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

[phillyreading]

Hello,

Had a change in my work schedual, working nights and I hate it!  Very temped to quit, but need another job first.

Waiting for the train show on saturday in Lake Worth FL, hopefully I will sell some excess stuff.

No rain for a few days, looks like the rain keeps missing West Palm Beach FL.

Lee F.

[jefelectric]

Good afternoon, 

Roy, Prayers for your friends wife.

Sir James, My 50th reunion will be in October.  Looks like we are about the same age.

Brent, congrats to Susan.

Laz, I thought your bear was Black, is that his summer coloration?

Don, Keep going on that benchwork, time is getting short!

BTW, It has been a while since we have heard from John Baker across the pond, hope he is in good health.

 Take care,

[wrmcclellan]

I finally got to download the pics we took of Doug M and I in Chicago a couple of weeks ago.

Doug - thanks again for the great conversation and hospitality!

Pics are under the "L" portion called the "Loop." Those supports and girders are over 100 years old. Notice we did not stand directly beneath it!

We are just around the corner from where Doug works at the university and in front of the restaurant where Al Capone ate when he was in town. He was not there the day we had lunch...

[ChiefEagles]

Evening gang.  Hey, I've seen those guys' pictures [above] before.  Yes, at the Post Office.   Lee, you near the new Bass Pro Shops?  Animal Control taskforce meeting was good.  Watching Movie on TV.  Later

[wrmcclellan]

Good news - the weatherman was wrong today - it did not hit 103 - it was 104...

[hilldrum]

Hey folks,

I just bought some of that bayberry Mega-Steam a "frew" minutes ago. I just wanted to make sure yall think, I got a good, deal. I know this thread might not be the best place to post. But I didn't want to make a new topic.

 -Hill

[Brutus]

Roy - it felt like it was 103 here in St. Louis!

FYI GUYS - weird train tv show from Japan:

The Galaxy Railways

Synopsis

In the future mankind will venture to the far reaches of the cosmos using technologically advanced trains, perhaps the least likely method of intergalactic travel. The fleet of the Galaxy Railways transports countless galactic citizens from one exotic planet to the next, protected by the SDF, the elite force protecting the Railways Fleet against terrorists, meteor storms, and malicious alien life. Manabu Yuuki dreamed of joining the SDF like his father and brother before him. His mother, desperate not to lose her whole family to the infinite void of space does what she can to derail hid dreams, but Manabu is too much like his father, too stubborn to go back on his word. He boards the train to Destiny Station, where his own destiny has already begun.

[Blueberryhill RR]

Good Afternoon Everyone !!

James : just leave your new train in the box for at least 20 more years & it may be more valuable !! Look at it as investing in the future  !!

Congratulations to Brent's wife too !!

Chuck : hope you get everything done today, you're on the clock !! Try to get some overtime in too, for the Oct. train show !! Boss won't pay any overtime. Says she feeds me, that's enough !!   Oh, don't forget to check on the Limo rates, Let them take a bus !!

Where's Jim A. ?? !!  Washing his mouth out with soap !!

Hope everyone has a nice day !!

Thanks, John

[Brutus]

Finally got caught up reading the pot!  Roy - prayers for your friend and nice picture!

88 - congrats to you and the wife on her degree, did you find a squatter in your shed?  Get the roof on yet?

Fifedog - congrats on your UNBIRTHDAY PRESENT!

Grayson, hope your brother continues to get better!

Dunno about you guys, but I buy toy trains to play with them - I've been keeping the boxes so that I can better store them between layouts etc, but one day I'll probably dump all these boxes to make more room.

Doug - good luck on the car and medical bills.  What a drag.

Had to take my truck up to Linex - somehow I got a cut in my liner?  I think it was from a shovel from John's patio project.  They are going to fix it under warranty though, so that's cool.  No sitter paid for next week so I took off Mon and Tues.  Maybe get some work done on a new layout!

TTFN!

[hilldrum]

I just realized, I never posted on these forums after all this time I've been registered. Hey all.

 --Hill

 

[Dave Farquhar]

Evening all. My wife's in the hospital. The insurance quit paying for her anti-nausea drug, and she fell into a vicious circle of needing fluids but not being able to keep them down. I guess it's cheaper to put her in the hospital than pay for another month's supply. Or maybe doctors really do learn something when they go to school for as long as they do... Imagine that.

