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

[magicman710]

Evening everybody.

Long Live The South!!!!!!!

Grayson, a southern name.

 

[MartyE]

I think it's your GRITS BREATH!

[kpolak]

'Mornin' all!

Sir James:  I hope you didn't get the storm we did last night...11:30, great thunderstorm!, but right over our house, and a ton or rain.  Need to go out to assess any damage.  Ya that bad. Dog climbed into bed, She doesn't like storms...that made 4.  (wife, 2-yo, dog, and me)  Pretty cosy eh?

Brent:  I just replaced the service in our house 2-years ago...rewired the whole shebang.  It always made me nervous throwing that breaker after rewiring.  Fried a 3-way switch once.  400a Main???  Just for your house?  That's huge.    I used the square D 'QC' or 'CQ' ??  Commercial stuff, a bit more $$, but standard, and everyone has the breakers.  I have the pushmatics in the garage...I have to barder for those, no one makes them but everyone in the business keeps them around.  I bought a few from my electrical inspector.

Been busy grilling chickens, cooking potatoes, squash and peach cobbler [wife did that].

Hhhmmmmm...First she's running the grill, next she'll be running the trains....Then the Mayor's Office...  Its a slippery slope Chief.

Sturgeon-Phish:  HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!  Success stories are great to hear about!

Kurt

[Anonymous]

Brent:  I just replaced the service in our house 2-years ago...rewired the whole shebang.  It always made me nervous throwing that breaker after rewiring.  Fried a 3-way switch once.  400a Main???  Just for your house?  That's huge.    I used the square D 'QC' or 'CQ' ??  Commercial stuff, a bit more $$, but standard, and everyone has the breakers.  I have the pushmatics in the garage...I have to barder for those, no one makes them but everyone in the business keeps them around.  I bought a few from my electrical inspector.

The manufacturer of the Tankless Hot Water Heater recommends at least 300-Amp service, and since they don't install 300-Amp (only 200 and 400) I want to go to 400 because the other 100-Amp will be transferred out to the garage (if it is ever built).  Also most homes built after 1990 have 400-Amp running to the house, but the builders only install 200-Amp... why?  I have no idea because the breakers aren't all that expensive.  We have a 3,600 sqft house and all the breakers are full.  Also with two wells, a water heater, electric range, heat pump, water softener, electric dryer there are a lot of double breakers... I have thought about replacing these with the tandems to free up additional space.  But again with only 200-Amp coming in I run the risk of tripping the main.  Not to mention how loaded the existing circuits are... it makes me very concerned about an electrical fire... before I started replacing outlets there were a number of them that appeared to have overheated over the years (sooting at the outlet).  I've talked to the wife about it and we're having a family friend who has his own electrical business come out and give it a once over to see if the circuits are over loaded.

[Blueberryhill RR]

Good Morning from Blueberryhill....

It is a rainy 60 degrees. Going up to 78, today with rain predicted all day. We never got any rain, yesterday, after all the clouds.

Today, I will be inside, I guess.. Have a few " rainy day " projects to work on. Then, I will spend some time in the train room. Running trains is nice on a rainy day. Getting ready to put down some more ballast. All the track is clean.

Chief...Good to hear from you. It was getting too peaceful and quiet.

Dining Car is here and breakfast is ready. Later.

Y'all have a great Friday.

Chuck

[kpolak]

Brent:  Ah.  We have a smaller house, and all the appliances are gas.  Only 1-well. (30amp)  I used a 200a panel, and have about 20% open.

Your electrician friend will be able to give you the best advice about loading your circuits.  You can run some numbers yourself if you like.  Add up the outlets on a circuit, and estimate 200w per outlet.  Use actual known loads for each outlet over 200w (electric heater (1500w +-)(coffee pot 1500w ) (5-ZW transformers 1375w).

Ask your electrican about maximum loads.  It should be a percentage of your breaker size.

20a breaker will trip at 2400w, and requires 12ga cable.  (volts x amps = watts) (120x20=2400)

15a breaker will trip at 1800w and requires 14ga cable.

Check with your electrician about where your connected loads should be.  This varies by code.

