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

[Anonymous]

Dennis,

           I am sorry to hear about your dog.  I went through the same thing about 5 years ago.  Extremely tough thing to go through.  When we buried the dog, we wrapped him in an old towel and then placed him in an old suitcase.  The hole was a couple feet deep.  We got another dog about 6 months later.  Will post a pic of him soon.

[rtraincollector]

We always burried our animals (aka Our babies)with a piece of clothing or blanket they liked to lay on. so they can have it with them forever. We would wrap them init.

[dbaker48]

Now don't anyone one take offense to this......

But, speaking about burying stuff, I've been rattlin on for 4 months about an elevated track and my foam room.  So I take pictures and post them on a new thread, reference it in a previous post.  AND what happens ???   No one even notices......

So I am givin you all one more chance, (then I'll post it here) so the post is "Foam Room and Elevated Shelf"  look at the d---- pictures 

 

Seriously, we always did the same as most have indicated wrap the dog in a cloth and bury about 2 -3 feet deep.

Havn't heard from Doug dagrump, wonder if he took the laptop on his trip to FLA.? 

[1688torpedo]

 Dennis- Now we know your secret. Southerners use G-r-i-t-s to get rid of Slugs & Pests. Now we know the truth & it has set us free from eating Grits. Don B- The reason no one said anything about your elevated line is that the 1688E is not running on it yet. It will be soon!. Buckeye- I think that the Ancient Egyptians used a form of Grits to wrap up their Mummies with & to preserve them forever. Take Care all.

[fifedog]

REGGIE - I like the stylish US/CANADA flag logo on CP, and the golden beaver logo on CN.

[Sturgeon-Phish]

Evening all

Don - the track does look great.  Sorry for not acknowledging it earlier

Reggie -  glad to see you back; how is the little Princess?

Dennis - dig deep, place some flat stones above Lucky to prevent inadvertant surprises in years to come when planting flowers.  Maybe a layer of grits; that would set up like stone.

Been a nice day; overcast but nice.  Got flowers planted, garden tilled, and some grass cut.  A little homework then time to relax.  

If you would please keep my mother-in-law in prayers; she had back surgury and is slowly coming around.  Wife and siblings are there so wife needs prayers too!  I got the cream of the crop by a big margine

I checked the cabin filters in my honda today on a whim and man was I surprised.  The filters were gross!!  Only 55K on the car but the filters were filled with bugs, dirt seeds and other stuff  did not recognize.   I got new  filters from AutoZone for $30.  I never really thought about them before.

All take care and may God answer your needs

Jim 

[dwiemer]

Jim, where are the cabin filters located on the Honda?  We have a Honda Accord that we have been using as a spare car.  It has over 130K miles and perhaps they are in need of a change?  If they are like another car we have, they would be under a panel in the Glove box.

Kieth, The Grits have been great for keeping out pests......haven't had any more invasions from the north since using them.  I am just kidding folks, I don't want anyone to get up tight.

With the whole deal with the dog, I got to thinking, a lot of other relatives I would miss less than a good dog.  Who else acts like you are the greatest thing in the world every time you walk in the door?  Maybe that is why the good Lord gave us such wonderful animals...to teach us how to love and treat one another.

Y'all have a good night, and may your morning meal have Grits with it!

Dennis

[1688torpedo]

 Dennis- We will send an OTTS Army to Southwest Georgia to blockade & confiscate Toy Trains from your area due to you being naughty & using G-R-I-T-S to keep us Northerners out. Operation commences tommorow at 8am! Take Care.

[Brutus]

Good morning all.  Storms yesterday,sun this AM. I have a fued going with a Doc.over my blood sugar.He gave me a tester to use and I get readings of90/94 in the AM and 136/140 two hrs after supper. Yesterday I got a presc. from him in the mail with no explination he keeps saying the med field uses lower numbers now. I object and would like to hear others thoughts on this.

