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Posted by anjdevil2 on Thursday, December 20, 2007 4:03 PM

Don....great negotiation tactics.  I may have to try that with the son & the wife.....

Chief, I though of you today....

I was heading East toward Jacksonville then South on I95.  I saw a train crossing the St Johns, so I peeled off the next exit to catch it.  Lo & behold, what do I see?  A North Bound CSX (a bunch of vehicle carriers) and heading SOUTH of all things a Norfolk Southern with a container consist (mostly FEC containers).  And what did I think?  Reinforcements to the South!!!Smile,Wink, & Grin [swg]

 

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Posted by CSXect on Thursday, December 20, 2007 3:54 PM
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Atlanta is still there?  Last I heard, Sherman had burned to the ground? Whistling [:-^]

'Course, it's been a few years....

Speaking about Ohio Celeberties whts is Buckeye been up to???

Chief, the Feb. issue of trains has a story about NS and CSX spennding millions on the Eastern corridors and long hauls.

 

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Posted by RRCharlie on Thursday, December 20, 2007 3:52 PM

dbaker 48;

Your comment about cars sliding all over the place trying to avoid each other prompts me to share this with everyone. My sister sent it too me.

A survey was done of drivers who have slid into the ditch off of icy roads.

98% said "Oh, expletive deleted!"

The other 2% were from Buffalo, NY and Erie, PA. They said, "Hold my beer and watch this!"

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Posted by anjdevil2 on Thursday, December 20, 2007 3:45 PM

Atlanta is still there?  Last I heard, Sherman had burned to the ground? Whistling [:-^]

'Course, it's been a few years....

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Posted by ChiefEagles on Thursday, December 20, 2007 3:36 PM
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Florida is off the list for me, Lee. Maybe Atlanta. Wink [;)]

Jim

Couldn't be.  The REBS would run you back up Nawth.

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Posted by dougdagrump on Thursday, December 20, 2007 3:30 PM
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Afternoon All,

Going to be an interesting evening.  Wife and I going shopping for Chris.  He wants a small 15 or 19 inch LCD TV for the "Bar Area" in the train room.  This has been somewhat of a dilemna.  Wife says "NO", too  much money. Bow [bow]  Anyway, why would HE want a TV in Your train room? Sign - Oops [#oops]  I did have to think on that one!! Whistling [:-^]  So I thought better of it all and decided better pick my battles, and said I agree no tv. Angel [angel]   Then Chris started talking to me privately that HE really DID want the TV. Question [?] Super Bowl coming, and other stuff in HIS bar area.  So I told him that it was definetly out....... too costly,  and trains may be distracting.Whistling [:-^]Evil [}:)]  Chris then asks if I would go in 1/2 with him on one after Christmas.

So, then Mom comes back and asks ME if I think he is going to be satisfied for Christmas, and is there anything else he really wantsWhistling [:-^]So I couldn't resist and told her about the idea of going in half on one.Evil [}:)]  Soooo  we are going to go and see if we can find one tonight, and the wall hanger.  Big Smile [:D]Approve [^]

Now if you really want to help justify the TV do a google for Choochoo Cam, that's what we run on the club layout. All your guests will get to be a Railroad Engineer or a conductor if you choose to put it in a caboose.  Big Smile [:D]

What a devious bunch of rascalions there are here. Shock [:O]

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Posted by magicman710 on Thursday, December 20, 2007 3:28 PM
Jim A, You have a PM.

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Posted by phillyreading on Thursday, December 20, 2007 3:25 PM

Hey Jim if you do come down to Ft. Meyers you can take the dinner train at only $50.00 for an adult, may be cheaper for children. The Seminal Gulf Railway runs this train nightly and has a murder mystery played out by actors.

Will give you something to do besides baseball.

Also where do think that all the south Florida school teachers have gone?  Atlanta GA!!  They even got expensises paid to move there.

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Posted by dbaker48 on Thursday, December 20, 2007 3:21 PM

 cnw1995 wrote:


Still like living here in Illinois - not far from Don's old stomping grounds in Rockford. You get all four seasons - pre-winter, winter, post-winter and pre-pre-winter. And no hurricanes or fire ants.

Its really peculiar that you posted that, Doug.  My son was just saying the other day, how much he would like to see or have, 1 White Christmas.   Talk about hitting home, I think of when I was a kid, and a flood of memories.