Kurt

[sir james I]

MORNING ALL.

I'm heading out to the train store real soon going to help out ,with the conv. in town.

Kurt, I heard the thunder, and we got a little rain but no storm.

Grayson My middle name is Murrie, and that's a southern name. But I live in the NORTH.

                 Later,      Sir James

[laz 57]

HI GIZ, Finally got a thunderboomer yesterday right before GOLF.  Got 3/4 of an inch.  Beat BRO in GOLF shot a 45, hit perfect drives on all the holes,no mulligans.  Still can't putt.

Drank beer and ate wings afterwards great nite.

Getting ready to go to STRAUSSBURG.  Can't wait.

FIFE, going to wear my GOTHIC BLACK.

Have a good one.

laz57

[ChiefEagles]

Morning all.  Grandson should be in Boston if plane could get off the ground with all the luggage and etc his Mom was carrying.   Slow day today but hope to get started on soundboard installation.  Do have ZW core to install sometime.  Marty E, pretty good come back.   See Grayson has survived and still here.  All this talk of rain.  What RAIN?  Think it has been removed from our dictionary in Roesyville.  Had to water as soon as I got home.  OH BTW, all wife did was cook the cobbler.  I did all the rest.  No way she is taking over the Mayor's Office.    Have a good one.

[Anonymous]

Chief,

         I was wondering if you got the core yet.  You were lucky to find a Model R riveted core.  They are the most efficient and they are very quiet.  The ZW that I bought arrived last week, and it is extremely clean.  The Bakelite parts shine like mirrors.  It has a clean original box, and it is out of the first run from 1948.  I'll try to take pictures for SPF if I don't have to work Sunday.

[cnw1995]

Good morning from a grey, very humid and rainy Chicago where I hope Roy and his family are enjoying their trip and not getting wet. They had a L ride tour a day ago that sounded neat. Hope some of this rain makes it to NC and points south, but after your flight to Boston, Cheif. I think it's on its way to Mike C. in Indiana I'm going to try to connect with Roy later.

[MartyE]

Morning all.  Raining here in PIT.  I just had to tell you about my brush with greatness yesterday in the security line at LAX...  I was standing behind one of my all time favorite actors and didn't have the nerve and actually respecteing his privacy to avoid asking for an autograph...  Only the one and only Captain James T Kirk!  William Shatner.  I am a pretty big ST fan so not asking for an autograph was one of the hardest things to do but being in the business I try to respect his privacy.  Just being there was quite a thrill for this traveler.

 

Sorry but that is my excitement for the week, year, lifetime... 

[trainmasterz]

Hey all,

 John, all you have to do now is try to figure out what to buy with all the $$$ your makin with all the OT.

 

That's simple Drew !!  Trains !!    ( and train shows coming !! )

Glad to see you posting again !!

Thanks, John 

Yea, John, I knew the answer but just wanted to make sure.

Guess its that time of year, every year around the middle of summer late summer Id get tired of the heat and hide out in my dads basement working on ripping down last years setup and starting to lay the track for the upcoming winter layout.  But thats back when it used to get hot in the summer in Pit.

About a week or so when I was tryin to catch up with yall/younz, I read a thread about things ppl would do over or something like that, or what got you into trains.  The one post that sticks in my head everyday is the guy that said: spending time with the old man building you own pretend world...  I believe that is one of the most accurate statements for me at least. 

Called parents to ask dad what he was using nowadays for transformer power but he wasnt home so mom stumbled down there and was trying to describe what he was using.  Sounds like he has the zw dont know if its an old pw or a new she mentioned heavy brick looking things and I know lil bro convinced him to go with remote.... so i suppose ill have to schedule all of us for the next Greensburgh train show at Monroville to get our heads together and whatnot.

Hey Marty you made it back just in time for the rain.  You know of a place called Iron Horse Hobby Shop in Bridgeville?  Im thinking I am going to stop in next week and see if they have anything.

Later all.