                                                                                   Mich Jim

Jim, we use the Merck Manual a lot at work and you can use it at home as well.  They have a pro version and a home version.  If you come upon any terms you don't understant in the pro version, you can usually find them online, so I would just use that one.  Here is what Merck says (as of today):

Treatment

Treatment involves control of hyperglycemia to improve symptoms and prevent complications while minimizing hypoglycemic episodes. Goals for treatment are maintenance of plasma glucose between 80 and 120 mg/dL (4.4 and 6.7 mmol/L) during the day and between 100 and 140 mg/dL (5.6 and 7.8 mmol/L) at bedtime (as determined by home monitoring-see Diabetes Mellitus and Disorders of Carbohydrate Metabolism: Monitoring) and maintenance of HbA_1c levels < 7%. These goals may be adjusted for patients in whom strict glucose control may be inadvisable, such as the elderly; patients with a short life expectancy; patients who experience repeated bouts of hypoglycemia, especially with hypoglycemic unawareness; and patients who cannot communicate the presence of hypoglycemia symptoms (eg, young children).

http://www.merck.com/mmpe/sec12/ch158/ch158b.html

[Brutus]

With the whole deal with the dog, I got to thinking, a lot of other relatives I would miss less than a good dog.  Who else acts like you are the greatest thing in the world every time you walk in the door?  Maybe that is why the good Lord gave us such wonderful animals...to teach us how to love and treat one another.

Y'all have a good night, and may your morning meal have Grits with it!

Dennis

Doug M: Get both dude!

Don: Room looks great and I love that two level G gauge track!

Chuck: Get the windchimes up?  How about your locomotive sign for the yard?

No lawn work here today - rained like the Dickens.  Dropped off Colorado truck for a service.  Scott Lee HVAC man coming tomorrow between 8 and 12 to service equipment, so took the day off.  Will probably catch up on some dvds and then go wire some lights in the basement.  Friends' daughter birthday party tomorrow night.  Just bought tickets for Spiderman 3 online for Saturday, too!  Man, I can't wait to see that movie!

[sir james I]

Jim, thanks for your reply. the numbers i have 124/6.5 daytime seem to fall within the guide lines,which is why I do not understand why he keeps wanting me to take medicatian.I can't just walk away as these drs. are hard to find.(glands)thyroid)

                                                         Mich. Jim

[jefelectric]

Good evening,

I know my memory is going, but there is no way I can remember what I just read on three pages!

Reggie, I would move that support.  You never know when you will get something that will take just a little more space than what you have now.

Don, Now you know who your friends are.

Fife & Brent, Sounds like you guys enjoyed your evening.

Duh, Thats all I can remember.

I spent the day at the TCA Museum working in the Library.

Ate lunch in the dinning car at the Caboose Motel and watched the Strasburg RR 0-6-0 pull the passenger train past twice as I was eating.  Guess they had a light day or the 2-10-0 needed some work.

Take care,

[Blueberryhill RR]

With the whole deal with the dog, I got to thinking, a lot of other relatives I would miss less than a good dog.  Who else acts like you are the greatest thing in the world every time you walk in the door?  Maybe that is why the good Lord gave us such wonderful animals...to teach us how to love and treat one another.

Y'all have a good night, and may your morning meal have Grits with it!

Dennis

Doug M: Get both dude!

Don: Room looks great and I love that two level G gauge track!

Chuck: Get the windchimes up?  How about your locomotive sign for the yard?

No lawn work here today - rained like the Dickens.  Dropped off Colorado truck for a service.  Scott Lee HVAC man coming tomorrow between 8 and 12 to service equipment, so took the day off.  Will probably catch up on some dvds and then go wire some lights in the basement.  Friends' daughter birthday party tomorrow night.  Just bought tickets for Spiderman 3 online for Saturday, too!  Man, I can't wait to see that movie!

Just put it out Sunday, Jim.

[wrmcclellan]

Evening all!

Glad to see all are doing well.

Reggie and Doug - buy them all! Let us know how they run!

When we had our previous dogs put down, the vet gave us a lock of fur and we made a small memorial on the book shelf with a photo of each dog, the last collars they wore, and the envelopes with the lock of fur. It is in my home office where I see them almost every day.

[Anonymous]

Now don't anyone one take offense to this......

But, speaking about burying stuff, I've been rattlin on for 4 months about an elevated track and my foam room.  So I take pictures and post them on a new thread, reference it in a previous post.  AND what happens ???   No one even notices......

So I am givin you all one more chance, (then I'll post it here) so the post is "Foam Room and Elevated Shelf"  look at the d---- pictures 

I know i'm new here but what am I chopped liver?   I was the first to post....its very nice..i really liked it..makes me want to do the same in a room in my house....

Seriously, we always did the same as most have indicated wrap the dog in a cloth and bury about 2 -3 feet deep.

Havn't heard from Doug dagrump, wonder if he took the laptop on his trip to FLA.? 

