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[csxt30]

Good Morning Everyone !! Quite a rain last night at work & lightning all evening. Had trouble with a marker on a train right in the worst part of that storm !!

Good to see Dr.John post this morning !!

R T : glad you're settled in to the new house !!

Kurt : hope the wife gets fixed up soon .

Well hope everyone has a nice day today !!

Thanks, John

Chuck , OTTS #3 : the super duper top secret documents arrived at 1525 hrs. yesterday by USPS special agent delivery !!  More later on this covert asignment !! Thanks, John

[kpolak]

Sir James I:  RAIN!!!!  Sending your way!

Kurt

[dbaker48]

Chuck , OTTS #3 : the super duper top secret documents arrived at 1525 hrs. yesterday by USPS special agent delivery !!  More later on this covert asignment !! Thanks, John

Chuck/John : I ran a diversionary tactic it should take effect later today.  I sent email (private forum email, check message above) with the detail Ops Plan.  It ran completly smooth, and undetected 

[csxt30]

Chuck , OTTS #3 : the super duper top secret documents arrived at 1525 hrs. yesterday by USPS special agent delivery !!  More later on this covert asignment !! Thanks, John

Chuck/John : I ran a diversionary tactic it should take effect later today.  I sent email (private forum email, check message above) with the detail Ops Plan.  It ran completly smooth, and undetected 

Don : It must not be working ! Nothing there !!

Thanks, John

[Blueberryhill RR]

Chuck , OTTS #3 : the super duper top secret documents arrived at 1525 hrs. yesterday by USPS special agent delivery !!  More later on this covert asignment !! Thanks, John

Chuck/John : I ran a diversionary tactic it should take effect later today.  I sent email (private forum email, check message above) with the detail Ops Plan.  It ran completly smooth, and undetected 

Don : It must not be working ! Nothing there !!

Thanks, John

Don....Got your coded message. All is progressing smoothly. Should have prototype read for inspection, shortly. Stand by.

[csxt30]

Chuck , OTTS #3 : the super duper top secret documents arrived at 1525 hrs. yesterday by USPS special agent delivery !!  More later on this covert asignment !! Thanks, John

Chuck/John : I ran a diversionary tactic it should take effect later today.  I sent email (private forum email, check message above) with the detail Ops Plan.  It ran completly smooth, and undetected 

Don : It must not be working ! Nothing there !!

Thanks, John

Don....Got your coded message. All is progressing smoothly. Should have prototype read for inspection, shortly. Stand by.

Don !! Got computater going again !! Stand by !!

Thanks, John

[dbaker48]

John/Chuck - Initial results were sucessful, you should be receiving regular status reports soon.   Encrypretion codes are in effect with watch decoder.  shhhhh 

 

Good Morning all, everything quite here.  No exciting weather just same old stuff.  Mid 80's, partly cloudy.  Looking forward to weekend, hopefully benchwork. 

BTW Lisa - I am actually in SUTHERN CALIF.,  over half of my kin are in Arkansas. 

[phillyreading]

I would Florida today if it were not for my parents and my mother-in-law who live down here.  To me Florida is RIP-OFF capital of the U.S.!!!

The grocery stores keep raising prices too!

Like eZAK mentioned about buying volt meters on line and saving money, an easy example $78.00 locally for one panel style volt meter-on line $78.00 for four volt meters with shipping.

The weather is hot & humid, around 90 in the afternoon, no rain today.

Lee F.

[ChiefEagles]

Morning all.  Man, did I over sleep.  Well, not really as retired can do that.   Got a ZW core from EBay last night.  When it comes, will install it in the ZW with bad core.

Good morning Grayson.  Put you some track down on the carpet.  That is what I did for several years.  You'll catch grief from some of these bums but it is in jest.  Gives you some "running" time.  Fasttrack will work good on carpet.  Actually I had a circle of it from my Polar Express set.  It stayed together and leaned against the wall when not used.  Shipped it to a buddy as I had track laid on the floor and never used anymore.  You can use that for "test" running your engines. 