... Christmas shopping is NOT the same when the weather is 60-70 degrees.  (Seeing the Salvation Army, ringing bells in short sleeves doesn't work.)  Need the cold weather, snow, and slush, and shaking it all off with the classical "Brrrrrrr".

... Going outside and getting a couple of pan's full of snow and making "ice cream"

... Watching cars slide all over, trying to avoid each other

... Coming into the house with a fire in a fireplace, smelling all the Christmas scents,

... Going Christmas tree shopping, and all the related drudgery as compared to getting the artifical one out of the box.

... Shoveling the snow off the sidewalks, and driveway for company, AND relation.

So what's it like NOW...

... Go to the mall, try to find a parking spot, without getting upset.

... Seems all the stores have the same thing.

... Went into a Wall-Mart, there for 5 min, and left.  Too much pushing and bumping.

... Go home, avoiding the cars driving 60mph in 40mph zones.  Go in the house turn on the electric fireplace, with the glow logs.  Light a couple of candles, check email, turn on TV and on 109 stations, CSI is on 46 of them, 10 Korean, 8 Chinese, 16 Spanish, 14 News, 4 Cooking, 2 Travel, 1 Movie from 1932, and about 14 Animated Rudolph.

... Each person goes to their respective "caves" and finds something of interest.

Don't take me literally on ALL this but just seems that we've lost a lot.  It is a SLOW day at the office.  Think will try to do somethings different.  Maybe get some old tapes out and watch Miracle on 34th St, or Babes from Toyland or something.  

SoapBox [soapbox]   over.

(Obviously, I'm bored) 

 

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Posted by kpolak on Thursday, December 20, 2007 3:09 PM
 Jumijo wrote:

But I would like to visit Fort Myers in March to watch some spring training games. Suh-wing battuh battuh!

He can't hit he can't hit suh-wing battah!

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Posted by CSXect on Thursday, December 20, 2007 2:53 PM

 ChiefEagles wrote:
Two real men above.  Merry Chirstmas and God Bless.

Chief thanks for the kind wordsBig Smile [:D] And it takes one to know oneLaugh [(-D]

In a very good mood today had holiday breakfest/lunch at work today and only cheeted alittle bitBlindfold [X-)]Dinner [dinner] also got a new portable radio from boss.

if it gets up to 50 saturday like they said it would I will be building some bench workCool [8D]

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Posted by cnw1995 on Thursday, December 20, 2007 2:27 PM
Very smooth, Don, everyone ends up happy.

Still like living here in Illinois - not far from Don's old stomping grounds in Rockford. You get all four seasons - pre-winter, winter, post-winter and pre-pre-winter. And no hurricanes or fire ants.

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Posted by Roger Bielen on Thursday, December 20, 2007 2:06 PM
 Jumijo wrote:

 

Florida is off the list for me, Lee. Maybe Atlanta. Wink [;)]

Jim

If you stay, maybe, a 100 miles from Atlanta propper Georgia isn't bad.  If we would only get some rain.

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Posted by dbaker48 on Thursday, December 20, 2007 2:04 PM

Afternoon All,

Going to be an interesting evening.  Wife and I going shopping for Chris.  He wants a small 15 or 19 inch LCD TV for the "Bar Area" in the train room.  This has been somewhat of a dilemna.  Wife says "NO", too  much money. Bow [bow]  Anyway, why would HE want a TV in Your train room? Sign - Oops [#oops]  I did have to think on that one!! Whistling [:-^]  So I thought better of it all and decided better pick my battles, and said I agree no tv. Angel [angel]   Then Chris started talking to me privately that HE really DID want the TV. Question [?] Super Bowl coming, and other stuff in HIS bar area.  So I told him that it was definetly out....... too costly,  and trains may be distracting.Whistling [:-^]Evil [}:)]  Chris then asks if I would go in 1/2 with him on one after Christmas.

So, then Mom comes back and asks ME if I think he is going to be satisfied for Christmas, and is there anything else he really wantsWhistling [:-^]So I couldn't resist and told her about the idea of going in half on one.Evil [}:)]  Soooo  we are going to go and see if we can find one tonight, and the wall hanger.  Big Smile [:D]Approve [^]

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Posted by magicman710 on Thursday, December 20, 2007 1:40 PM
 Jumijo wrote:

 

Florida is off the list for me, Lee. Maybe Atlanta. Wink [;)]

Jim

Oh yeah boy! Wink [;)]

 

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Posted by Jumijo on Thursday, December 20, 2007 1:35 PM

 

But I would like to visit Fort Myers in March to watch some spring training games. Suh-wing battuh battuh!