[dbaker48]

OK.... You guys get a reprieve !  I won't post those same pics on the pot.  You're lucky I'm such a forgiving pacifist.  

Yep, that orange car behind the General is the G Scale track cleaning car.  And those are currently static displays for now.  They will be running soon!  I have been looking a various landscapes, scenery and buildings to put up as a background, and also some items for a "foreground between the two tracks."

Had a scare this evening.  Took some steamers down to the club for a photo shoot.  Intention was to use the round house and turntable area.  It is quite typical of most turntables, it doesn't work, and doesn't even have power to the track any longer.  Well, someone decided to fix it and apply power to the track so some lighted cars could be parked in the air.  Now the track is not weathered but has so much corrosion that current or voltage doesn't even regiser.  So what do we do?? Put the NEW Mikado on the turntable, and thentry to reposition it a little by moving it forward.  You guessed it .... all of sudden there is power, sparks fly and smoke appears under  the tender.Got it off the track but was definiely concerned.  Esp. regarding the smoke.  Get the unit hom and surpisingly it still works.  I was fortunate that the CHP (Calif. Highway Patrol), was not out or paying attention.  As soon as I got it home put it right on the track.  Needless to say, it won't be anytime soon that the 'good" engines go back. 

Other than the Ohizo Boyz don't hear much about other clubs, do many of you get involved with them, and if so do you have any problem running on the "community" layout ?

Late here so turning off the lights and unpluging the pot till tomorrow.    

[John Bakeer]

fife, we have a chunky chocolate(candy) named Yorkie Bar.

Another fine warm day here in sunny Stockport, taking SWWBO to Chatsworth to buy a spatter screen I saw last time.

Have a nice day all. Not forgetting The Chief.

[mitchelr]

Morning to all. Supposed to be partly sunny today with a high of about 68.

Still crazy at work. Today is the interview for the new school, I have been preparing for the interview.  Hope it goes well.  Should know something next Wednesday when the Board meets.

The Mrs. is in FL with her sisters and brothers. Talked to her last night, she could barely speak for laughing.  Glad she is having a good time. 

Take care.

Mitch 

[Frank53]

seeing as how this is page #265 of this thread;

and (5 x 53) = 265;

I am compelled to post on this page.

[Jumijo]

Good morning from New England.

I mowed the lawn for the first time this season last night. And since the twins turn 4 on Sunday, I trimmed a giant 4 into the grass.

The other night I took apart a perfectly good 2018 to clean an excessive amount of grease from the motor. I also installed some fiberglass insulation under the smoke element and added new brushes. Last night I put it all back together and put it on the track. Nothing. No light. No e-unit hum. Nothing. So I'm figuring I did something to the e-unit...If I can't fix it, good old Dr. Tinker can. Or maybe I'll send it to Keith, my grits hating OTTS brother.

Our 2055 drew service last night and pulled a long passenger consist. Our new RS-3 continues to impress me. For a cheapie $80 locomotive, it really runs and pulls well!

Dennis, you will be in my thoughts today. I just heard Elvis sing Ol' Shep on the radio Sunday morning, and every time I hear it, it makes me think of my dog's passing. 

Jim 

[rtraincollector]

Thats why they say if it ain't broke don't fix it. Oh well we all have done it. It may be just a wire came loose or check to see if you have any cracked wires.

[cheapclassics]

Good morning all,

It is supposed to cloudy and cooler today, but it was sunny on the drive into work in SE Indiana with temps in the 60s today.  I watched "Lost" and did weights last night.  Jimtrumpie, I thought it was a good show last night, and it was nice not having flashbacks.  At least we know Penny is still looking for Desmond.  I start outdoor soccer practice tonight, weather permitting.  Also, does anybody here have any tips on how to stay awake during a girls' softball game?  I told "my" soccer girls I would attend one of their other sports events, and the ones on the softball team have a home game tonight.  Maybe it will get rained out?!?!   Time to send the dining car to "Points East".  I hope everyone has a good day.

Keep on training,

Mike C. from Indiana

[Anonymous]

The other night I took apart a perfectly good 2018 to clean an excessive amount of grease from the motor. I also installed some fiberglass insulation under the smoke element and added new brushes. Last night I put it all back together and put it on the track. Nothing. No light. No e-unit hum. Nothing. So I'm figuring I did something to the e-unit...If I can't fix it, good old Dr. Tinker can. Or maybe I'll send it to Keith, my grits hating OTTS brother.

