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

[Brutus]

Don - that is so funny!  Scary-true and funny at the same time.  No emails back, so I'll mail a check for my switches today.  Still need to play with my new Lionel Lines 0-6-0.  I drove a screw right into my replacement motor last night trying to tap the hole with the screw - went in really fast, right down to the head.  Guess I should not have used my drill driver, but after about 45 minutes turning by hand, I decided it was worth a shot.  Motor wouldn't turn.  Pulled it and the screw actually stripped out and did not tap the motor housing.  Guess it was really cheap steel.  Got a new email off to Jeff today for another one with the proper screws, prefereablly pre-tapped.  Drizzling here today, but the sun is coming out.  Need to get some stuff done around the house - ttfn!

[Anonymous]

Don - Heard they did that same poll in FLA.  They  got almost the same results!  Go figure!

[dbaker48]

Zeke - That is really great.  Again, how could she do it without you, certainly no help from the kids.  Regarding the trains. Remember what Charles sold you for $1, he knew what he was doing.  And he told you he wanted someone to have them that would appreciate them.  This is not a uncommon story, as seen on your other thread.  A lot of us have had similiar gifts.  Me too.

BTW -

The latest telephone poll taken by the California Governor's office, asked whether people who live in California think illegal immigration is a serious problem:

29% of respondents answered: "Yes, it is a serious problem."

71% of respondents answered: "No es una problema seriosa." 

[rtraincollector]

Zeke take the trains not saying this out of greed but it will give you a great memory every time you run them. What your doing for her you can't put a price on and of coarse you would do it for nothing a lot would in your situation but don't look as it as payment look as it as a gift from the 2 of them as she knows he would love you to have them. Weather you helped or not. Just because all you did for them in the end.

[Anonymous]

good morning to all my friends here this fine sat morning I bring,

 

 

 

 

 

i been up all night i cant sleep. Cant help think of charles and mabel. I had dinner with her and we talked and she cried and shes decieded to move to a smaller place. They had a rather large house. So she wants help and I jumped on that of course. So i will be helping her move when the time comes and she wants me to help her lighten the load as she puts it. She told me if i helped her shrink her house down and get her into a smaller place here in town that she would give me all of charles trains, every bit of it. i would do this for nothing i reassured her. I feel bad still and want to help. I dont expect anything. I still dont know if i can accept them. So this next week i will be helping her locate a condo or something like that. She will be selling her home. She said she cant be there without charles, I understand. So i may be busy for awhile. But just know im helping someone out!

 

takin it easy today, gonna drive to a smaller town today near by and watch some fireworks, other then that nothing planned. Gonna run my 4-8-4 later today but thats it!

 

take care everyone

[cnw1995]

Good morning from a sunny and warm Crystal Lake where it is a perfect day for an outdoor birthday party for the youngest - I have my punch-list to prepare - I've also figured out a potential alternative layout for my hand-spun turntable I hope to experiment with later - but we have our town carnival too - that'll probably take precedence.. Fife, there were some good scenes in the L car if I remember that movie correctly. Glad your wife seems to be feeling better, Chuck. Have a good day all!

[Nick12DMC]

  Am I the only one from over the pond?  

LOL..... I wonder if I can pick up that slightly used Navy surplus Submarine off Ebay. I can safely say I have a had enough of rain for a while!

Hope you all have a good (dry & sunny) day

Nick

P.S. I have been holed up in the shed restoring FIL's Seeburg SMC 2 Jukebox he has just bought for the Gamesroom. Status so far: Amplifier-Toast, Computer control unit-signs of life after I found a dry soldered joint but probably need a new one from the States. All lights-Toast, Mech-looks ok, Disco ball-Working!

 

[ChiefEagles]

Mornin' boys. Mornin' ENGLISH.  Cloudy & 70's today in the Mid-Atlantic region.  Got to work at the Heritage Fair today = where toothless, tattooed, big-bellied, shirtless drunkards (and their husbands) spend all day in the beer-garden, while their unattended spawn run loose on the grounds...good times.

Normal bunch of Yankees!!!!! 

Morning all.  Slow mover this AM.  Got to get going and hit Miss Edna's.  Chuck, hope wife is recovering well.  Called Jim A's wife [Mary] and gave her a .  Told her she was 25 and Jim was 55 [almost the truth].  She laughed.  She was weeding the yard while Jim was playing with trains.   John B and Nic [where is the ole boy?], glad to have all the dry humor from over the pond. 

Have a great one. 

