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Posted by laz 57 on Sunday, April 15, 2007 9:56 AM
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Laz,

Here is what I had in mind:  http://www.echosprings1.com/

Of course, since you are over 60, we should get the senior citizens super duper discount. 

 

BUCKEYE, nice place but I hope you have a wet suit for you and me.  How we gonna get our Mullagans out of those lakes, bet they are deep and cold?

CHIEF nice pics.  Spoil em good.

RT, got your Email,  Looks like Friday all the GIZ will be at YORK.  If you could get away that would be the time.

TOM, nice pics.

Lots o rain here today then maybe snow tonite.  Went out trout fishing yesterday afternoon and caught and released 2 brownies and brother caught and released 3 rainbows.  Had fire and ate burgers and dogs last nite. Good time.

Later.

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Posted by Blueberryhill RR on Sunday, April 15, 2007 10:36 AM
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Great pictures of Grandsons, maybe there should be a thread on grandkids pics and trains.  It would be great.  But probably some sicko out there somewhere maybe not so good an idea.

Don...... I think that's a great idea. I have a lot of pictures of the Grandkids and trains.

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Posted by MartyE on Sunday, April 15, 2007 11:05 AM

Morning All...wet and cold here too.  Thinking about moving my transformers back above the table today.  Cleaned the basement a bit last night.  More today possibly.

 

Chief here is a website for ya...  USAirways Flyer Talk

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Posted by Brutus on Sunday, April 15, 2007 11:19 AM
G'mornin folks.  Sunny here after days of rain and cold cold weather.  Never got any snow yesterday, though.  My friend is coming over to help me put up some light fixtures in the basement, then we're going to pick up the rest of his pavers and then I think go move a shelf in his closet.  My son got on a punishment last night for bothering my wife and now he's trying to figure out how to get out of it - good luck!  Ultimately this work will all result in a finished basement and a layout, so it's all vaguely related to trains.  TTFN!

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Posted by ChiefEagles on Sunday, April 15, 2007 12:35 PM

Thanks Marty.  Slowly working my way out of flying.  Got several more through out the year but not like last year.  Work and give it to GWB.  No way.

Brent, that server you use to download pictures must be in trouble.  Never downloaded all of them. 

Big hard rain while at Lowe's buying tree green paint to do mountains.  Got soaked.  Also costing about $30+ every two weeks to feed [blackoil sunflower, thistle and suet blocks] the birds.  They are going on a diet.

Later.

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Posted by cnw1995 on Sunday, April 15, 2007 12:54 PM
Good morning from a sunny and beautiful Crystal Lake where I am somewhat worried for my bride walking about a rain-soaked NYC. I finished my rubber-banding my track work last night and running my new Chicago Surface Lines trolley.

Carter is sure a handsome lad - takes after his 'pa, I'm sure.

Brent, last year, I put in a radon venting system in our basement - when I bought this house, it tested low, but then at the bride's insistence, I retested and it was pretty high - after months worth of a couple of short-term and a long-term tests, I spent the money to vent the basement - lots of short small people spent lots of time down there. I know it's a big deal, but I'm glad you did it for the sake of the house deal.

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Posted by Buckeye Riveter on Sunday, April 15, 2007 1:00 PM

That lucky Carter!!!  Being raised in a train home does a body good.  Congratulations, Chief!  What size of CSX T-Shirt will he be wearing as he runs his blue and yellow layout? 

Laz, that's right!  You don't see that much water on your mountain golf courses. 

It is cold and windy today, but no snow. 

Chief, why are you feeding the birds at this time of the year? 

Had a good train run on the layout.  With the cruise, it is so easy to run three trains at one time on the same track.   I have an older Lionel with TMCC that I would like to install a cruise system.  I wonder if ERR system can plug into the existing TMCC. 

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Posted by wrmcclellan on Sunday, April 15, 2007 1:04 PM

Afternoon all!

NASCAR today. Cowboy [C):-)] The sun is shining and temps going to 65/70?

Lots to do today to get ready for trip to York Tuesday. Got to mow lawn, etc.

Chief - great photos of the grandson!

Tom - looks like the open house was a success!

Hope all of you have a great day today!

