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Posted by sir james I on Monday, December 17, 2007 7:59 PM
banilla's good w/a spoon of hot fudge and some peanuts. Brutus I may have bought the mate to your hogwarts coach. Went to E last nite and bid on the baggage coach with 30 minutes left and no bids.Got up this morn and it was mine$19.99.it was the only bid. There's some on now at lower bids but not over yet.  Sir James

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Posted by Brutus on Monday, December 17, 2007 7:47 PM
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Just got back from diet  meeting lost 5 pounds for a total of 45ish pounds in 2 months oh yeaApprove [^] Doc talking about changing dose of blood pressure med now.

Congratulations, CSXect!  It's going to be in the 40's later this week in St. Louis too.  Need to go down and play on the layout some more, but maybe tomorrow night...  Going on a field trip with son's school class Friday to the art museum.  It's a morning trip, but might sign him out and hit a couple hobby stores for supplies.

Banilla?

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Posted by CSXect on Monday, December 17, 2007 6:40 PM

Just got back from diet  meeting lost 5 pounds for a total of 45ish pounds in 2 months oh yeaApprove [^] Doc talking about changing dose of blood pressure med now.

 

will be in the 40's for awhile here soon if the weather man is not wrong.

 

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Posted by mitchelr on Monday, December 17, 2007 6:22 PM

Evening to all. Haven't checked in lately.  Been riding the eercise ike for 30 minutes each AM which is cutting down on forum time.  Very busy with work ,etc.  Like LAZ,  the storm  was a bust here in G'burg except for some ice.  We lost our big lilac bush (tree), the ice split it into about 6 or 7 pieces.  When things dry out,  and I have some time, I'll have to cut it up and shred the branches that will go through the chipper shredder.  Maybe Saturday or one day next week.   I also have to fill the firewood ring on the porch. We like to have a fire in the fireplace over the holidays.  Most days it is dark when I get home, so chores have to wait.  I also need to get shopping done for the Mrs.  Maybe I will go shopping after work tomorrow.  The Mrs. is complaining that i have not given her ideas for Christmas presents.  I have sort of decided that I really don't need a lot more rolling stock or engines right now.  I can't even display what I have.  I need to make time over the holidays to get out into the layout room and do some clean up and finish up some restoration projects that I started last Spring. 

Things are going well with the school.  Been so busy with other school stuff too.  They were supposed to be starting the terazzo floors today. I will have to check when I am there tomorrow.

Hope everyone stays warm and cozy.  Brrr. It is chilly here.

Mitch 

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Posted by cnw1995 on Monday, December 17, 2007 5:36 PM
Nick, did the inspector pass everything?

Boy, Raleigh, that Orient Express engine looks fantastic - even if the photos in the MTH catalog were of an HO one.

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, December 17, 2007 5:33 PM
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RaleighTrainFan, you got there too late.  We wipped out the great bargins.  Now if Jerry has not sold it all, so outstanding psot war stuff Miss Edna got from a guy.  Several boxes full.  I know he sold a ABA New York Central set.  The passenger cars were still there.  Had generator car with black fule tank [rarest] valued at over $100 [with power pole].  Almost bought it but she told me my Lionel NS SD40-2 with Legacy is coming in this week.  Rocket launching box car, rocket launching  car with several rockets, track cleaning car and others.  Might want to check it out.


This was my best ever train show as far as bargins.
 

 Good night all.

 

I will, thanks. But a little voice keeps saying - Russian Decapod, Russian Decapod. Big Smile [:D]

AND - my wife gave the tentative OK to this OR the Orient Express engine last night. So....

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Posted by dougdagrump on Monday, December 17, 2007 4:01 PM

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To those who have decided to make use of "The Sugar Cookie Recipe", by making use of said recipe the provider is henceforth not responsible for weight gain nor new wardrobe expenses as a result of excessive consumption of said recipe. Laugh [(-D] Hope ya'll like them, they're one of my favorites. Chef [C=:-)]

Taking a break from workin' on the Christmas cars for this friday, think I might end up with so much weight that I will have to use a triple header docksider lash-up. The Christmas docksider in the lead of course. Big Smile [:D]

Looks like Mayor McChief did well at the train show, the only thing I've ever gotten at the shows out here are sore feet from all the walking. 

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Posted by Nick12DMC on Monday, December 17, 2007 3:28 PM

Evening all,

Bought all the timber for the layout today. Went with 3/4" ply for the top with 9mm sundeala board on top of that. Sundeala is the UK version of Homosote. Its not cheap though at £34 a 8"X4" sheet. But if a jobs worth doing...

