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

[A&Y Ry]

My spouse and me have been enjoying some of Master Gardener Lisa's fresh Corn[on cob w/butter and salt], her tomatos and soon Barbara will fix my favorite, fried squash. Cucumbers and Onions soaked in vinegar with ample pepper is my appetizer.

Don't get no better but trip to Dentist Friday for more bone grafts will put a stop to my feasting. Back to apple sauce, soup and ice cream.

[sir james I]

I did warn the chief to vote twice,  there could be a write in voter

[Anonymous]

  

Is Jim A on permanent vacation?

Lisa

No, Lisa, but my mind is!

Jim

Glad to have you back Jim... we tried to contain the Roseyville Rascal as long as possible, but it appears no one else wanted to run against him for mayor and he only needs one vote... so it looks like he will win in a landslide!

[sir james I]

Kurt,

YOU ARE getting the rain,WE haven't had 1 drop of rain.

For awhile I thought I'd been banned but couldn't think of any reason why. I could get the home page the subscribe pages but not this. Its working now. I bought reg. gas this AM for $2.89 lowest I've seen for awhile. Oh well guess I'll run a train or two, wife won't be home until after 5. Coffees fresh.............Sir James

[kpolak]

Don't know whats wrong....Downloading forum reeeeally slow. Hope I can get back later.  James

It must be all the rain we're getting today...finally!

Jim A:  Welcome back!  So how was your vacation?

Doug:  Hope the eye is healing nicely!

Kurt

[dbaker48]

Doug - Thanks for posting the link to the Chicago Sun article.  Maybe when this does finally settle, we will be wishing it didn't.

Lisa - Envious over your corn harvest, Sure miss the corn boils...

 

 

[Jumijo]

  

Is Jim A on permanent vacation?

Lisa

No, Lisa, but my mind is!

Jim

[csxt30]

Good Afternoon Everyone !!  Been working a lot of overtime lately. Dbl. shift yesterday & then extra hrs. on the regular job. Been catching up on the last bunch of pages I misssed. Saw some references to The Puke yard & shortline RR , CSX !!   That was good Chief !!  I liked the N&S pollution picture better !! The truth shall prevail !!

Well, now to get ready for back to work again !

Hope all have a nice day !!

Thanks, John

 

[Anonymous]

Don't know whats wrong....Downloading forum reeeeally slow. Hope I can get back later.  James

Was bad for me too... they seem to have fed the mice and replaced the dead ones...

[sir james I]

Don't know whats wrong....Downloading forum reeeeally slow. Hope I can get back later.  James

[cnw1995]

I think Jim A has the rest of this week off too. That's a lot of nice corn, Lisa. Not too many sweet corn stands around here anymore.

[Anonymous]

JIM F - Yep - the corn did stand back up - well most of it.  Pulled about 5 dozen ears yesterday.  Froze about 4 doz. for my Mom and gave another dozen to my 91 yr old neighbor.

Another 0.5 in of rain over night.  Clody and more predicted for today. 

Is Jim A on permanent vacation?

Lisa

[cnw1995]

Good morning from a coolish Chicago where I read all about the Lionel-MTH lawsuit(s) in the Chicago Tribune.  Nice summary - the paper notes this has been going on longer than it took to build the transcontinental railroad, along with the usual quotes about the hobby dying off. I think you can read this if you wish:  http://www.chicagotribune.com/services/newspaper/premium/printedition/Tuesday/chi-toytrains_tuejul24,0,5382196.story

[kpolak]

Chuck #3:  Earlier you said something about putting a sound deadener on your bridge.  What did you use?

Ooops.  Furniture delivery is here.

Kurt

[sir james I]

Good Morning To All,

70 and lite overcast with the sun shining thru.Showers possible, don't believe them anymore. I'm just starting my day and will have to see how it goes. Fresh coffee on the way.

                                                                      Sir James

[laz 57]

Hi GIZ,

  65 and cool but humid, got about 1/16 of an inch last nite of rain.  Not much but it was wet.  Ran a short 4 miler this morning not bad just took in the sites.  Got to finish up putting last pieces of molding on shower, then await the shower doors.

KURT, good job with the girls in tow.

All have a good one.

laz57

[Blueberryhill RR]

Good Morning from Blueberryhill....

It is a cloudy 59 degrees. Going up to 78, today, with a chance of rain, later this afternoon. Need some sunshine.

Today, I am driving up to Cambridge, to do the weekly grocery shopping.  This is one job that is no fun. Gas prices have stayed around 3 dollars a gallon. Food prices have gone up too, probably for the same reason.

No time for trains today. Maybe tomorrow. I need to start putting ballast on th new upper level. I don't know whether to put ballast on the blue bridge or not. Have to think about that.

Sure is quiet on the Coffee Pot lately. Wonder why ??

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

Y'all have a great Wednesday.

Chuck

[cheapclassics]

Good morning all,

IIABSDISEI with temps in the 80s again.  We won the first round last night 4-2.  It was a hard fought game and we played very well.  The other team only scored on set plays, once on a kickoff(!) and once on a penalty kick late in the game.  Each team only had 12 players and our sub had some bad ankles so I wound up playing about 40 minutes.  I was part of a nice "1-2" play that set up one of the scores so it was a good evening for me as well.  We play again tonight for the chance to play in the championship game next Wednesday. 

Just the regular fare on the dining car this morning for "Points East".  I hope everyone has a good day.

Keep on training,

Mike C. from Indiana

[CSXect]

CSXect - congrats on the new job!  Didn't you have a computer job before?

