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

[tschmidt]

Oh, I forgot....Congatulations Chief on being a grandpa. What a special thing that is.

TomS

[jefelectric]

Good evening,

Happy Birthday Tom.

Congratulations Chief. Is this the first?

Colin, Sorry to here about your Dad, seemed to be a great guy when we met.

Take care,

[Anonymous]

CHIEF  -   Congratulations on being a grandparent - it's a wonderful thing!!!

Tom - wishing you a very

Lisa

[dbaker48]

Looks like another Polar Express scheduled for NC !!  Congratulations Chief !!  Wait awhile until he is bigger than the fish before you take him fishing.

 

 

Happy Birthday Tom !

[mitchelr]

Congratulations to Grandpa Chief. I am sure there will be some trains in that little guy's future.  We need to see  some pics Grandpa.

Tom-Spankybird

Had a nice day yesterday.  Took the Mrs. on a shopping expedition. We had lunch out at a nice little diner.  Came home and rested for a while then watched some TV.  Nothing too exciting, but a day off is better than any day at work .

Mitch

 

[dwiemer]

Now, Y'all don't think the Chief is going to spoil this kid, do ya?...  Congratulations Chief!  That is fantastic news. 

Getting ready for the first case of the day.  Ran some trains on the main loop last night, just a test as I want to make sure everything fits.....after Frank's thread on mistakes.  Anyway, looks great, nice touch with all the Fastrack switches lit up.  Also found something nice out.  A KW that I had won on the Train Station's web site, I thought was going to need some overhaul work, well, it was in perfect condition in the box.  Even the power cord was in good order.

Hope to get some more train time in over the rest of the week.

Take care,

Dennis

[Jumijo]

Good morning from New England!

Tom! Have an awesome day!

Congratulations, Chief Grandpa! Nothing like a little one in the family!

Cleaned tracks and ran trains last night. A Williams 2023 set of Alcos pulled a postwar consist of 2400 cars. That set always looks great together.

Tonight I go and pick up my Marx 666 (booga booga). We'll see if its a devil or an angel shortly after.

Got some conjuctivitis in my eyes. Doc gave me some ointment and told me I'd be fine in a few days.

Happy Tuesday!

Jim 

[laz 57]

TOM.  Hope you have a GREAT DAY.

CHIEF CONGA on the GRAND DAUGHTER.

Hope all is having a great day?

laz57

[cheapclassics]

Good morning all,

Miss a day on the forum, miss a lot.  It is warmer but cloudy in SE Indiana with temps above 50 today.  May have to fire up the lawn mowers tonight.  I left a note with Lucas to start the "weapons of grass destruction" tonight.  The Second Armored Lawn Mower Division is ready to move out and cut down the enemy where ever it is found.  The perimeter on the southern flank has to be secured first to prevent infiltrators from south of the Ohio from sneaking in:-)

Chief, congrats on being a granddad.  There is no better feeling.  Buckeye, as Colonel Potter on "M*A*S*H" used to say, "This, too, shall pass."  I hope you are doing ok.  Tmcc man, my thoughts are with you and your dad. 

I survived Easter.  My wife got the brilliant idea of having everybody over for Easter.  My side of the family was fairly quiet, but her sister's side was pretty loud and boisterous.  Some people stayed until almost 9 PM.  I finally told them they could stay as long as they wanted, but at nine, I was watching "Desperate Housewives".  They got the hint.  That is why I took Monday off so we could recuperate.  Did get to watch the F-1 race late Sunday night.  Spent Monday at a funeral home, going to an INDOT meeting about the new I-74 interchange at Greensburg, and playing indoor soccer.  Next week is the last week for that and then we go outdoors.  First day back at work and it is nice to relax.  I better send the dining car to "Points East".  I hope everyone has a good day.

Keep on training,

Mike C. from Indiana

[Blueberryhill RR]

Good morning from Blueberryhill....

It is a frosty 21 degrees. Clear skies. Going up to 50 today. With sunshine. Might be a warming trend..

HAPPY BIRTHDAY....TOM ( Spankybird )

Today is going to be another busy day. Trying to find another Insurance Company for the home. Prices are terrible.