Jim

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Posted by Jumijo on Thursday, December 20, 2007 1:32 PM

 

Florida is off the list for me, Lee. Maybe Atlanta. Wink [;)]

Jim

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Posted by phillyreading on Thursday, December 20, 2007 1:06 PM

Also Jim I forgot to mention that you may need an alligator gun to claim back your house from the local gators.  Yesterday a rabbid fox was biting people near Delray Beach, about 21 miles south of me.

If that aint enuff to keep you out of Florida the insurance companies will use a vacuum cleaner on your wallet every year for homeowners insurance. Right now the governor of Florida, Charlei Crist, is filing a classaction lawsuit against some of the major insurance companies for unfair price hikes.

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Posted by anjdevil2 on Thursday, December 20, 2007 12:56 PM

Lemme see here....

Florida: Only habitable outside from November to March (maybe early April)

           Hurricane season: June 1 to December 1 (and that's not a given...)

New Jersey: Only habitable outside April to September

                 Snow/Winter December to Early April

seems like a toss up, guess I'll move back.  At LEAST I'll have a BASEMENT!!!!Smile,Wink, & Grin [swg]

Just a note:  My emergency page alert just "rang in" a working fire in the Homasote Plant in NJ

SO I guess that means higher Homasote prices (hey, it works for gasoline!Banged Head [banghead])

About 69F here, no wind (and you must have heard about the Chemical plant explosion about 10 muiles noth of me..!)

Hey Jim, say with me s l o w ly...

it's only global warming, it's only global warming..Banged Head [banghead]

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Posted by Jumijo on Thursday, December 20, 2007 12:56 PM
 phillyreading wrote:

Hey Jim you can always move to Florida, I mean hurricane alley, if you don't like the snow.  Jim every part of the country has its own weather problems, be glad that your weather problems are only winter ones!!  Ever try having your car put thru your front window by a hurricane? That's part of what Hurricane Andrew did in Homestead FL in '92. Also NO electric for seven weeks!!

Now tell me again; "Why I am so lucky to live in Florida?"

I was having this same conversation with a good buddy last night. Wink [;)] No place is ideal. All have their own pros and cons. Florida isn't someplace I'd like to live, Lee. I don't think I'd like rebuilding my house every year or two due to hurricane dammage. But it sure sounds good right about now. Seven inches of snow already today and it's still coming down to beat the band. I've lived here all my life and never have liked the stuff. Not even as a kid.

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Posted by phillyreading on Thursday, December 20, 2007 12:45 PM
 Jumijo wrote:
 phillyreading wrote:

Hey Jim,  I have done my share of shoveling snow as a child in Stratford Connecticut and Reading Pennsylvania, learned how to do donuts in the snow in Reading PA, only my dad was not impressed at all. Some cooler weather predicted for monday & tuesday of the coming week, around 52 overnight.

Have to replace my wiper blades on my car as the sun has cooked them too much again.

Going to play with the CW-80's after the holiday season.

Lee F.

Hey Jim you can always move to Florida, I mean hurricane alley, if you don't like the snow.  Jim every part of the country has its own weather problems, be glad that your weather problems are only winter ones!!  Ever try having your car put thru your front window by a hurricane? That's part of what Hurricane Andrew did in Homestead FL in '92. Also NO electric for seven weeks!!

Now tell me again; "Why I am so lucky to live in Florida?"

 

Rub it in, Lee. Wink [;)] I'm dreaming of palm trees and a green Christmas! 

Jim

 

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Posted by kpolak on Thursday, December 20, 2007 12:40 PM

Sir James:  Yep, Fastrtack users should use transitions and Tubular UCS.

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Posted by sir james I on Thursday, December 20, 2007 10:12 AM

GOOD MORNING ALL

Brutus-sorry about your friend. This won't help you feel better, but you have lots of friends here.

Dennis- great job,I hope I can see the results. But after doing ten cases how could you even crawl?

I got a christmas surprise this morning. The first of my bonds expired this year(30yrs).Three $25.00 bonds paid $361.00 interest. Can't wait till the $50. ones start to expire.

