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

[cheapclassics]

Jim,

You have my vote so keep posting!

Keep on training,

Mike C. from Indiana

[Jumijo]

Anyone who takes my posts seriously needs to lighten up. I visit these forums to relax, have fun, and learn a few things. Once in a great while, I post something slightly informative. but that is a rarity. Still, I do find that many people do not share my humor, so I've been posting less to spare them my rapier wit!

Jim 

[cheapclassics]

Good morning all,

To parody the show "24", the following events could have taken place between 5:30 and 5:31 AM this morning:

Lucas:  Dad, where's the sun?

Me:  It's hiding.

Lucas:  What is that falling from the sky?

Me:  In the old days, long before I can remember, I think the oldtimers called it "Rain".

Lucas:  What does it do?

Me:  It makes the ground wet.

Lucas:  Do you think we need to worry?

Me:  No, it could be worse....it could be GRITS!!!

Jim A's comments about posting on the "other" forum reminds me of South Park, "OMG, they killed jaabat's post...you b******s!" 

Seriously (or semi-seriously), we finally got (and are getting) some much needed rain today in SE Indiana with temps in the 80s.  I  finished the class last night, but had a late night.  Hopefully next week will be back to normal.  Sir James I, sometimes we can make several posts without anybody commenting, but I think most of the "regulars" do read every page.  Sometimes we just get too busy to respond to everything and then sometimes even the smallest remark gets lots of attention.  GRITS and Corvairs will definitely get responses.  I had the regualr fare on the dining car before it heads out to "Points East" this morning.  I hope everyone has a good day.

Keep on training,

Mike C. from Indiana 

 

[Blueberryhill RR]

Good Morning from Blueberryhill....

It is a foggy, 56 degrees. Sun is trying to get thru. Going up to 77 today with sunshine. No storms last night Missed us.

Today, I have a few errands to run and then,some work outside. Nothing urgent, but needed to be done. Maybe some train time later.

to Julia.

Good luck today..Buckeye.

The Dining Car just rolled in. Time for breakfast. Later.

Y'all have a great Friday.

Chuck

[anjdevil2]

Lots o' rain thast couple of days, now a nice steambath for the next few ('90's).

jaabat - Happy Birthday to Julia!! 

Mice? Have 2 cats for that! 

Mich Jim - sometimes it feels like your just typing and nobaody reads anything, but I've only doing this for a couple of months and found this bunch to be a great group (even though some of them are Johnny Rebs...).  I get in from time to time and I echo what some of the guys have said.  If your gone a while, there is a lot to catch up on, and sometimes you can forget whats being said and....what was I writing about?

I bought a TV last night, first time in 20 years.  My set lasted this long...I bought a flat screen (tube).  I'll save for a nicer one after Christmas.....this one was only $130!!

Have a good day all, and please remember the Charleston 9. 

[Jumijo]

All this talk of mice! I went down to the train room after the Chief left the other night and saw a little brown mouse on the carpet. I put out some poison pellets and haven't seen or heard of him since!

The Pops were good last night and Julia had a great time. I'm tired this morning though. To bed after midnight and up at 5. Have to mow the lawn tonight for party tomorrow. Will mow a huge number 7 in the grass for my Julia!

The forum is slowing way down! Summer must be upon us.

Chief, I'm not causing any trouble over on OGR. People are posting nice replies after me for a change! Although I did e-mail Jeff Sohn about some painting advice and he never did reply...

Jim 

[mitchelr]

Morning to All

Zeke - thanks for the donuts they were yummy. As for your engine, sometimes it can be a little silly thing.  Have you cleaned the commutator, replaced the brushes, and checked all the wiring good too?  Sometimes a wire can have a short and visually it looks OK.

Thanks to all for the thoughts and comments on my uncle's passing.  The pastor read a poem that my dad found on the internet  "A Soldier Died Today", there was not a dry eye in the house. There was also a military escort that played taps and presented the flag to the family, yet again, not a dry eye in the cemetary.

On Wednesday night, my staff surpised me with a congratulations/farewell dinner.  There was a huge crowd.  Very nice affair, great food and good friends. Since I am a coffee lover and carry a cup of coffee all day, I often "misplace" my coffee cup which puts me in a quandry.  My cup of joe has been left in almost every room in the school and then I have to hunt for it.  As a parting shot, they had everyone bring me their favorite coffee mug.  I've now got three huge boxes of coffee mugs.  I have to figure out some way of displaying the mugs in my new office.  May be I'll put a wall shelf around the top of the room (although I had hoped to put a train up there) or a set of racks with shaker pegs, or a mailbox unit with about 100 slots.  I will have to think on that.  Or maybe they'll go on eBay as a rare collection of coffee mugs for about $25,000.