Hope to spend some time outside, today. Really need to mow the lawn, as soon as it dries out. First cutting is a bummer. Maybe, later, I will spend some time in the train room. I have to get back in the old groove. Plenty of work to do. Need to set up the town. I have a few new ideas.

All aboard for the Dining Car. Breakfast. Been to "Points West ".

Y'all have a great Tuesday.

Chuck

[Roger Bielen]

Congrats. Chief!!!!!!

Hopefully he's going to be near enough to see frequently so that you can develope his inherent love of trains, fishing, shooting, et al.

[rtraincollector]

TOM

Grampa Chief congrats to you all also

Morning all going to go see my cardiolagist today as been having some pains in chest scince friday.

Will let you know all is fine when I get home

[fifedog]

Mornin' boys.  Wow, sure is festive in here today!

Chief - Here, have a cigar on me...yes it's safe to light...no, don't save it for later...gee, where's the trust?

SPANK -

rtraincollector - take it easy...and, uh, no more waiting 4 days to see a doctor,K...?

[Anonymous]

Tom

Chief - on the Grandson!

Colin - Sorry to hear about your father - hope he gets well soon.

Rtrain - Hope all goes well with the heart

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Had my sleep test last night... did alright.  I don't have Apnea so no CPAP for me!  They did say that my mind is too active and that is what is preventing me from staying in REM. So I guess there isn't much they can do.  They also recommended air filters for the bed room in the new house because of the cats and allergies... so I guess we'll have to look into those.  I am thinking a new furnace with a two-stage motor (so the air is constantly moving) and an electric whole-house air filter would be the best way to go?  Wonder if the health insurance would foot the bill since it is now 'medically required'?

Have to pay bills and see if I have enough left over to go pickup the stuff at the train shop and still have enough fun money for York.... maybe I'll just pay 1/2 on the trains and then have more for York?

Brent

[fifedog]

88 - A man who has his priorities---got to like that.  Glad nothing is seriously wrong with you (well physically anyway).

[Dr. John]

Tom! Hope you have a great day. Congrats to Chief-Grandpa, also!

88 - glad you don't have sleep apnea. Have you tried warm milk before bed? It actually helps me when I have trouble sleeping.

rrtrain - hope the visit to the cardiologist goes well. And Colin, hope your dad gets better.

A bit warmer this a.m. in central Alabama. Lunch meeting with a colleague, then driving across town to check on a home where some church members will be doing repairs. Deacons meeting this evening - the good kind! (more about food, fellowship and ministry than fussing ). Some of you know what I'm talking about. Great bunch of guys.

Have a good day, all! 

[Sturgeon-Phish]

Morning all,

Beautiful in Southern Ohio, sunny and cool, almost 40 in the shade.  The flowers are recovering from the snow and all is looking great.  Hopefully look as good as Lisa's in a few weeks. 

Happy Birthday Tom, I hope you have a grand day and get more fun stuff for your layout to share!

Chief, looking forward to some pics of the newest railfan. 

Need to cut the grass again, seems strange to cut grass with a coat on.   Another yard I cut is for a friend and his is getting his mower deck back from the shop so the grass is high.  Like Chuck says, the first cutting is a bummer.

Buckeye, hope all gets better soon.

Take care

Jim 

 

[cnw1995]

Good morning from a sunny and cold Chicago where the banners are flying celebrating both Tom's birthday and the Chief's grandson.

Sorry to hear your dad is still ailing, Colin.

Today is my long day at work with class tonight. I spent a very pleasant evening watching the movie 'Cars' with the kids - I always find some new detail to chuckle over - and then working on the layout. I'm using a suggestion I found in an old CTT to rubber-band my track together. It'll take a while. It is fine with the relatively light things I run on it - but the GG1 flattens it out and pushes it ahead like a bow-wave.

[jonadel]

Good Morning from Iowa where winter will not let go, the fun continues as there is a winter storm watch in northern IA for later today.  Fortunately for us in the center of the state it's going to remain in the 40's & 50's.  Can't wait for some warmer weather.