 

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Posted by 1688torpedo on Sunday, April 15, 2007 2:08 PM
 Hello all!      Chief- Nice Grandson you have there!  He sure will enjoy the 1688 I'll be sending your way in a few months. N & S is way overated. Start him out with a Pennsylvania Railroad Train.Wink [;)]Wink [;)]Cool [8D]Big Smile [:D]Tongue [:P] Laz- I bet your 800lb Bear is looking forward to the Fishing Season also.Smile [:)] Sturgeon-Phish- You have a nice Grandson also. Sounds like he has plenty to look forward to when he visits your house. Take Care all.
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Posted by traindaddy1 on Sunday, April 15, 2007 2:21 PM

Still raining here in the Bronx. No wind but lots of puddles. What a GREAT Day to stay inside and "play" with the trains!! Smile [:)]

REVISION: Did I say puddles?  FLOOD is more like it!....A friend has a basement layout. Called to tell me the water has peaked about two feet below the top of the benchwork. Only good thing as there will be quite a clean-up.   Hope you guys made it through OK.

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Posted by csxt30 on Sunday, April 15, 2007 2:53 PM

Well, the Indians won again !! Big Smile [:D] I was having it pretty ruff there for a while !! You think it's easy switching back & fourth between the game & the Race & working on the layout & checking the computer the whole time ? !!  Well, at least now I can keep it on the race !!  Laugh [(-D] Our #20 is still back a bit !!  

Well, hope everyone isn't as busy as me today !!

Thanks, John

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Posted by dwiemer on Sunday, April 15, 2007 3:24 PM

Chief, great shots of the grandson.  Congratulations to you, Pam and the kids.  I am sure he will have lots of trains in the future.  You won't spoil him now, will You?

Jerry, I envy you with the Denver Museum that you have there.  It is by far the best collection of taxidermy I have ever seen.  We were out that way in Byers doing our best to dimminish the Prairy Dog population.  Rained one morning and spent the whole day at the museum....could have spent two days there.

It sure was a crazy night.  Got real windy for the whole night and remains so now.  We are under a tornado watch still.  Started to rain and got to the point that I had to bring the dogs into the house at about 1:30am.  Don't know how much rain we got, but the rain gauge is 5" and it filled over with plenty left to go.  We now have a lake out in the yard that did not used to be there.  Had a bunch of tree limbs down and one tree knocked over, but otherwise, little damage.

Church was great!  Kirk Cameron from "Growing Pains", and the "Left Behind" series was our speaker.  Has a great message.  A humble man with a great perspective of life.  He was a bit intimidated staying here with tornado warnings and all, especially since we are so close to where the last tornados took out a hospital and a bunch of houses.  We also had the "Veggie Tales, Larry and Bob" at the church for the kids.

I better get back to the family, power is going out and before long, I won't be able to keep the computer going.  Take care and hope everyone has a safe day and great week.

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Posted by ChiefEagles on Sunday, April 15, 2007 3:34 PM

Afternoon.  Went to Lowes and got green paint, to Walgreens and developed pictures and ended at Harris Teeter for strawberries and whipped cream.  Even with the freeze, we are getting strawberries as they survived.  Been raining off and on.  Got soaked getting from inside od Lowes to car.  Couple of tornado warnings.  We were lucky as cells passed just north of us and the other passed just east.  More rain coming.  OH, the mountin is now green and brown.  Got to go do pictures so one New England Yank can be happy.  Dougsnotagrump and Don B can relax as NS is not taking over California. Wink [;)]

Later

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Posted by wrmcclellan on Sunday, April 15, 2007 3:53 PM
Well John - your man Tony #20 just took it in the shorts...

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Posted by csxt30 on Sunday, April 15, 2007 4:08 PM

 wrmcclellan wrote:
Well John - your man Tony #20 just took it in the shorts...

Saw that Roy !!  I'll bet Chuck missed it, he said he had to go eat !!  Laugh [(-D]  I think the # 2 & 3 car got knocked out from it !

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, April 15, 2007 4:18 PM

Good afternoon all!

Sold all 4 cars we took to auction this weekend.  The population explosion of old clunkers was becoming a concern.  I like it when there's room in the garage to work without walking sideways between vehicles.