Frame is going to be from 3" x 2" pine. Got all that cut to length tonight. Posted some pics in "photo fun". Legs are going to be 2" Stainless Steel tube with adjustable feet.  

Hope everyones had a good day.

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Posted by kpolak on Monday, December 17, 2007 2:44 PM

 ChiefEagles wrote:
Afternoon from the two holer.  Meeting and lunch over.  Back to the house.  Just stopped by to read emails and etc.  Mayor's Assoc. Christmas party tonight in downtown Raleigh.  Later

Afternoon!

Ran trains for the 4 and 5 yo down the street.  Boy those kids have a lot of energy, and an inversly proportional attention span!  They loved dumping the presents, and the horn!  Presents dumped every time!

Chief:  Is that a party like the Doc's have where everyone's name tag just says Mayor?  Laugh [(-D]

Bride made sure I added smoke in the 2025 for the company...Hhmmmmm...strange question from her...She came home with a few brown paper bags...saying it was my Christmas present...and not to look.  Maybe it's a Legacy System!  I sure hope not...I'll need to buy a new engine!

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Posted by ChiefEagles on Monday, December 17, 2007 12:43 PM
 Sturgeon-Phish wrote:

Chief-Quite a haul! Nice stuff even if it does come an orange and blue boxWink [;)]

Jim

Better than those purple or yellow boxes. Whistling [:-^]

Afternoon from the two holer.  Meeting and lunch over.  Back to the house.  Just stopped by to read emails and etc.  Mayor's Assoc. Christmas party tonight in downtown Raleigh.  Later

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Posted by Sturgeon-Phish on Monday, December 17, 2007 11:56 AM

Afternoon all,

Got off work this morning and took a napSleepy [|)], just got and trying to adjust to "normal" waking hours.  Two cups of joe but may need more.  I'm going to get the Frankiln around the tree before I go out to work on the garage.  Then I may be more alert.  Ice is off the trusses so I won't be fighting gravitityShock [:O]

Doug-You're welcome.  The studying for the deaconate has been challenging and rewarding. 

Chief-Quite a haul! Nice stuff even if it does come an orange and blue boxWink [;)]

Congrats Jim on being published!!!!! Bow [bow]

Thanks Don for the heads up

CSXect-Good luck on the weigh in

Been a lot of activity at the bird feeder, there is even a small hawk that takes advantage of the songbirds eating. 

More coffee,

May God bless

Jim

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Posted by CSXect on Monday, December 17, 2007 11:28 AM

Just got back from a trip Down town Columbus to the Hunnington Bank to see thier display and sign up for a drawing for one of two LGB set they are giving away. Very cold downtown.

Good afternoon everyone it is cold everywhere today.

found out that I have some 2x4's laying around that I can use to build benchwork withThumbs Up [tup] I have some left over particle board from when I had a roof over poarch and carport built maybe enough to cover an 8x16 area which is just about the size I can  build and still have room for weightbench and a couch and two walls to use for display shelves.

Get weighed in tonight well post update on loss/gain tonight.

Anyone play the megamillions?? it is up to 163 million

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Posted by Wes Whitmore on Monday, December 17, 2007 9:53 AM

Good morning fellas.  I have been running some trains lately.  Almost 3 times a day I go down there for 10 to 15 minutes.  My son insists that we go down before we go to the baby sitters, and as soon as we get home, and right before bed.  It's great.  He just watches the trains go around and around, and sometimes takes control.  He might adjust the speed a little, or turn the bell on, or honk the horn.  It looks like he actually knows what he is doing sometimes...

The neighbor's 3 year old girl came over for pizza last night.  She likes to crank the throttle all the way up, which is fine for the MTH, but not good for the Lionel Alaska set.  It can't go that fast without falling off the 0-31 corners, and I couldn't slow it down in time.  It fell off the upper level, but no damage done.  I'm just glad she enjoyed it!

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Posted by cnw1995 on Monday, December 17, 2007 9:21 AM
Good morning from a freezing and grey Crystal Lake where I can't believe it didn't get online yesterday - too busy clearing snow from the neighbors and others I drove 'round to help after church. The bride successfully returned from Iowa with an Atlas switch tower for me!

I spent a quiet evening cleaning up the layout from the weekend's trackwork, and swapping James and Percy - so P now runs his freight through the tunnel under Mt Seaman and J runs the express on the center track. P can drill an interchange track with a run around - but without a front coupler, he'll just be pushing the troublesome trucks.

Doug, can you email me your cookie recipe?