Hi everyone,

Well, I'm very happy to say I just finished a summer class today. I got back from taking a 3 hour final exam tonight (Summer feels great!). Now I can get back to work on the train room. I'm going to try to get to sleep early (heh, its 1am already). I want to get up before the heat.

When you guys aren't talking trains, your talking about fishing. I haven't gone since I was around 5 or so. Even then, I used cheap fishing rods from K-mart. My friend recently invited me fishing on the Deleware river this August. I was curious if you could point me to a website that could help me buy good gear. I don't know where to start. Hopefully your responses won't get lost in the pot. Maybe send me a PM.

Thanks

 

Lionel2986 [give us a name or nickname, may have missed as hard to read all the posts since sleepyhead me went top bed last night].  Check Bassproshops.com and Cabelas.com.  Great quality fishing equipment.  As Grayson said, some good things at Walmart.  What to buy depends on what kind of fishing you are doing.  Word of warning:  Don't listen to any advice on fishing from Buckeye.  LAZ is a "half-way" fisherman.   Good luck on your exam.  How much more time do you have before you get your degree? 

No rain last night.  Lots all around but none on the "rock".  Might actually have to mow grass.   Will get my SOUTHERN made JD out. 

BTW 2986: the reason I go by Chief and Buckeye uses his handle, we are both named Frank.  We have a Frank53.  Keeps confusion down.  Not like all the John's and Jim's and so on.  Sure am glad we only have one BRENT and FIFE.  Couldn't stand anymore.

Have a good day all [sure is great to see these young guys in the hobby].

[ChiefEagles]

Hey Lee, got a Harbor Freight down there?  Someone posted multimeters for some very low price. If you are looking for permanent mounting, they can be done that way too.  Might not be as attractive as others.

Joke for the day:  [think Grayson has heard worse]

A very attractive blonde woman from South Alabama arrived and bet twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) on a single roll of the dice She said, "I hope you don't mind, but I feel much luckier when I play topless."

With that, she stripped to the waist; rolled the dice; and yelled, "Come on, baby....Southern Girl needs new clothes!"

As the dice came to a stop, she jumped up-and-down.... and squealed..."YES! YES! I WON! I WON!" She hugged each of the dealers...and then picked up her winnings and her clothes, and quickly departed.

The dealers stared at each other dumfounded. Finally, one of them asked, "What did she roll?" The other answered, "I don't know...I thought you were watching."

Moral -

Not all Southerners are stupid.

Not all blondes are dumb.

But all men.......are men.

[Wife sent me this by email this AM]

[cnw1995]

LOL. Good morning from a muggy and grey Crystal Lake where it really stormed last eve. We sent this weather on to Mike C (cheapclassics) in Indiana... I think I pushed it a bit with work yesterday so I am trying to rest today.

Don B., thought of you today - the #36 Trolley run by the Rockford IL Park District burned on the 16th.

ROCKFORD - Fire officials are calling a fire that damaged the Park District's trolley an accident. The fire happened just before 9:30 p.m. Saturday in a trolley barn at 324 N. Madison Street. The fire caused $50,000 worth of damage, though it's still unclear the extent of the trolley's damage.

They're going to rebuild it.

I'm looking for a good cane pole to take my youngest fishing. I've botched most of the Walmart-esqe reel and rod sets.

[sir james I]

Kurt,

Thanks for the heads up, but the rain clouds fall apart before they get here.

The potters that have read the new CTT did you buy from store? either that or my mail man is a slow reader.  Haven't received mine yet.        Sir James

[Sturgeon-Phish]

May get in trouble for this one:

The Man Rules­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­
At last a guy has taken the time to write this all down

Finally , the guys' side of the story.
( I must admit, it's pretty good.)
We always hear "the rules"
From the female side.

Now here are the rules from the male side.