 1688torpedo wrote:
Bruce- Hope the folks on your passenger train did not get whiplash from the mishap they suffered. Be careful though. If it happens again, The Canadian Government may require Seat Belts on Model Train Passenger Cars!Wink [;)]Tongue [:P]Tongue [:P]Clown [:o)]Clown [:o)] 

Kieth,   There's already a flurry of lawsuits as a result of the accident.   The K-Line people on the torpedo train are sueing the MTH folks in the Santa Fe cars, who in turn are counter sueing.  This makes perfect fodder for another heated discussion on the OGR forum.  The layout insurer ( Snake Farm ) has their hands full processing all the whiplash claims.  The medical costs in plastic cement alone will be staggering!  Luckily, costs should be kept to a minimum since there were no Arttista people injured.   Those "beautiful people" always hire high price lawyers Wink [;)]

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Posted by cnw1995 on Sunday, April 15, 2007 4:48 PM
Well, the bride may be taking longer than I expected to get out of New York City back here to paradise - where it is sunny and 60. I know it sounds trivial but if you can, pray she gets out tomorrow morning.

Dale Jr. sure was running well for a while there.
It would be neat to hear Kirk Cameron - a guy who I hear is really walking the walk.

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Posted by jefelectric on Sunday, April 15, 2007 5:40 PM

Good eveing,

Chief, Congratulations, great pictures.  Before you buy the little guy a train, you must get him one of these to start him off on the right foot.

http://www.nrastore.com/nra/Product.aspx?productid=SS%20363

Colin, I am glad to hear your Dad is doing better.  It sounds like you got yourself a good part time job.

We got 2" of rain since it started last night.  Just listened to the local forcast and it sounds like most of the rain is over for us, but we are to get a lot of wind tomorrow.  Most of the rain will be East of us.  BTW the forcast from Tuesday on looks pretty good for York.

Don, When driving through Maryland from the airport be especially careful and curtious.  Some nasty drivers down there.

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/traffic/bal-fatal0411,0,6477616.story?track=mostviewedlink

 I've been running some trains with the track cleaning car.  Need to get things running in top shape before Don arrives.  Usually when someone is here to see the layout everything goes haywire.

The greenhouse is about bursting at the seams.  Most years by this time I can set some of the hardier things out to harden up during the day, not this year.  Maybe next week.

Doug,  Your wife sure picked a bum weekend to go to NYC.  She probably had a nice day or so before it started raining so all is not lost unless the planes are not flying tomorrow morning.

Take care,

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Posted by Buckeye Riveter on Sunday, April 15, 2007 5:47 PM
Doug, the best thing your wife can do in NY is stay put, hunker down and wait.  I was there when a big storm hit and for out of towners, sitting tight, out of the way, although boring, is best.

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, April 15, 2007 5:53 PM
Doug, is that one of Walt Cameron's trollies?
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Posted by laz 57 on Sunday, April 15, 2007 6:09 PM

 1688torpedo wrote:
 Hello all!      Chief- Nice Grandson you have there!  He sure will enjoy the 1688 I'll be sending your way in a few months. N & S is way overated. Start him out with a Pennsylvania Railroad Train.Wink [;)]Wink [;)]Cool [8D]Big Smile [:D]Tongue [:P] Laz- I bet your 800lb Bear is looking forward to the Fishing Season also.Smile [:)] Sturgeon-Phish- You have a nice Grandson also. Sounds like he has plenty to look forward to when he visits your house. Take Care all.

KEITH,

  He's always ready to go, scares the heck out of the other GIZ, though?

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Posted by rtraincollector on Sunday, April 15, 2007 7:26 PM

If I can get up with you all it will be Friday night I guess from what I'm being told. I'll be in the Lititz area so Iwill need to get directions but if Laz or Jefelectric call me I'm sure they can direct me as they both have my cell number.

Taken break from listing probally until I get back a week from this tuesday I do have a pre war collection going up next sun (scheduled it to do that this am) may put my standard set yet not sure thou.

I'm done for tonight anyway

Have a good evening all

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Posted by dwiemer on Sunday, April 15, 2007 7:49 PM

 cnw1995 wrote:
Well, the bride may be taking longer than I expected to get out of New York City back here to paradise - where it is sunny and 60. I know it sounds trivial but if you can, pray she gets out tomorrow morning.

Dale Jr. sure was running well for a while there.
It would be neat to hear Kirk Cameron - a guy who I hear is really walking the walk.

It was great to hear him, for a guy who is not a preacher, he has  a great, yet humble presence.

As for praying, consider it done, worry about nothing, pray about everything.

RRTraincollector, checked out your list, nice items you have on auction.  I am currently under "train restriction" and I am pushing it on a recent hudson I bought.  If timing had been better, I certainly would bid on a few of your items.