Jerry, glad to have you drop in. Sounds like you had a fun summer and fall.

Jim S-F, thank you for sharing the interesting stuff about acolytes.

Chief, what a wonderous haul at that train show !! Can't wait to see your photos. I am jealous.

Mel, that's great news about the trolley - my Western Hobbycraft ones run the same way - F/Neutral/R. But I don't run them automatically so it doesn't matter.

Brutus, I'm glad you will be able to fix the HogEx car -- I watched the Order of Phoenix movie on Sat night and enjoyed the HogEx shots - the youngest and I also watched the Narnia movie with a great GWR train pulled by Bailey Manor. I love the old Godzilla movies - he's always wrecking a train.  Like John Allen, we always have a dinosaur to help us move cars in the yard.

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Posted by anjdevil2 on Monday, December 17, 2007 9:05 AM

Mel has given y'al the weather....sooooo

Been really busy.  Work been nutso, customers and inventory.  Took 3 weeks, finally got Chrsitmas decorating out of the way, tree up House lit, trains & trolley running!!!  I'll post pictures later today.  After being warm, like Mel sez, it's a little nippy.  The women folk are flying up to NJ tomorrow PM, so I'll get a few days peace & quiet with my son.  Probably go Christmas shopping with the daughter tonight then they're off.

(cnw1995)DOUGIE!!  You'll like the Atlas O trolley, the bride loves it...so I guess I can keep it.  The only this is that it run like a engine F/N/R, and there is no switch, which I think is odd.  A minor point to be sure, but it runs GREAT!!!  You'll love yours!!!!

Rich

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Posted by sir james I on Monday, December 17, 2007 8:07 AM

GOOD MORNING,

I'm up, almost all schools closed,main roads clear and safe with common sense. Neighborhood streets not done yet. The only plans for today are to stay home so I will check back later,

Sir James

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Posted by cheapclassics on Monday, December 17, 2007 7:51 AM

Good mornning all,

It is cold in SE Indiana with temps in the 20s.  Yesterday all the events that were scheduled were canceled so we had a quiet day at home.  I did do some of the housework and went to church.  Church was not very full, either.  Yesterday had bacon and biscuits on the dining car, but just the usual fare this morning.  Lucas had his girlfriend over for a little while last night and the four of us played board games.  I hope everyone has a good day.

Keep on training,

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, December 17, 2007 7:33 AM
Fife - I'm still around... just barely.

Got the dental molding hung in the Master Bathroom yesterday.  Have to remove some grout and regrout the shower tonight, then reseal tomorrow.  Hopefully that will be the last of the grout work!  Replaced 1 of 2 closet door knobs yesterday... the second one didn't have holes in the trim plate! Banged Head [banghead] So its back to Lowes for another exchange!

Got the trees decorated on Saturday, also made the loop under the family room tree a little bigger (replace O36 curves with O45), the Christmas Passenger cars look a lot nicer on O45 instead of O36... which makes me wonder about O27!  There is no overhang at all on the O36 curves, but the 4-4-0 General pulls better around the O45 curves, could be that it is a bit underpowered to pull 5 passenger cars.

Anyhoo... laid the christmas layout out on the carpet Friday night.  WAY too big.  Needs to be 5.5 x 7.5 and it came out at 7 x 9!  Not sure what I did wrong.
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Posted by Blueberryhill RR on Monday, December 17, 2007 7:22 AM

Good Morning from Blueberryhill....

It is cold. 20 degrees with a wind chill to 10. No new snow today. We have about 2 inches on the ground.

Today is busy. Getting company this weekend. I have a couple of projects to work on and the normal chores to do. No time for trains today.

Dining car is here and it's time for breakfast.. Later.

Y'all have a great Monday.

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Posted by RRCharlie on Monday, December 17, 2007 7:22 AM

33 in Jacksonville, FLORIDA this morning. Another bout of freezing temperatures tonight. Has any one else read the report on CoilCouplers about MTH holdong up payments to foreign suppliers? Supposed to delay Lionel shipments. Don't understand the logic.

Mel Hazen; Jax, FL

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Posted by ChiefEagles on Monday, December 17, 2007 7:12 AM
Clear and cold.  LAZ, read the thread on Legacy.  Got Town meeting with County Fire Officials about a ladder truck.  Off to play with Legacy.  God bless.

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Posted by A&Y Ry on Monday, December 17, 2007 5:53 AM

Good morning from the North Carolina High Country.

15F, snow stopped about midnight but still windy and chill factor----BRrrrrr.... Only around 4-5" of snow but frozen sleet under it----slick and time for old retired farts to stay by the fireplace.  