I wonder who will post about this... I see rtc already did... someone from further South maybe?

So last night I set up my test track and placed the 0-8-0 on the rails... fired her up and sure enough sounds are all messed up... calling Lionel Tech Support tonight... maybe even put the smoking caboose on the rails while I'm on the phone with them... maybe it needs some work too...

Wife got home last night, made dinner for her (out of salad stuff so just BBQ chicken and fries), then headed to Lowes to use her coupon.  Stopped by the exterior door counter and asked the fella how much to have exterior door installed along with storm door... his response, 'we have to go out and measure first'... WT....? It's a standard 36" door, looks just like the one behind his head!  He says, 'not all standard doors are the same width.'  WT....?  Standard <> standard? So we have to spend $35.00 to have a guy measure a door that I already had measured...   So wife decides we are going to get the new door handle and dead bolt for front door and new hardware for back door and garage door.  I had the guy rekey the front dead bolt and back door dead bolt so 1 key will open all 3 doors... $10.00 to rekey the dead bolts - wife thinks it was a waste of money. Then we pick out the new lights for the outside, need 4 of them, they had 4, got them all.  So we get home and I'm putting the stuff on the workbench and I hear rattling in the one light box... Open the box and take out light... glass all over the inside of the box! So looks like I'm making a run to Lowes to get a new light.

Oh... don't think I've posted any pics of the house...


These are the lights we got... two go by the garage, one by front door, one at back door.


Shutters and front door are going to be painted black...

[Jumijo]

Thats why they say if it ain't broke don't fix it. Oh well we all have done it. It may be just a wire came loose or check to see if you have any cracked wires.

I'm not concerned. Lionel post war locos are easy to fix. I think I might have loosened a wire putting the shell back on. The metal bar that holds the back of the motor in the shell passes right next to the e-unit's wires. Doh! Call me Dr. Tinkle! We have plenty of other trains to run.To be honest, the e-unit has been slightly problematic in the past. It sometimes refused to cycle and would run in forward only at times. And the dirt and gunk was so bad, I really needed to clean the motor.

Jim 

 

[Anonymous]

seeing as how this is page #265 of this thread;

and (5 x 53) = 265;

I am compelled to post on this page.

Hopefully we're still on page 265...

Frank, you've stalled out on us!  I'm interested to find out what refinements to your scenery you are making, and what you've decided to do with your troublesome switch... 21 days since you've updated your construction thread!  <someone is going through Frank53 layout withdrawl>

[Frank53]

That's very kind of you Brett.

Unfortunately, I am a busy guy, and have done very little in the last few weeks. I think I am partially decompressing from the effort put forth in anticipation of my sister's visit.

On top of that I am overwhelmed with work. I took on a new PR client in the past month and it is a very intense effort, as they are having some public perception issues. Forty billable hours last month just on them. Trying to squeeze forty extra hours into an already full workload has had me working around the clock for quite a while.

on top of that - I went into teh train room last nite, only to discover "I WUZ ROBBED!"

Still trying to figure out who the culprit is . . .

[Jumijo]

Frank old buddy,

Is your new client MTH?! 

I think Lionel has decided to move production over seas in your layout's world. Look for a WalMart or Home Depot on the former Lionel factory site in the near future! 

Jim 

[laz 57]

HI GIZ,

  39 and cool to get to 69.

22 days o school left, can't wait.

Happy Friday Eve!

Prom day tomorrow so we are off from school, going to do yard work and get mulch 8 loader scoops.  For flower beds.

Rock on,

laz57 

 

 

[Anonymous]

Frank,
No problem... was just rousing ya, kind of...

BTW - Thanks for helping me with my public perception problem... I really didn't think it would take that much effort to avoid 'bimmer gate'!  The check is in the mail! 

Laz,
You get the day off for Prom?  WOW!  Wish I was in school now-a-days... seems kids get lots of time off... what do parents with kids in school do when the kids don't have school?  I'm being serious because the wife is starting the 'we need little ones' talk!

[Jumijo]

...what do parents with kids in school do when the kids don't have school?  I'm being serious because the wife is starting the 'we need little ones' talk!

The wife's father "watches" the kids, and when you get home, the whole house is turned upside down and trashed beyond recognition while he reads a cooking magazine and eats all your snacks. At least that's how it is with us.

Sooner or later, Brent, every wife starts talking that trash. Stall it as long as you possibly can.

Jim