Still very windy here tonight.  We lost power for  a few hours today and go in and out of tornado watches.  Took out another tree when I got home from church.  I hope to get everything picked up this week, but I am on call.

Hope everyone has a blessed week,

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Posted by rtraincollector on Sunday, April 15, 2007 8:04 PM

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RRTraincollector, checked out your list, nice items you have on auction.  I am currently under "train restriction" and I am pushing it on a recent hudson I bought.  If timing had been better, I certainly would bid on a few of your items.

I do layaway with 15% down and 45% intrest lol just kidding but seriously would concider somethin to that effect except the intrest from most of the regulars in here. Except the chief lol just kidding chief you know I'm not sure if I can trust anyone who says there from the south but lives in a state that starts with north I think there a little mixed up lol. but do have some southern sets for you cheap if you want them

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Posted by 1688torpedo on Sunday, April 15, 2007 8:39 PM
 Hello All!     Bruce- Look out!   You'll probably recieve a Letter from the law firm Howard,Fine, & Howard for damages suffered by the Folks on your passenger train! Wink [;)]Wink [;)] Nyuck,Nyuck,Nyuck!Clown [:o)]Clown [:o)]Clown [:o)] Don't worry about it though as Moe Howard is making a $$$$$$$$ selling his Smoke Fluid to Jim A & The lawsuit business is only a Hobby to him.Wink [;)]Tongue [:P]Clown [:o)]Clown [:o)]Clown [:o)] Take Care all.
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Posted by cnw1995 on Sunday, April 15, 2007 9:39 PM
Gil, that is one of Walt's trolleys - I just bought it Monday -  Western Hobbycraft is now run by a nice fellow called Doug PaPay.

The bride is apparently stuck in a subway. She's was amused  though - called me to listen to crazy lady screaming at everyone in the car - she's heard the Metro-North line back to my mom's house is flooded so I'm trying to convince her to do as Buckeye suggests - just go to a hotel and figure it all out in the morning.

What a saga. She's now out of the subway and in the middle of a $60 cab ride to Grand Central where she hopes to take an 1130 p train back to Connecticut. I'll go run the trolleys for a while longer to see what happens next.

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Posted by traindaddy1 on Sunday, April 15, 2007 10:34 PM
 traindaddy1 wrote:

Still raining here in the Bronx. No wind but lots of puddles. What a GREAT Day to stay inside and "play" with the trains!! Smile [:)]

REVISION: Did I say puddles?  FLOOD is more like it!....A friend has a basement layout. Called to tell me the water has peaked about two feet below the top of the benchwork. Only good thing as there will be quite a clean-up.   Hope you guys made it through OK.

UPDATE: 11:30 pm  Still raining.  Car just floated by. Worst since '92
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Posted by ChiefEagles on Sunday, April 15, 2007 10:44 PM
Traindaddy, good luck.  Hope all goes well.  We are mostly out of the rain.  Wind blowing now ans will through tomorrow.  Trees might uproot in some areas due to soaked ground and wind.  Think all is OK in Roseyville.  Keep us posted and God bless.

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, April 15, 2007 10:46 PM

Thoughts and Prayers to all impacted by this storm.  I just heard lastnight that this is the same storm that came through Colorado earlier in the week. 

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Posted by mitchelr on Monday, April 16, 2007 5:31 AM

Morning to all from a wind blown Gettysburg. Not too cold yet.  They are talking the possibility of snow tonight in some areas of PA.  Enough with the cold weather already, Kevin, please shut the door.

Started to watch the NASCAR race but as usual...Zzz [zzz]  Woke up on the last lap.

Chief or should I say Grand-Chief - great pics of Carter.  Congratulations to you and Pam and the rest of your family.  

Can hardly wait until Thursday and Friday. My one buddy from college was going to come up from the Eastern Shore of MD to go to York but cannot make it due his Dad having a Dr. appointment.  My friend's Dad has macular degeneration and can no longer drive.  Maybe in the fall.  The Mrs. is probably going with me on Thursday.  Maybe she will open her wallet and let out some of the moths to buy a train item or two.Laugh [(-D]  On Friday we have the Great Coffee Pot Gathering at 1:00 PM at the CTT Booth for a photo and then lunch,  should be a great time.

Take care,

Mitch 

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