[Sturgeon-Phish]

Morning all

Fife-Maybe the fish heard Buckeye was fishing and died of frieght.

Chuck-Glad to here your wife is doing better

It is beautiful in Southern Ohio!  low '70's sunny, and the first Saturday I've not had outside commitments for I don't know how long.  Bride at work, 12 hour shift in Peds.  Looking forward to cutting grass, cleaning up my car, and some training later.  I think I'll start by setting on the back porch and listening to the birds while I do morning prayers.

Take and may God bless

Jim 

[Blueberryhill RR]

Good Morning from Blueberryhill....

It is a beautiful , sunny 60 degrees. Going up to 82 today, with sunshine all day.

I am busy, again, today. Wife is doing better. Slept good last night. She is stiil confined to bedrest. But, she can get up to do the necessary things for herself. I will have to mow grass later. It will be a rest, on the riding mower. No time for trains today. A neighbor friend is cooking up supper today and bringing it up to the house, later. Nice gal. So, I will get some relief from cooking.

Hope Buckeye is having a nice vacation. He owes me a fish dinner.

Dining car was here early, again today. Breakfast was self-serve.

Y'all have a great Saturday.

Chuck

[fifedog]

Mornin' boys. Mornin' ENGLISH.  Cloudy & 70's today in the Mid-Atlantic region.  Got to work at the Heritage Fair today = where toothless, tattooed, big-bellied, shirtless drunkards (and their husbands) spend all day in the beer-garden, while their unattended spawn run loose on the grounds...good times.

Hope I don't lose every fish in the pond.  Geez Louise, 3 more floaters this AM.

[John Bakeer]

  Am I the only one from over the pond?  

[dbaker48]

John - That is a nice Engine !!!!  Let me know if you run out of room, or maybe want to send it on a Break In Excursion.

 Jim - Hope you feel better soon 

[Brutus]

Hi guys - feeling under the weather today.  Stuck it out at work since I'm signed up for Overtime tomorrow, don't want them to think I'm a cheater.  Got my new 0-6-0, but don't feel like running it right now.  Also the PWC boom car, which has the side balance things and locks - very nice!  I have a cheaper version I got a few months ago on Ebay that I'll use for my upcoming diving bell project and I'll put the boom on a loading dock for my sawmill.  Jeff Kane says I need to use the screw to tap the motor holes?  I'll try that.  Picked up some 4-40 screws.  Oh, my buddy at work invited me to go fishing for a weekend - probably in a couple weeks.  He has a cabin next to a lake in Matoun (sp?) IL.  I told hiim I'll buy all the steaks, beer and chips etc.  I'm not sure who's driving yet.

Doug M - sounds like a cool book!  Chuck, glad your wife is home again, keep the meds going - it's harder to get rid of the pain once it has set in than it is to prevent it.  John, that is a sweet locomotive! Is that O31 friendly?  Chief, hope you feel better.  Vinegar and honey and get to bed early, that's Nana's recipe for the New England Crud   Hi to everybody else and hope you had a great day. 

[jefelectric]

Chuck, Hope your wife has a fast recovery.  Sounds like you have your work cut out for you.

Ran the new loco quite a bit this afternoon.  Now to re-lube it.

[fifedog]

Chief - Our local pond and garden center said they could have told me exactly what the problem was with a water sample, but I drained it out.  Algae has been under control.  I think overfeeding was the culprit, plus that hot spell combined to clobber the pH.  Damage is done.  Added 5 cups of pond salt to help.  Pretty much, only the strong will survive.  Fortunately, I spend my big money on choo-choos, instead of koi.

[ChiefEagles]

Afternoon,boys.  Rainy here in the Mid-Atlantic region (finally).  Still losing pond fish (possibly toxicity problem).

Did it turn green earlier?  If so, could be dying algie and that causes oxygen depletion.  Are they coming to the top and gasping for air?[no joke]  Next, feed them grits [not really].  If that, aerate.

Rain all around and only light shower here.   Wife only a few miles from home [back from beach and also Grandson's].  Tired and sleepy and done nothing today.  Still think I have that bug that New England Yankee gave me.  Blame it on him anyway.  He will not be on here until sometime late Monday [gets his internet service].  Later.

[fifedog]

Laz57 - thanks brother.  I may take you up on that, but for now, I wouldn't want to introduce ANYTHING to my pond, until the plague has passed over.

[laz 57]

Afternoon,boys.  Rainy here in the Mid-Atlantic region (finally).  Still losing pond fish (possibly toxicity problem).

