. I would have sent him another 6462 gondolla I had like 6 of them at the time.
Last night my wife goes you know that transformer you want ? (okay now I'm getting scared) I bite and say yeah . She goes why don't you see if you can win one. (It's a ZW that I want) What do you want well I want a bottom curtain for the kitchen that matches the top that we have.I tell her you know I'm looking at $125.00 - $150.00 plus shipping don't you. Now I'm really last week on train restrition this week tells me to buy a $150.00 transformer so she can get a $15.00 curtain
I give up. So I went and won the aution last night befor she could change her mind real quick. Don't take chances like that when that happens. got lucky got one for $117.50 plus shipping of just over $20. so I did okay if it works as good as he says it does.
Not too much going on today. Won 2 152 crossing gates for about $10 each last night though. I also received a rather rude email from a guy that sold me a 395 floodlight tower. He said it was mint, but when I got it, the box is badly skinned, there was green paint slopped on the base of the tower, heavy oxidation, one terminal clip altered, and two light bulbs are incorrect. I left him neutral feedback. He emailed me last night and said "before I jump the gun and leave poor feedback as you did, what exactlky is wrong with the tower". Naturally, a rude email like that prompted an equally rude response from me. Should have left him negative. Rant over.
BTW, where is Jim A.?
Like Mel sez, kinda cool, raining kittys and puppies right now (has been for atleast 1/2 hour...). Saturday was spent at the LHS runnin' trains and fixing engines. Also tried to get the remote camera to work, seems like it has too much interference, even with the antenna close to the camera. Will try again next Saturday...... Cooked dinner Sunday and make Chicken cordon bleu (without the breading!) with Chicken rice. My oldest loved it. We cleaned the stored unit out a little and started to find some HO trains...maybe clean it out some more..find more HO? Also bought some pine trees at Wally World. At .99 each, looks pretty good on the layout. Soon will try to get rid of all the car parts and possibly the car. I'd like my roadrunner convert back, just need to make room for it. Fall here is a great time for cruisin' with the top down. TOO HOT in the summer (mostly too hot any how...)
Til later
Rich
I am the monster in your head...And I thought you'd learn by now, It seems you haven't yet.I am the venom in your skin --- Breaking Benjamin
Good Morning from beautiful Southern Ohio.
Got back Sunday night about 2 a.m. from vacation in Glacier National Park. WOW, it was so beautiful words don't do it justice. We were gone for a week, took lots of pictures, hiked over 50 miles of trails and saw mule deers, whitetail deers, moose(s?) mountain goats, bighorn sheeps, grizzle bear, black bears, eagles and some of the most beautiful streams waterfalls and lakes that you could ever imagine. Once I get the pictures over in photobucket I'll post some till you get bored.
Got a $25 check and an early copy of the CTT for the idea I submitted. The November issue is great! My tip is on page 31. 20th Annaversery issue.
Lots of pages since I left so I'll catch up with them later. Trivia, The Pacific Northwest Rail Road basically put up the money to develop the infrastructure and the network lodges to develop tourism.
Good morning everyone! 71 and rainy in Jacksonville. Hasn't been as low as 71 in a long time. Still trying to find ambition to get into the train room and take pictures and clear out stuff. My Community College classes start next week, Monday and Tuesday nights and Saturday mornings for three months. Made reservations with Amtrak to go to Indianapolis in January. Sleeping car fares do make the trip rather pricey!
Mel Hazen
Mel Hazen; Jax, FL Ride Amtrak. It's the only way to fly!!!
Good Morning -
First, Glad to hear Marty's wife is doing well!
Be gone away from the forum for a few days and all kinds of things happen!
Dissention on the forum, Big Boy delayed AGAIN (not really unexpected or news), Frank 53 has celebrity visit, OJ in jail AHHhhhhhhh, Fire in Big Bear.
Got a lot of reading to do, so will post more later.
Don
Doug Murphy 'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...' Henry V.
Morning all. Quiet day. All the kids are at school and the wife is safely downstairs resting on the couch. I'm ready to start working out again. Pretty much blew off the whole summer because of work and lack of interest but after gaining weight and feeling like crap well....
While I'm down working out I'll give some more thought about moving the transformers up. I need to clear an alternate path to the washer and dryer before I bring them out due to space constraints.
Have a great day all!
Trying to update my avatar since 2020
MartyE and Kodi the Husky Dog! ( 3/31/90-9/28/04 ) www.MartyE.com My O Gauge Web Page and Home of Kodiak Junction!
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