 

Yes I had a IT assistant posistion that lasted about 6 weeks 2 weeks longer than the contract was for I mostly accepted that job to"try" out and sharpen my computer skills as a learning experience and some extra change in my pocket. This microfilm job is more permanet and I will switch from 5 4 hour days to 3 8 hour days a week this way I will have 2 days in the week to take care of business and have a weekend as well. This is a far cry from 40+ hours(10 to 12hours a day in the week and 8 to 10 hours on Saturday and Sunday at XEROX. The important thing is that I like the job and I am not stressing out on a daily basis over the job

 

[mitchelr]

If you do spend the night, I highly recommend the South Branch Inn just outside Romney.  Treat yourself to the Suite.  A little pricey but that jacuzzi bathtub with all those mirrors...woooaaawooooaaawooooo!!!

Fife - you're killin' me...you tryin' to make me go blind... nightmare city...me in a jacuzzi tub with mirrors.  Yikes.  My eyes would fall out.

Mitch 

[kpolak]

Kurt, I hope they run it again. Ferrari is my favorite car company. My dream car is a Ferrari 250 GTO. I LOVE those cars. I would live out of it........not really.

Colin:  It was a show called Ultimate Factories, sorry it was on the National Geographic Channel.  It aired July 5, and 6, but I couldn't find any other information, and the Ferrari plant does not appear on the video for sale.  It wouldn't provide any information on air dates in August, so just keep checking.  The Harley Davidson factory episode was also worth watching.

Kurt

PS Sign me up for an Enzo.

[Anonymous]

Fife - Sounds good, see you then!  I'm not 100% sure on Timonium either... I too need York fundage, and with school and all the work to do on the house, I will probably pass... plus it will be less of a temptation to buy! Looking forward to seeing what you come up with... 'island' train layouts aren't my forte!

Colin - keep me posted.  I will definitely show if I can.  I may even bring the 491 so we can compare it to the 490...  BTW - nicest Porche I ever saw was on the German Autobahn in 1990... it was a 959 (I think, it was the one that they weren't able to run the car stateside).

[sir james I]

Jim F.

Would you ask your wife to tell me how HP ends? Everyone wanted to know and now no one is saying.strange.

No trains today did read about half of CTT.Reviews are next. The favorite train store is getting ready for the NMRA conv. as three of MTH people will be at the store Fri. evening. I'm going to help them during the day but may leave in the late afternoon. depends if people are buying or just there to look. I will stay if i am needed, guess I can handle a day of work as long as it doesn't interfere with my getting old.                    Sir James

[tmcc man]

Kurt, I hope they run it again. Ferrari is my favorite car company. My dream car is a Ferrari 250 GTO. I LOVE those cars. I would live out of it........not really. Here are pix of it: http://www.seriouswheels.com/def/Ferrari-250-GTO-Side.htm

http://www.seriouswheels.com/def/Ferrari-250-GTO-F-Top.htm

Thats the exact one that I would love to have, minus the No. 11 on the side.

Fife, plans aren't finalized yet........there is no date set yet.

And for anyone else who likes Ferrari, check this video out:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iItzJc-NHI4

 

I'm a Porsche guy. They need commercials to sell Ferraris?  (Just messing with ya ) My favorite is the 250GTO.

I like Porsches too. I really like the Carrera GT Gemballa Mirage edition. Yea, I have expensive taste. It's good to dream! A little Ferrari thrown in, along with some Lamborghini, Audi (the R8, and RS4 in particular), Mercedes, and BMW. 

[Blueberryhill RR]

Colin....Personally, I prefer the Ferrari Testerosa. Although, I only have two of them, I find them just as well made as Buckeye's Duesenberg.

Chuck

Chuck do you really have two? That is my uncle's favorite car. I would also love to have the Ferrari F40, the first street legal car to meet 200mph, and then there's the Ferrari 360 Challenge Stradale.

I'm sorry, to have to admit, that I do not. I was just teasing with you. I would sure like to. I enjoyed your video.

BUT.....Buckeye has a Duesenberg. That's a fact.

Chuck

[lionel2986]

Kurt, I hope they run it again. Ferrari is my favorite car company. My dream car is a Ferrari 250 GTO. I LOVE those cars. I would live out of it........not really. Here are pix of it: http://www.seriouswheels.com/def/Ferrari-250-GTO-Side.htm

http://www.seriouswheels.com/def/Ferrari-250-GTO-F-Top.htm

Thats the exact one that I would love to have, minus the No. 11 on the side.

Fife, plans aren't finalized yet........there is no date set yet.

And for anyone else who likes Ferrari, check this video out:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iItzJc-NHI4

 

I'm a Porsche guy. They need commercials to sell Ferraris?  (Just messing with ya ) My favorite is the 250GTO.

[tmcc man]

Colin....Personally, I prefer the Ferrari Testerosa. Although, I only have two of them, I find them just as well made as Buckeye's Duesenberg.

Chuck

Chuck do you really have two? That is my uncle's favorite car. I would also love to have the Ferrari F40, the first street legal car to meet 200mph, and then there's the Ferrari 360 Challenge Stradale.

[Blueberryhill RR]

Colin....Personally, I prefer the Ferrari Testerosa. Although, I only have two of them, I find them just as well made as Buckeye's Duesenberg.

Chuck

[cnw1995]

Greetings from my class where everyone is working on their websites so I can browse the forum from the big podium in the front. Jim F, I cheated and read the summary on Wikepedia. I stopped reading the series way back when. Jon, great to 'hear' from you. CSXect - I'm happy to hear about your job

[Brutus]

CSXect - congrats on the new job!  Didn't you have a computer job before?

Lisa - look like some nice tomatoes - did your corn stand back up?

Gotta read Harry Potter.  Wife finished it and wants me to finish fast so we can talk about it.  TTFN