Have a great day.

Mitch 

 

[Sturgeon-Phish]

Mornin' All

Trying to catch up on posts before going to work.

Happy Birthday Julia, have a fun day!

Cool this morning.  Opein up every thing and turn on the exhaust fan to really cool things off.

Zeke-I'll keep your buddy and his wife in my prayers today.

As far as mouse traps, the old spring type is what I use.  At work I caught a mouse in the breakroom  microwave.  Got an idea what happens when you microwave a mouse?  They explode. I think it was the first time that microwave had been cleaned in years.

Off to work

May God bless

Jim 

[Anonymous]

   threw a fresh pot on for you guys, got my cup and well be hanging around for a little bit. I just cant seem to sleep. I think its over rated anyways. Its a waste of time. stripped my 2025 completly down, cleaned and lubed it . Put it back together and nothing. It has the new e unit in it to. Just dont get it..

well im off to ebay maybe i can find a donor engine or something!

 

 before i forget i made these for you guys, enjoy!      

[Anonymous]

Ah, Mr Zeke, welcome, sir - step right this way - trolleys? An excellent choice, sir - here we have a few by MTH and Lionel - in the $55 range - a classic repro #60 is also available - these are my favorites - http://www.westernhobbycraft.com/ $125 and much prettier. Here are a few Corgi Birneys - from your favorite die cast dealer - about $50 plus $55 for a drop-in motor from Bowser. You want them all? (finger snaps) - wrap these up for Mr. Zeke!

 

your awesome doug........i know nothing about them but was thinking i want one...but didnt see any specs on what motors they have or lighting...did i miss that?

 

john- have a great day with the grand daughter tomorrow..... Im sure they will be plenty of spoiling going on as well as    enjoy...

 

sir james- i reply if i can add something good, if not i dont post. will be watching more for your posts though

 

roy-- send some rain my way. I dont remember the lastime it rained...i think it was april....

 

the Mr. rogers mystery....

[url*] http://www.snopes.com/radiotv/tv/mrrogers.asp[url*]

 

read that and youll know he never even served in the military. I already new this from my two week stay at sniper schol, they told us all about this myth...

well went out to visit charles earlier, still in his comma and not improving.... His wife was admitted today also for dehydration and a very low blood sugar of 46...she was passed out in her chair...poor thing she hadnt left the hospital hardly at all. She is so dedicated to that man, its nice to see...

 

Came home but first stopped off to stargaze and talk to the powers to be. 

 

well ill be around ..catch you guys later

[dwiemer]

Been a long day, soon after I went in, we had a emergency case.  I get the patient on bypass all of about 5 minutes and they page me about another patient that needs surgery.  Well, after two such cases, I am finally getting home.  The whole family is sleeping, at least the dog met me at the door.

I did some checking on the earlier post regarding Fred Rogers and Lee Marvin, etc.  Some of the information is true, but the majority seems fabricated, or at least embellished.  While Lee Marvin and Bob Keeshan were Marines, they did not get the Navy Cross.  Marvin did get the Purple Heart for wounds while fighting in the pacific.  Regardless of the stories, when the country called, these guys went.  Try to find a actor in Hollywood that would drop everything and go. 

On the train front, I need to head to Home Depot and pick up a few items to get the wiring done on the layout.  If I get some peace and quiet this coming week, I should have it all done. 

Chief, I will check the schedule and see about catching up with Y'all in Prattville.

Dennis

[Brutus]

Oh, my wife made it back from Washington DC - they got to do a lot of sight seeing when not working and had a rental car.  They got to the Smithsonian, The Mall by Moonlight tour, The White House Visitor Center (got cancelled due to bomb threat or something?), The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, The Spy Museum, and some other places - too many for me to remember.  She's got blisters on her blisters!

[Brutus]

I like the peanut butter and tin can one.

I tried Peanut Butter on a sticky cardboard trap - the mouse got away by disolving the glue with various bodily secretions!!!  YUCK.  I finally resorted to POISON which worked great!  Nothing says no to mice like a yummy infusion of Blood Thinner.  I read in Mother Earth News years ago that you could get 'em with a saucer of Coca Cola or Pepsi Cola (not sure about The UnCola?) because the bubbles kill them - they can't burp.  Don't know if it's true, because my mice didn't go for the soda as far as I could tell.

[wrmcclellan]

Evening all!