These are our rules!
Please note.. these are all numbered "1 "
ON PURPOSE!

1. Men are NOT mind readers.

1. Learn to work the toilet seat.
You're a big girl. If it's up, put it down.
We need it up, you need it down.
You don't hear us complaining about you leaving it down.
(this is my personal favorite)

1. Sunday sports: It's like the full moon
or the changing of the tides.
Let it be.

1. Shopping is NOT a sport.
And no, we are never going to think of it that way.

1. Crying is blackmail.

1. Ask for what you want.
Let us be clear on this one:
Subtle hints do not work!
Strong hints do not work!
Obvious hints do not work!
Just say it!

1. Yes and No are perfectly acceptable answers to almost every question.

1. Come to us with a problem only if you want help solving it. That's what we do.
Sympathy is what your girlfriends are for.


1. Anything we said 6 months ago is inadmissible in an argument.
In fact, all comments become Null and void after 7 Days.


1. If you think you're fat, you probably are.
Don't ask us.

1. If something we said can be interpreted two ways and one of the ways makes you sad or angry, we meant the other one

1. You can either ask us to do something
Or tell us how you want it done.
Not both.
If you already know best how to do it, just do it yourself.

1. Whenever possible, Please say whatever you have to say during commercials..

1. Christopher Columbus did NOT need directions and neither do we.

1. ALL men see in only 16 colors, like Windows default settings.
Peach, for example, is a fruit, not A color. Pumpkin is also a fruit. We have no idea what mauve is.

1. If it itches, it will be scratched.
We do that.

1. If we ask what is wrong and you say "nothing," We will act like nothing's wrong.
We know you are lying, but it is just not worth the hassle.

1. If you ask a question you don't want an answer to, Expect an answer you don't want to hear.

1. When we have to go somewhere, absolutely anything you wear is fine... Really .

1. Don't ask us what we're thinking about unless you are prepared to discuss such topics as trains baseball
or golf.

1. You have enough clothes.

1. You have too many shoes.

1. I am in shape. Round IS a shape!

1. Thank you for reading this.
Yes, I know, I have to sleep on the couch tonight;


But did you know men really don't mind that? It's like camping.

May God Bless your needs

Jim

[magicman710]

Grayson:  Read somewhere you were ready for a layout in the Fall?...  What are you waiting for?  Giddy-up...get that thing started...are there plans yet?

Kurt

What do you think Im waiting for? I'm wainting for Fall!!!

By plans, they appear one day and dissapear the next. I pretty much have the basics of what I want my layout to be, but besides that, Ill leave that to the season coming up.

Well, its 12:02 eastern time, so, Good Afternoon everybody!!!

[ChiefEagles]

Jim,   Just copied and email to my wife.  Humm, guess I'll be "camping" tonight.  

OH Kurt, sorry.  Hope wife's surgery goes OK.  [see us old guys forget with all the posts] 

[magicman710]

OH Kurt, sorry.  Hope wife's surgery goes OK.  [see us old guys forget with all the posts] 

  I dont know exactly what ditto means, but I beleive is it means "me too" so, just think I said what Chief said, but take out the "see us old guys forget with all the posts" and replace with "see us young guys forget with all the posts"

 

 

[kpolak]

I dont know exactly what ditto means, but I beleive is it means "me too" so, just think I said what Chief said, but take out the "see us old guys forget with all the posts" and replace with "see us young guys forget with all the posts"

Grayson...maybe you are just getting old.

Kurt

[magicman710]

I dont know exactly what ditto means, but I beleive is it means "me too" so, just think I said what Chief said, but take out the "see us old guys forget with all the posts" and replace with "see us young guys forget with all the posts"

Grayson...maybe you are just getting old.

Kurt

Always a possibility........

[lionel2986]

Garyson – The part of the Delaware I'll be on is freshwater. You have 700 acres?! If I were you, I'd buy an ATV :) My friend took me to his summer house in PA and I drove a Quad for the first time. That was probably the most fun I've had in a very long time. Those things are very dangerous though. Why wait until Fall to start the layout? Isn't that when school starts and you'll be busy?