[ChiefEagles]

Morning all.  Raining here in PIT.  I just had to tell you about my brush with greatness yesterday in the security line at LAX...  I was standing behind one of my all time favorite actors and didn't have the nerve and actually respecteing his privacy to avoid asking for an autograph...  Only the one and only Captain James T Kirk!  William Shatner.  I am a pretty big ST fan so not asking for an autograph was one of the hardest things to do but being in the business I try to respect his privacy.  Just being there was quite a thrill for this traveler.

 

Sorry but that is my excitement for the week, year, lifetime... 

Marty, should have talked to him.  We might have seen you on Boston Legal running your trains.   Well, maybe not.  You would be the one they were trying to get OUT of jail.

Trainmasterz, how about sharing some of that RAIN.  I'll send you some GRITS.

[MartyE]

Hey Marty you made it back just in time for the rain.  You know of a place called Iron Horse Hobby Shop in Bridgeville?  Im thinking I am going to stop in next week and see if they have anything.

 

Yep.  Good people.  My LHS.  They are pretty much MSRP but they always have treated me great and will follow up with any problems you may encounter.  Nice folks and lots of stuff.  Last time I was there though was about 2 or 3 months ago and things were slimmer than usual because of it being after Christmas. 

[trainmasterz]

Chief,

I thought you'd never offer!!!

Sounds like a deal!!!

[csxt30]

Chief,

I thought you'd never offer!!!

Sounds like a deal!!!

Drew :  Don't do it !! Next thing ya know, he'll have you on the dark side, N & S !!   

Thanks, John

[cnw1995]

Going to try to meet up with Roy and his family now.

[ChiefEagles]

RAIN!!!!  RAIN!!!  THUNDER!!!!!  LIGHTNING!!!!!!!  WIND!!!  POURING!!!  Missed three storms and got the corner of one.  Now a big one is hitting Roseyville.  [wireless on laptop on battery so no spikes]   THANK THE LORD!!!!!!  Durham and RDU International is under a flash flood warning as storm stalled there.  Was upstairs getting ready to remove track on one half of layout to put down soundboard.  Soundboard is standing on long edge under shelter but back away from open front.  Hope the wind did not blow rain under and wet it.  Will not water for a few days.  Later 

[tmcc man]

Good evening all,

Well, we have a new addition to our family. My parents bought a Pontiac Solstice this afternoon. It is deep blue, with a 2 tone interior. I'll take pictures tomorrow, and post them here.

Rain?????? We have very dark clouds overhead (thankfully the Solstice is in the garage). They are calling for T-storms, and scattered showers.

Have a good evening all!

[Blueberryhill RR]

Good evening all,

Well, we have a new addition to our family. My parents bought a Pontiac Solstice this afternoon. It is deep blue, with a 2 tone interior. I'll take pictures tomorrow, and post them here.

Good choice, Colin.  That Pontiac Solstice has good reviews.

Chuck

[sir james I]

EVENING ALL,  I brought home some items from the new Lionel catalog but they are already listed on that other forum. Here are some anyway.

246E p/w passenger set

267W flying yankee

2289WS 1957 736 Berk set.

Shay 2 roadnames

F3 B units with legacy sound

Thats some of the new items with a lot of repeats.

                                    Regards   Sir James

[dbaker48]

Greetings all !!! Not much going on here....  (So if you don't have anything to say.... keep your mouth shut.)

Some tribble....

Received a smoke unit fan from MTH, now to get the brewery going again.  We do have a interesting situation going on though

In Orange County, it seems that if you got a traffic ticket or any type of misdamenor, all the data is keyed into the "system" by a company that has been contracted for this.  Well this company Cal Coast, has offices in Cerritos, Phoenix, and Nogales Mex.  So ALL the personal information is transported to Mexico daily to be entered into the judical system of Orange County.  This has all come to light in the past day or so. 

Can you believe it???  With identity theft as high as it is, then the government sends the information off shore?  To Mexico no less....

Chief take note, not a popular situation here.

Hope you all have a great weekend.  So take care!!!! 

[jefelectric]

Good evening all,

Well, we have a new addition to our family. My parents bought a Pontiac Solstice this afternoon. It is deep blue, with a 2 tone interior. I'll take pictures tomorrow, and post them here.

Rain?????? We have very dark clouds overhead (thankfully the Solstice is in the garage). They are calling for T-storms, and scattered showers.