Kurt- I was curious to see if the instructions still tell you to use a tubular unload track MERRY CHRISTMAS,,,,,,,,,,,Sir James

 

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Posted by laz 57 on Thursday, December 20, 2007 9:24 AM

HI GIZ,

  Well GIZ nite out Christmas shopping a success.  Got the goods and went to stomboli, pitza, chicken wings, salad, all you can eat buffetDinner [dinner].  Along with a few adult beverages, GREAT NITE!

  Didn't run Legacy last nite, maybe tonite?

  Happy Friday Eve!!

B safe,

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Posted by cnw1995 on Thursday, December 20, 2007 8:59 AM
Morning from a quiet and grey Crystal Lake. I have three 5 yr olds to watch over this morning while the bride meets her girlfriends. They'll want to run the trains. Although there's a lot on my bride's to-do list for the day, I think I can fit that in. Wink [;)]

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Posted by cheapclassics on Thursday, December 20, 2007 7:15 AM

Good morning all,

It is slightly milder today with temps in the 40s in SE Indiana.  I got home last night and as soon as I hit the door, my wife asked if I wanted to go back to Indy.  Long story short, went to Steak'n'Shake, and took tricycle to granddaughter's birthday party.  She is three and she was so excited to see us and the trike.  It was worth seeing her expression, but it was a long night.  At least my wife drove both ways.  I had a little extra on the usual fare from the dining car this morning.  I am also glad to see a fresh pot of coffee.  I hope everyone (especially the Corvair fans) has a good day.

Keep on training,

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Posted by ChiefEagles on Thursday, December 20, 2007 6:40 AM
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Kurt, thanks for the kind words.  Our church has been blessed with the right people to do this.  We had doors opened for us at the right time to work with Sony.  I will keep you informed when we know more.  I think Sony has budgeted a fair amount of money towards marketting, so I am sure you will see advertisements regarding the release.  They are renting a 10 theater complex to host the premier.

Dennis

Dennis, you've worked hard on that project.  God bless.  Will be looking forward to seeing it.  You did that and worked your regular job.  Maybe now you can do some trains and relax.

Morning all.  Sunny and warmer today.  Got to run to Town for some shopping.  Have a good one.

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Posted by dwiemer on Thursday, December 20, 2007 6:06 AM

Kurt, thanks for the kind words.  Our church has been blessed with the right people to do this.  We had doors opened for us at the right time to work with Sony.  I will keep you informed when we know more.  I think Sony has budgeted a fair amount of money towards marketting, so I am sure you will see advertisements regarding the release.  They are renting a 10 theater complex to host the premier.

Well, I am tired!  worked all yesterday till midnight and got called back at 0435.  Will stick it out for a few short cases this morning and then I will head home to crash.  Wife has plenty of honey dos for me, so it will be a short nap.  No train time for the next few days.

Hope everyone is blessed this day,

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Posted by mitchelr on Thursday, December 20, 2007 5:15 AM

Morning to All. 

A fresh pot is on.  Yesterday was a busy day. Went to DC to pack up our son and bring him home for a few weeks. Also had tickets for a White House Tour.  It was nice,  but I would not have to go again.

Will try to check in later today.

Take care,

Mitch 

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Posted by kpolak on Thursday, December 20, 2007 5:03 AM
Laugh [(-D]
 dwiemer wrote:
 Sturgeon-Phish wrote:

Dennis what is the name of the movie and when will it be released?

Jim 

Jim, the name of the movie is "Fireproof".

Dennis:  Great name!  Our youth group uses it too!  We'll look for it in August.  Just read Synopsis.  Only in theatres?!  Sony Motion pictures!?  Looks like your're in the big time!  Great news!  I was ready to call your church to buy it.  I'll hype it at our Church.  Please send information on getting posters.

Brutus:  Hang in there.  Try thinking about Chewy licking peanut butter cookies and banilla off Sir James face, while singing 'I've got a lov-e-ly bunch of Coconuts' Diddle-de-dee-dee.  Hope that helps.

Kurt

Edit:  Sir James:  Now why would I do that?  Laugh [(-D]  OK...I'll do that.  Sigh [sigh]

Watched a part of a bad movie this am 'Torque'.  They ran motorcycles on the passenger cars from one end of the train to the other.  The tops of passenger cars were ramped to jump the motorcycles over the connections.  Pulled by an unnamed silver F3.

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