She should be back home tomorrow, once they've pumped enough fluids into her. I'll talk to my boss' boss too, because this hurts my company too. I'm not much use to my company when I miss work because I have to take care of my wife because their insurance won't pay for something she needs.

[Brutus]

Hill - welcome to the Pot!  Lots of great folks here, so come back and say hi often!

Dave- sorry to hear about your wife, I hope they get her squared away soon!

Wife needs laptop to do bills or something, so I'll see you guys later - John, there is cookie dough Icecream tonight!

[magicman710]

Well I hope your wife gets better Dave.

 

*update*

I went to see my brother today, his face is swollen up but it has gone down considerably since the surgery. He can drink a little but cant really eat, but it is possible for him to leave tomorrow, but, you know how that goes. I'm kind of confused myself on what he acutally broke in his leg but I believe its the femur, like I said a while back.

 

Well, thanks for the good thoughts. Laz, sorry to here about your dog.

[CSXect]

I  went to a Schottensteins discount store today and got 2 pairs of pants 1 work and one casual/dress up two 4x t-shirts and a bag of crew socks for around $26.00 than they gave me a $10 discount on top of that, but what I really wanted was the Buckeye mug that has a Brutus Buckeye figure attached to it.... I thought $11.00 was too much to destroy a mug to get a Brutus that would just fit my MTH caboose on my Buckeye express so I had to pass on it. Also stoped by Flower factory which has lots of items other than flowers in thier toy section they had a nice selection of diecast vehicals I got a 1:64 chevey fleet side van which comes pre weathered, it was made by jada and the series name is for sale looks cool. 

[dbaker48]

Don, Keep going on that benchwork, time is getting short!

Quick update....  FRAMEwork finished ! 

[ChiefEagles]

Dave, that is not good.  Unbelievable.  Good luck.

Hill   Glad to have you around.

Big Love is a mess.  Think it is going to turn into Big Explosion.  

Hope to hit the bed early tonight.  Need to get up early and do some train layout work before packing.  Ate all the popcorn.  Good night. 

[cheapclassics]

Good evening all,

It was sunny and not quite as humid in SE Indiana today as we went to the State Fair.  The crowd was down due to the heat.  Dbaker48,  good help is hard to find, but I appreciate the service, and I am sure Chuck appreciates his "waitress" as well.  There will be more bran muffins on the dining car from "Points West" tomorrow.  Doug, sorry to hear about the car woes, but you need to take care of the eyes.  I spent the evening perusing my copy of the Lionel and K-Line catalogs that came in the mail.  I hope everyone has a good day (especially the GCHS soccer boys who begin their season on Tuesday). 

Keep on training,

Mike C. from Indiana

[sir james I]

Evening all,

At least Fri 13th is almost over(its on mon. this month)time for the sleeper bunk.

Jim F. Save the boxes I know how much space they take up but a layout will only hold so much stuff. As most of us train nuts have way more stuff than we need. the box keeps things in good condition and you know where a certain item is.On the other hand not to long ago I found in the box a Lionel southern rr trainmaster I forget I had. oh I remember buying it,I just forget I had it. But there it was just like new in the box. I have ran every engine i ever bought, its just whatever the mood is at the time. Can't say that about set cars though as some have never been out of the box.I would use them but don't need them, set price was cheaper than just buying the engine.        Nite all,  Sir James

RT, message received thanks again for the invite.

[Anonymous]

Roof underlayment is done!  Started working on the ramp.  Should have that done tomorrow and have the door on.  Shed is now being used to store the wood to complete the shed... Realized tonight that the yard needs to be mowed and weedwhacked... guess I should get that done soon...

Found 1/3 bottle of Kentucky Whiskey and two double shot glasses in the shed... someone had a good time.  Just wish when I'm hosting a party I would get an invite!

The Napa Valley Wine Train arrived while we were in Minneapolis. Susan opened it last night and I got a big hug and kiss! She wanted it for the elevated track through the wine cellar and the wine tasting area (men call it a bar).  Looks really nice.  I have some K-Line track that I don't need now... not the O-27 track, this looks like tubular with plastic ties.  If anyone is interested, email me...

[kpolak]

Dave:  Sorry to hear about your wife.  Hope she's out soon, I'm praying that she can get over this illness, without the meds.