Have a good evening all!

Colin, Better check the terms of service, I think there is a rule about posting non-train related pictures.

[jefelectric]

Greetings all !!! Not much going on here....  (So if you don't have anything to say.... keep your mouth shut.)

Some tribble....

Received a smoke unit fan from MTH, now to get the brewery going again.  We do have a interesting situation going on though

In Orange County, it seems that if you got a traffic ticket or any type of misdamenor, all the data is keyed into the "system" by a company that has been contracted for this.  Well this company Cal Coast, has offices in Cerritos, Phoenix, and Nogales Mex.  So ALL the personal information is transported to Mexico daily to be entered into the judical system of Orange County.  This has all come to light in the past day or so. 

Can you believe it???  With identity theft as high as it is, then the government sends the information off shore?  To Mexico no less....

Chief take note, not a popular situation here.

Hope you all have a great weekend.  So take care!!!! 

Don, It looks like one should leave his wallet at home when driving in CA.

[cheapclassics]

Good evening all,

It is a rainy night in SE Indiana with temps in the 70s.  It has been a long week, but I did get home this afternoon.  It was an interesting two days in Fort Wayne, but I went to a nice "mom and pop" train store on the southside of town and got a MTH Tinplate accessory.  My friends from New Mexico were in town and we had a nice visit.  Tmcc man, next time you are in Indiana, can you give me a ride in the Solistice?  That is one fine looking car, one of the few things GM did right besides Corvairs.  Chief, I am glad you are getting some rain.  Doug, congrats on your daughter's birthday!   I got my Trains magazine yesterday.  One of the perks of the new job is being able to afford some more train items again. 

I did eat well on the trip with pancakes and bacon being on the dining car this morning.  Fort Wayne would be a place for the Chief as there was a lot of NS equipment rolling thru there.  I hope everyone has a good day.

Keep on training,

Mike C. from Indiana

[ChiefEagles]

Good evening all,

That is one fine looking car, one of the few things GM did right besides Corvairs.  [Chief agrees with that]  Chief, I am glad you are getting some rain.  [Chief got .8]  Doug, congrats on your daughter's birthday!   [10-4 to that]  I got my Trains magazine yesterday.  One of the perks of the new job is being able to afford some more train items again. [Chief is broke, extra expenses this month] 

I did eat well on the trip with pancakes and bacon being on the dining car this morning. [no you didn't, NO GRITS]  Fort Wayne would be a place for the Chief as there was a lot of NS equipment rolling thru there. [] I hope everyone has a good day.

Keep on training,

Mike C. from Indiana

 

Can you believe it???  With identity theft as high as it is, then the government sends the information off shore?  To Mexico no less....

[What do you expect from CA? ]

Morning all.  Reclinerized until now.  Signing off.  OH NO!!!  Jim A comes home tomorrow.  Will NOT be quite anymore.  Good night!!!

[magicman710]

Chief, strikes me odd that a man at your, um, wise age Is staying up as late as a young teen on summer break. Guess you still have a little KID in you. LOL.

 

Well, actually, good morning everybody. Run some trains....and, early to bed, early to rise, makes a man more wise.

 

 

Morning,

Grayson

[Reading T-1]

Morning

[kpolak]

Morning!

Wonderful wife saw gastroenterlogist...Wouldn't let her leave the office until they had a surgeon appointment for next week (gallstones).  Quite a difference from early November.  Couldn't get one...Resident said he has a surgeon friend, and will check.

Said she passed a stone last week, that's why she felt so crummy.  Said next time she has an 'episode' (severe heartburn) she needs to get to the ER.  Trying to passing a stone can be life threatening.  So we wait.  Doctor said the ER might be the fastest way to see a surgeon.  Very reassuring.  Keep praying everyone.

Sir James I:  Good luck at the NMRA convention!  Looks like a great haul!  I'd love to see the Shays!

Colin:  Congratulations!  Great looking car!

We're off to lunch with Go Diego Go today and the new collection of Fischer Price toys!  The 2-yo is very excited, and has been talking about this since Wednesday!

Kurt