Chief--a big congratualations and the new grandson, what a blessing, your life will never be the same and that's a good thing.  If you and your wife ever go shopping together and get separated, just go to the baby department---that's where she is.  Our little granddaughter will celebrate her first birthday next month, it's been a fabulous year for us.

My train room time has been nearly non existent since January, just very busy but after May 5 I should be able to slow down and relax a lot more, the next time I retire.......... 

How about that new Master's Champion, wow---once again the north wins!  What's so neat is that he has a sense of humility about him and I think he will retain that.  I'm a big baseball fan and I get so fed up with the professional cry babies it just makes me sick.  I really enjoyed it when Zach said "I'm just a midwest guy, from Iowa".  It really is that simple.

I have been able to add a few new items to the train room.  The first find were these 6 skeleton log cars for my logging operations, they look great with the engine.

 

While in Cedar Falls this last weekend for Easter I snuck out of the house and went to Caboose Stop Hobby shop and found this beauty, it was the last one and needed a good home, I was forced to bring it back to Adel.  Great addition to the stable.

While shooting these pics this morning I found that I really want to rebuild the whole layout.  It's not that I'm unhappy with what I have, I just think about how much better it could be. This was our first permanent layout and we are very proud of it but I would like to do one more.  Time will tell.

Jon-----anxiously awaiting spring

 

 

[cnw1995]

Nice to see your latest acquistions, Jon.

I just bought another Western Hobbycraft trolley - the Chicago Surface Lines model. Here's a tiny photo:

[jonadel]

Doug--

Walt's trolley's are just the best.  I have one and I'm thinking I'd like to have at least one more.  Our layout has a nice trolley section but the next one will be much bigger, folks really enjoy the look and very relaxing.

Jon 

[Anonymous]

Thanks guys...

John, I have tried warm milk and it helps, I like the red wine option a bit more... but I have strange dreams when I go that route!  The ENT put me on Ambien for 1 week to help establish a better sleep schedule, and that seems to have helped the most.  Been off it for one week now and I am feeling much better and sleeping deeper as well.  I think the weight of buying the new house and selling the old house being gone has helped the most... I don't feel as stressed as I had been...

I'm telling ya though... more trains would really help matters!  or more smoke...

Brent

[fifedog]

88 - You're not going to make it 'til YORK...already twitchy as a racehorse heading into the starting gate.

[MartyE]

Heading out to LA this evening.  Still no BIG CHAIR!  Hopefully at the airport.  Last regular season game before the playoffs.  Looking forward to the days at York to forget about all that is work.  Hope everyone is doing OK.  If not sorr and feel better.  It's just too hard to go back more than a page to see what I missed.

 

Hope the grandson is OK Chief! 

[rtraincollector]

88 it was quickest I could be seen was sat which I took then the cardiolgist was today soonest available

Now they want me to go next thursday for a nuclear stress test (are they going to nuc me?)

And then I go back froday for some other pics and all time will tell in the mean time I guess just go about normal .

[rtraincollector]

Do have one question for my northern fellows are we sure chief isn't just a southern want a be as you know he does live in NORTH Carolina not South Carolina?

I think he must of moved there and liked it like me I like the south but I know I'm from the north. But I have my job here keeping an eye on these southern boys and gals (boy do I ever love watching the southern belle's )  

[Anonymous]

Bill,
My take on your situation is it isn't THAT bad because if it were you would have been sent the ER... BTW - it was fife who got on ya for now going for 4 days!

Chief is definitely from the South... no one can fake a Southern accent that good!  He is a nice fellow, but Carey Grant he is not!

Fife - I'm stopping at the LHS today to see if I can talk them into letting me have my engine...

Brent 

[dwiemer]

Hey everyone, get ready, the National Grits Festival is this weekend in Warwick, GA, about a half hour east of me. 

This is a photo from the web site.  Hope to see y'all there.

Dennis

[fifedog]

Dennis, that pic doesn't do anything for me...let me know when the gals step up...

[rtraincollector]

But that looks like a good use for it as its not eatable