Completed a very busy set of days. Should calm down for a while.

Mich Jim - it is good to have you here. So many postings it is hard to keep up but it is still fun. We need an upper midwesterner to keep track of goings on up there!

Daughter started her first job as a waiter ata little country club near here. Told her she had to start earning seom GAS MONEY!

Not much else to say except the rain continues here. Time for it to stop for a while. Hired a friend of my daughters to mow the lawn for the summer. He made it here today between storms. Hadn't been mowed in over 2 weeks due to the rain.

Have a great evening all!

[sir james I]

Thanks guys or gals whichever the case might be. I can tell by the threads that some of you know each other and this is a great way to keep in touch. I enjoy reading the post and with the wife gone 9/5 you make good company. Yes I have had some replies and don't expect or want special attention just was wandering if anyone noticed my posts. Helped my oldest get their camper ready for tomorrow, so off we are going to Jellystone. Oh joy. they nailed me with "we want it to be a family outing" THANKS FOR LISTINING;  Mich. Jim

[ChiefEagles]

I like the peanut butter and tin can one. Got a 15 min downpour of rain this AM..Didn't help any but can't hurt. No trains just lazy today. If anyone reads this would you please say hi, I feel like I'm talking to myself. thanks;Going with all the family to a Jellystone campground this weekend,doesn't look like much for old folks but the kids wanted us to go as a family thing.    Regards;   Mich Jim

Hi Jim,  I think I have replied to a few of your posts, but not sure.  The problem is that a days posts get so long it is hard to remember more than a few, at least for me.

Agree with that.  I find my self reading posts and thinking of replies.  Then by the time I get to the last post, forget some of the answers I had planned to post.

[jefelectric]

I like the peanut butter and tin can one. Got a 15 min downpour of rain this AM..Didn't help any but can't hurt. No trains just lazy today. If anyone reads this would you please say hi, I feel like I'm talking to myself. thanks;Going with all the family to a Jellystone campground this weekend,doesn't look like much for old folks but the kids wanted us to go as a family thing.    Regards;   Mich Jim

Hi Jim,  I think I have replied to a few of your posts, but not sure.  The problem is that a days posts get so long it is hard to remember more than a few, at least for me.

It has been another busy day here.  Had to repair my computer this afternoon and spent the morning with three young helpers finishing up placing mulch in the back yard.  Tomorrow I am going to spend the day babysitting a 7 month old granddaughter while grandma, daughter and two older granddaughters go to Lake Tobias (one of those drive through wild animal farms).  Weather permitting I will probably spend a good part of the day on the back porch rocker holding her.  She loves that and I might as well spoil her as I am pretty sure she will be the last little one.

Take care,

[ChiefEagles]

Evening all.  On one certain forum, each time Jim A posts, he gets killed. Told him to stay away but he goes back for more punishment.

Earlier, soybean field behind house had a lone deer [from my lease] out eating.  About 30 minutes ago, the field had 8 out feeding.  Guess the earlier one was "testing the waters".

Popcorn time.  Later.

[1688torpedo]

 Hello All!    Don B-  I saw your post on the Non-Smoking MTH Brewery!   The best fix for that is to use some old,dried up Grits & roll them up into some Pellets & drop them down into the Smokestack & apply 18 volts to the heater directly from a ZW & you will have enough smoke to keep the Mosquitos at bay if you fan the smoke outside! Folks will wonder how you keep Mosquitos & other pests out of your yard & you'll be a rich man soon. This is further proof that no post with a potentail for humor goes unnoticed by the famous 1688 be it Corvairs,Grits,Maple Syrup,Jif Peanut Butter, & Beagles. & don't forget Crawdads, The Roseyville Rascals & other numerous happenings from the South. Take Care all.

[dbaker48]

Thanks John, I needed that.

Gotta lot to post about, but, no time.  Gotta run Brother here from Sac. going for dinner.  Graduation went well.

 

Later

[csxt30]

Don : saw your post on the smoke not working but I ignored it !!

No, just kidding, I just don't know much about those & mine have always worked well !!  

Thanks, John

[dbaker48]

I like the peanut butter and tin can one. Got a 15 min downpour of rain this AM..Didn't help any but can't hurt. No trains just lazy today. I'mIf anyone reads this would you please say hi, I feel like  talking to myself. thanks;Going with all the family to a Jellystone campground this weekend,doesn't look like much for old folks but the kids wanted us to go as a family thing.    Regards;   Mich Jim

Hello Jim !!   That's sort of normal !!  I wondered the same thing at first !! The guys read it & everyone gets to know everyone better even though they may not reply right then, they still get to know you !!  Not sure if that makes scense but just keep posting !!