Jim - As far as my final, not as good as I hoped. I think I got a B but my other exams were 90s. I was borderline A. B is still very good for me, and I'm not complaining.

Chief - I think I have 2 more years or so (hopefully). I should be graduating by the end of this year, but I transferred and changed majors. We'll see how quickly I could catch up. By the way, great joke. I'm going to have to save that. I added my name to my signature.

I'm going to the train room now. I'll be adding bracing to the legs, and squaring the benchwork. Finally I'll drill the plywood to the benchwork to keep it square. That's whats planned, lets see what I get done.

I just checked the forecast and it looks like scattered strong thunderstorms are coming.

[dbaker48]

Don B., thought of you today - the #36 Trolley run by the Rockford IL Park District burned on the 16th.

ROCKFORD - Fire officials are calling a fire that damaged the Park District's trolley an accident. The fire happened just before 9:30 p.m. Saturday in a trolley barn at 324 N. Madison Street. The fire caused $50,000 worth of damage, though it's still unclear the extent of the trolley's damage.

They're going to rebuild it.

I'm looking for a good cane pole to take my youngest fishing. I've botched most of the Walmart-esqe reel and rod sets.

Doug - That's really unfortuante about the trolley.  There's lots of history with it.  It runs through a park along the Rock River, and goes through the 1 hill in town at Sinnissippi park.

 

 

REMEMBER TO TAKE IT EASY, AND ENJOY THE FISHING !!!! 

[magicman710]

Garyson – The part of the Delaware I'll be on is freshwater. You have 700 acres?! If I were you, I'd buy an ATV :) My friend took me to his summer house in PA and I drove a Quad for the first time. That was probably the most fun I've had in a very long time. Those things are very dangerous though. Why wait until Fall to start the layout? Isn't that when school starts and you'll be busy?

I do have a ATV (we in the south call the four-wheelers) and a Kawaski Mule (utility vehicle, yea right, its just for riding around and having fun. When it comes to them being dangerous, its true. Let me tell you a story:

A friend of mine in school was riding his four wheeler down the road with 2 of his friends. He was going about 30 when he hit a cement mailbox post. He broke both his legs, and was in a wheel chair and crutches for 3 months.

Also, I'm mature enough to not drive crazy like most teens do. The only time I will go fast is when Im on a flat trail with no curves or declines or inclines. I have had 7 years of experience with driving four wheelers, 4 years driving tractors, 6 years of driving lawnmowers, and 3 years of driving back hoes (the construction equipment that has a bucket on front and hoe on back, they are called all kinds of names).

As for starting the layout in fall, I live in 2 houses. We have a house in Savannah, were I live in the Summer, and one that is currently being built on the 700 acres. The 700 acres is about 60 miles west of Savannah, in more of the "Country" part of Georgia. I also go to a private school there, thats why Im there in the fall, winter, and spring. I was living in a smaller house that was already there, but know we are builing a better one, and thats where my layout is going, and it wont be done until fall.

 

Grayson

[csxt30]

Don B., thought of you today - the #36 Trolley run by the Rockford IL Park District burned on the 16th.

ROCKFORD - Fire officials are calling a fire that damaged the Park District's trolley an accident. The fire happened just before 9:30 p.m. Saturday in a trolley barn at 324 N. Madison Street. The fire caused $50,000 worth of damage, though it's still unclear the extent of the trolley's damage.

They're going to rebuild it.

I'm looking for a good cane pole to take my youngest fishing. I've botched most of the Walmart-esqe reel and rod sets.

Doug - That's really unfortuante about the trolley.  There's lots of history with it.  It runs through a park along the Rock River, and goes through the 1 hill in town at Sinnissippi park.

 

 

REMEMBER TO TAKE IT EASY, AND ENJOY THE FISHING !!!! 