Well. did my first steel solder job this weekend, ya, I know it's Tuesday...Youngest up most of Sunday night, with me threw off most of Monday.  I have a 8111 switcher with the coupler broken off of the truck.  I soldered the two pieces of the truck frame together with some sheet steel.  It's under the frame so you can't see the repair.  It turned out good for my first time.  Big learning curve on this one.  Everything moves all the time.  Clamps are a must.

Tip on steel soldering:  Don't use MAPP gas.  Metal gets too hot too fast and cooks the acid flux.  You have to sand off the burnt flux, and start again.  A friend recommended an alcohol lamp.

Beautiful day here yesterday.  Sunny and 75.

Kurt

[Jumijo]

Dave in StL, I hope your wife is already feeling better. Best wishes and prayers to the both of you. Please keep us posted.

Jim 

[Blueberryhill RR]

Good Morning from Blueberryhill....

It is a foggy 56 degrees. Sun is trying to burn off the fog. Going up to 78 today, with a chance of a late afternoon shower. I hope not.

Today, I will finish mowing the front and hill. About 2 hours of work. I would like to get it done before any more rain.  No time for trains, again today.

Dave....Prayers out for your wife. Insurance companies are a lot of fun. I found that out last year. Still paying on that one.

Speaking of Insurance companies..... I heard that the folks in New Orleans will NOT be covered by insurance, due to the fact that, the insurance co. have decided that he floods due to Katrina were caused by Man, and not a natural disaster. The levee that broke was man made, therefore it was caused by Man. If the water had gone over the top of them, they would be covered. Hmmmm...........Wonder if that's true ??

Well, Pretty Waitress says, " Breakfast is ready."  Dining Car is looking well stocked. All Aboard.

Y'all have a great Tuesday.

Chuck

[cheapclassics]

Good morning all,

IIABSDISEI with temps near 90 but the humidity is gone for now.  Dave, I hope your wife gets to feeling better.  My wife went thru the same thing when she was pregnant.  Brent, if I did not mention it earlier, congrats to your wife on her degree!  I see where "Points East" is a little behind on getting to the dining car this morning.  I hope the bran muffins did not disrupt his diet.  I hope everyone has a good day.

Keep on training,

Mike C. from Indiana

[ChiefEagles]

Morning all.  Up and going.  Got to pack for 5 days.  Got Big seats from Miami to Charlotte on Thrusday AM too.   Probably breakfast.  Want top water as we still can'ty get rain.  Want to put down Soundstop on the other side of layout in main room.  Need to get haircut.  Busy busy.  Hope the "Town phone" doesn't ring today.  Brent, did I miss the results?  Is she or isn't she?   Got to get moving.  Have a good all and God bless all. 

[Anonymous]

Dave,
Best wishes for a quick recovery for your wife, and hears praying that these insurance companies stop trying to control our doctors.  If memory serves me correctly, the doctors are the ones that are trained and the insurance carriers higher people with what a G.E.D.?

[fifedog]

Mornin' boys.  Sunny and 60's right now in the Mid-Atlantic region.  Gotta take the Mrs. to work, Dad to the doctor's office, then off to work myself.  That's my day.  Tons of projects to do, but never enuff time to get really into them.  Brent, where do you get your energy...?

[Anonymous]

No word yet Chief... she isn't testing till this Saturday...

[Anonymous]

Mornin' boys.  Sunny and 60's right now in the Mid-Atlantic region.  Gotta take the Mrs. to work, Dad to the doctor's office, then off to work myself.  That's my day.  Tons of projects to do, but never enuff time to get really into them.  Brent, where do you get your energy...?

Fife - it is draining fast.  VERY FAST!  Last night was the least work I got done, for the next couple days I am trying to stay off the ladder, that seems to sap energy very quickly.  I do need to get the felt paper and shingles on the roof though...

[fifedog]

Don't even mention ladders.  I need to paint my house this fall, and rehang my son's drop ceiling.  Layout is coming slowly.  I did manage to build one of the bridges last week (maybe post a pic Sunday), and I'm still mocking up the city to get the right look.  Don't know why, but I'm still dreading the Wills Mtn backdrop.  I hope to have the CUMBERLAND EXTENSION done by YORK, so maybe I can have a little open house for our buddies here...

[laz 57]

HI GIZ,

 Nice at 57 this morning.  Still can't run yet although muscle is getting better, oh well?  Just got to pace myself through this.  Going to buddies this morning and help him with his wiring.

DAVE prayers to your wife.

 HILL welcome to the pot o coffee.

All have a good one.

laz57