Julia !!  

Hope everyone has a nice evening !!

Thanks, John

Hey Jim !!  Don't even let it frustrate you that it seems your being ignored.  Not usually the case, unless of course no one likes you.......  Then no one responds to your posts.  (Sound like a quandry?  Rumor has it if your not liked you might get a scathing email.)  But, what John says is true!  One other measurement is to put up a new thread, and watch responses.  

I'm going to put one up and watch what happens, (it will be boycotted)   One other thing this is the SLOW time of the year also.

[csxt30]

I like the peanut butter and tin can one. Got a 15 min downpour of rain this AM..Didn't help any but can't hurt. No trains just lazy today. I'mIf anyone reads this would you please say hi, I feel like  talking to myself. thanks;Going with all the family to a Jellystone campground this weekend,doesn't look like much for old folks but the kids wanted us to go as a family thing.    Regards;   Mich Jim

Hello Jim !!   That's sort of normal !!  I wondered the same thing at first !! The guys read it & everyone gets to know everyone better even though they may not reply right then, they still get to know you !!  Not sure if that makes scense but just keep posting !!

Julia !!  

Hope everyone has a nice evening !!

Thanks, John

[Buckeye Riveter]

I completely forgot to mention this earlier, but today is Julia's 7th birthday! We are taking her to see the Boston Pops tonight!

Julia!

The Boston Pops sounds like a great time to me.  Say Happy Birthday to Julia! 

[cnw1995]

Ah, Mr Zeke, welcome, sir - step right this way - trolleys? An excellent choice, sir - here we have a few by MTH and Lionel - in the $55 range - a classic repro #60 is also available - these are my favorites - http://www.westernhobbycraft.com $125 and much prettier. Here are a few Corgi Birneys - from your favorite die cast dealer - about $50 plus $55 for a drop-in motor from Bowser. You want them all? (finger snaps) - wrap these up for Mr. Zeke!

[sir james I]

I like the peanut butter and tin can one. Got a 15 min downpour of rain this AM..Didn't help any but can't hurt. No trains just lazy today. If anyone reads this would you please say hi, I feel like I'm talking to myself. thanks;Going with all the family to a Jellystone campground this weekend,doesn't look like much for old folks but the kids wanted us to go as a family thing.    Regards;   Mich Jim

[Buckeye Riveter]

Buckeye - OK, so what's the story on the Moose that provided entertainment in 1997?  Enquiring Minds Want To Know.

Not a Moose, but a Mouse. 

Could I get EVEN with those statements.

Talk is cheap. 

Laz, I have heard of your method, too.

[ChiefEagles]

Buckeye - OK, so what's the story on the Moose that provided entertainment in 1997?  Enquiring Minds Want To Know.

Not a Moose, but a Mouse. 

Could I get EVEN with those statements.

[laz 57]

BUCKEYE,

  I made a few live traps and used them in our old appartment.

Made with ramp in front of rectanglular wood box.

Mouse goes up ramp eating sunflower seeds and weight of mouse takes him over other side where more seeds are.

Seeds are placed inside of box at far end, when mouse steps off ramp it is counterweighted and end goes back up trapping mouse in box.

Worked real good caught and released 12 of em in a year.

Had bars on the other end to see if I caught em or not, them had to do some torture techniques so they wouldn't come back.

laz57

[Buckeye Riveter]

Buckeye - OK, so what's the story on the Moose that provided entertainment in 1997?  Enquiring Minds Want To Know.

Not a Moose, but a Mouse.  It was early fall and the mice were heading into the cabins.  The camp owner built a home made mouse trap and we sat in the cabin while it rained (sleet) and watched this mouse take the bait fall into the water and meet his maker.  The camp had no TV and the radio reception is non-existant. 

BUCKET MOUSE TRAP

To build the mouse trap, you will need the following things:
1 wire coat hanger.
1 empty soup can.
Peanut Butter

A three foot board, 2" or 3" wide (ramp)
A five gallon plastic bucket with 6 inches or more water.

To make the trap, drill a 1/8" hole in the center of the top and bottom of an empty soup can.  Put the wire hanger through the can and bend the ends so the can will hang three or four inches down in the bucket.  Place a glob of peanut butter on the side of the can. Put water in the bucket and set up a ramp to the top.

The mice will run up the ramp, see the peanut butter and jump on the can, the can will spin over and drop the mouse in the water.