Renovo PRR --->.  Somerset County? I'm modeling the CONNELLSVILLE SUBDIVISION.

cnw1995 -Risky Business was on last night and I thought of you (No, you don't remind of Rebecca Demournay...)  There are some great shots of Chicago's L, and let us not forget, Joel Goodson had a Lionel layout downstairs...

FIFE, I got about 300-400 goldfish up here.  If you come up and catch em you can have em.

laz57

[sir james I]

A beautiful afternoon 70's, blue sky, no grits to be found (or try to eat)Ahhh. Picked up my new railking engine today let it run a few laps and spilled smoke fluid all over it. The rubber on the  eyedropper had a hole in it and came out before I reached the stack. while I was there they received some Lionel christmas trains. This is June isn't it? Problem; when people come in at christmas time the favorite items are already gone. It's like trying to find winter clothes in Jan. Enough for now I'll drop by later.    Mich Jim

[fifedog]

Afternoon,boys.  Rainy here in the Mid-Atlantic region (finally).  Still losing pond fish (possibly toxicity problem).

Renovo PRR --->.  Somerset County? I'm modeling the CONNELLSVILLE SUBDIVISION.

cnw1995 -Risky Business was on last night and I thought of you (No, you don't remind of Rebecca Demournay...)  There are some great shots of Chicago's L, and let us not forget, Joel Goodson had a Lionel layout downstairs...

[magicman710]

Pretty good boneyard show last night, I liked it alot. Anybody else watch it?

 

 

 

Grayson

[cnw1995]

I just went next door to buy a new book "The Chicago "L" is a bigger version of one of those Arcadia Publishing books. The Chicago "L" looks like a good read - plenty of interesting photographs of the precursors to, development and growth of, the Chicago Elevated railway. It's even signed by the author, Greg Borzo

[laz 57]

Hi GIZ,

  Nice out today.  To get to 83.  Day off of laz CAMP and also of the bathroom project, wife is doing all the primming/painting.

  No GOLF last nite , went to school and cut all the SWANSTON panels.  Brought them back dry fitted them all is good.

  Didn't watch BONEYARD catch it on a rerun.

  RT and DON B., I don't want to be in a club like that.  Seems like a few always ruin a good thing.

  CHUCK hope MRS.CHUCK is ok.

  TOM, have fun with the OTTS group.

laz57

[spankybird]

Kieth got it right!. This is the 1882 -1982 JLC Hudson. It was bought new in 82 by one of the Musuem members. It has not ever been run. He has it on loan at the museum, so if any of the local boys wish to see it , stop by!

[ChiefEagles]

Morning.  Been busy.  Chunked Norton and downloaded Road Runner's Security.  Got to get my setting right.  Sure is faster than Norton.  So far, so good.  Later.

[cnw1995]

Good morning from a cool and grey Chicago where I am looking forward to an old-fashioned dinosaur-and-trains-themed birthday party-at-home for the five year old and 7 little friends tomorrow.  I may run some trolleys. I have discovered no-one does these anymore.

Tom, that engine looks like it has been dipped in chocolate - can you guess I am hungry?

Welcome Renovo!

[1688torpedo]

 Hello All!   Jim A!   That is a #8210 Joshua Cowen Hudson that Lionel made in 1982 & it came with a 2224 Style Diecast Tender with Smoke ,Whistle,Sound of Steam & Magne-Traction.Some Hudson/Berk expert you are! I thought we taught you better than that. Looks like Tom stumped you. Zeke- The best thing for you to do now is to help out Charles' Widow with her needs & just be around for her. To the new John from Pennsylvania. Can never have too many Yankees here to help keep the Rebels in line. Especially the Exile from New Jersey who now calls Georgia Home! Take Care all.

[Jumijo]

Can anyone guess what engine this is?

 

 

Is it a repainted post war 646/2046/2056 Lionel Hudson? 

[spankybird]

Good Morning All from NE Ohio

where the temp is 70 deg with mostly Clear Blue Skies!

Well we have been on vacation this week and just relaxing around the house and helping at the museum. This week we recieved a great donation. It included, 2243 F3 Santa Fe, GP7 Wabash, GP9 Bulington, #646 Santa Fe Hudson, about 25 pieces of rolling stock, 2 ZW, 1 1033 and much more. The good thing is all the engines run, just needed a little lube.

Tomorrow the OTTS club is heading to Marblehead, Oh to visit Train-O-Rama, then jump south to Bellevelle, Oh to see the Mad River & NKP RR musuem. This should be a great outting. Anyone wishing to join us, should drop me an email!

Can anyone guess what engine this is?