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Posted by laz 57 on Monday, December 17, 2007 5:34 AM

HI GIZ,

  Well got up at 430, took dog for walk, jumped on treadmill started my run and the phone rings.  2 hr. delay,  YEA!!!! Principal friend calls and says lots o trees down on backs roads cause of 40 mph winds last nite.  Got workout done.

 Can't wait to get LEGACY.

  CHIEF, did you run it yet?  How bout a report?

B safe.

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Posted by John Bakeer on Monday, December 17, 2007 3:56 AM

Good morning from a frosty Stockport. Shivering   

Jim , They've just premiered a new St Trinnians movie Pissed,  don't know much about it, don't go to cinemas anymore, they're too noisy. Took a DB meter into one during the 70s, recorded 105 DBA, the maximum allowed in a factory is 84 DBA at 100 significant hearing damage occurs.

 Waxy 

The Hogwarts sounds like a cheapy if it can't take a few knocks, won't last long in a childs care.

 Elf 

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Posted by sir james I on Sunday, December 16, 2007 9:31 PM
Brutus- congrats on the "E" buy, a lot of things with overcharged shipping have been running on the high side so you did ok. past my bed time or close so i'll just say goodnite Chewy. I'll check back in the AM.   Sir James

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Posted by ChiefEagles on Sunday, December 16, 2007 9:20 PM

RaleighTrainFan, you got there too late.  We wipped out the great bargins.  Now if Jerry has not sold it all, so outstanding psot war stuff Miss Edna got from a guy.  Several boxes full.  I know he sold a ABA New York Central set.  The passenger cars were still there.  Had generator car with black fule tank [rarest] valued at over $100 [with power pole].  Almost bought it but she told me my Lionel NS SD40-2 with Legacy is coming in this week.  Rocket launching box car, rocket launching  car with several rockets, track cleaning car and others.  Might want to check it out.


This was my best ever train show as far as bargins.
 

 Good night all.

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Posted by Brutus on Sunday, December 16, 2007 8:51 PM

Sir James - wifey bought a bunch of treats at Costco, so we'll make a big platter and come over to your place - understand about sore backs too well!

Laz -Pile up!  Oh well, glad all were saved!  Hey, I just did a search on ebay and won the same car I creamed for $19.50 when I found it with like 1 minute to go!  So, I'll have some extra parts anyway!  Usually I get sniped, so didn't feel too bad!  Now I'm in a quandry though cause they have that thomas set for 135 and it would sure look nice with that HWX, Brit Fantasy Railways - Laugh [(-D]

I think Godzilla will have to be incorporated into my next layout after Christmas somehow!

RIP Chewy - best dog I ever had.

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Posted by laz 57 on Sunday, December 16, 2007 8:22 PM

HI GIZ,

  Well just as I said BIG FIZZLE of a storm.  Cleaned up driveway and neighbor ladies driveway only about a half inch o ice.

  Put up CHRISTMAS TREE with wife and dog.

  Ran trains for an hour and a half.  BIG PILE UP TONITE, my WEAVER 0-8-0 went out of control and wiped out mt WN Challenger.  Oh well, first one in a while. DA!

  JERRY, welcome back.

  BRUTUS, keep on keeping on.  Especially with them GODZILLA Movies they are great.

  CHIEF, GREAT BYES way to GO!!!!!

B safe,

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Posted by sir james I on Sunday, December 16, 2007 8:15 PM

EVENING ALL,

Brutus not the Hogwarts"

I got the snow cleared for me and my next door neighbor lady, Offical snow 9",my driveway and walk alot more than that. Can't get a good measure, too much blowing.Most of the roads are still snow covered for the same reason but drivers are out and about.Many schools already anounnced closings. It's the wind,most times things would be on there way back to normal by now.

My back is hurting from my outdoor exercise so settled in to watch the lions game,ten minutes later I knew that was a goner. So no trains after all just watched TV and rested my back. Still have banilla & chocolate ice cream if you like snow stop by.,,,,,Sir james

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, December 16, 2007 7:21 PM

I attended that same train show in Raleigh and for the first time ever bought nothing. There just wasn't anything that appealed to me. Plus, I gained huge credits with my wife for showing up empty handed from the train show.

Also, I am saving my money for a significant engine purchase. I very nearly bought a PW ATSF switcher (622?) that was priced at $100. However, that's $100 that can't go toward a Russian Decapod in ACL or the ACL 0-6-0, and I have a surplus of $100 engines as matters stand.

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