Wow !! Is that ever a nice trolley !!  

Thanks, John 

[magicman710]

Speaking of trolleys, Savannah used to have one running down river street. Now they are considering restoring it to operating use. A $50,000 dollar project.

 

Grayson

[Nick12DMC]

Hi All, Did I see a mid 80's "Hair Metal" Mullet just now?.... "Just because your wearing an Iron Maiden "T" shirt doesn't mean we don't know that your a new person" LOL

Gamesroom and garage is coming on a treat.

Have a good one

Nick

 

[Buckeye Riveter]

  Word of warning:  Don't listen to any advice on fishing from Buckeye.  LAZ is a "half-way" fisherman.  

Word of warning..???????????

Yea, right!!!  Don't take any advice from me because you may sink the boat with all the fish you catct.

[wrmcclellan]

Alabama here I come!!!

 BTW, it was round trip tickets.

Buckeye - roundtrip was not a choice. It is the only way we let nawtherners visit.

Roy !!    How silly of Buckeye to pay for a roundtrip ticket !!  He must have forgotten they will buy him a ticket to get back home with !!  

Thanks, John

John - yes we will provide transportation back if you do not get a round trip ticket, but not many folks like traveling the way we send them back

Good afternoon from sunny Dallas where it will be 94 today!

Doug - that is too bad about the trolley. Hope they get it fixed soon!

Have a great day all!

 

[csxt30]

Alabama here I come!!!

 BTW, it was round trip tickets.

Buckeye - roundtrip was not a choice. It is the only way we let nawtherners visit.

Roy !!    How silly of Buckeye to pay for a roundtrip ticket !!  He must have forgotten they will buy him a ticket to get back home with !!  

Thanks, John

John - yes we will provide transportation back if you do not get a round trip ticket, but not many folks like traveling the way we send them back

Good afternoon from sunny Dallas where it will be 94 today!

Doug - that is too bad about the trolley. Hope they get it fixed soon!

Have a great day all!

 

OOOPS !!  Buckeye : better get the roundtrip ticket after all !!

Thanks, John

[Buckeye Riveter]

Alabama here I come!!!

 BTW, it was round trip tickets.

Buckeye - roundtrip was not a choice. It is the only way we let nawtherners visit.

Roy !!    How silly of Buckeye to pay for a roundtrip ticket !!  He must have forgotten they will buy him a ticket to get back home with !!  

Thanks, John

John - yes we will provide transportation back if you do not get a round trip ticket, but not many folks like traveling the way we send them back

Good afternoon from sunny Dallas where it will be 94 today!

Doug - that is too bad about the trolley. Hope they get it fixed soon!

Have a great day all!

 

OOOPS !!  Buckeye : better get the roundtrip ticket after all !!

Thanks, John

Have the round trip ticket, still need to get those darned immunization shots. 

[ChiefEagles]

Alabama here I come!!!

 BTW, it was round trip tickets.

Buckeye - roundtrip was not a choice. It is the only way we let nawtherners visit.

Roy !!    How silly of Buckeye to pay for a roundtrip ticket !!  He must have forgotten they will buy him a ticket to get back home with !!  

Thanks, John

John - yes we will provide transportation back if you do not get a round trip ticket, but not many folks like traveling the way we send them back

Good afternoon from sunny Dallas where it will be 94 today!

Doug - that is too bad about the trolley. Hope they get it fixed soon!

Have a great day all!

 

OOOPS !!  Buckeye : better get the roundtrip ticket after all !!

Thanks, John

Still going ahead of Buckeye.  Got to get welcoming party ready for him.

[dwiemer]

good Afternoon everyone.  Finished my case and getting ready to head out.  I will be leaving shortly after work tomorrow, so, I may not be able to check back before leaving for NJ.  Hope everyone has a good week and stays safe.  I am hoping to catch up with some old friends from the firehouse and some train buddies from up Nawth.  Anyway, have a great week!

dennis