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

[dwiemer]

Mitch..I think this is what he is looking for...............

That's the one!  Thanks for posting the photo

Dennis

[Anonymous]

Thanks Mike!  I can use a bran muffin this morn!

Interview went well.  Hopefully I get the job and can transfer soon.

Not much else going on... 50 days till moving day!

[cheapclassics]

Good morning all,

It is rainy and mild in SE Indiana with temps in the 60s.  Did too much last night and went to bed early.  Power went out in middle of night, but did wake up to reset clocks.  Will take it easy tonight and watch the tape of "Lost".  Jimtrumpie, was it worth watching?  Went to the YMCA, worked on the garage some more getting the gravel arranged so I could drive the truck over the concrete apron (long story).  Did dishes for the wife.  Work has been really intense and this is just the beginning.  I am sending bran muffins to "Points East".  I hope everyone has a good day.

Keep on training,

Mike C. from Indiana

[Blueberryhill RR]

Good Morning from Blueberryhill....

It is a cloudy 50 degrees. Going up to 72 today, with a chance of some thunderstorms this afternoon. Need some sunshine.

Today is a busy day. I have some errands to run and shopping to do, locally. I might get some train time in, later. Grass is growning again. I will need to do some serious mowing this weekend.  I have been keeping busy, keeps my mind from thinking. Sometimes.

Time for the Dining car. Breakfast is served.

Y'all have a great Thursday.

Chuck

[ChiefEagles]

Morning all.  Pretty day but hoping rain is on the way.  Got to mow and plant garden [waited until today in hopes of rain].  Will try to hit the road early enough to go visit Lisa for a few.  Typing and watching Gene Autry [Westerns Channel].  Want to get some train time in too.  Have a great day.

[mitchelr]

Chuck

Thanks for the photo of the DIVCO.  I'll keep my eyes peeled.  I hope to get to Strasburg in a few weekends and the train shop there has lots of vehicles.

Mitch 

[Blueberryhill RR]

Took the family to have the kids pictures taken tonight.  Got some really good shots.  Then we went to get ice cream.  Our one dog that is ill seems to be having a good night, but she is still having difficulty with walking and standing.  I really hope we can save her.  The other dog is visibly upset.  He really likes having her around.

Did anyone happen to see a CTT Divco truck at york?  I just got the Eastman's Lionel Madison Hardware delivery truck and will find a place for it on the layout.

I have to get going to bed, got a big day ahead of me tomorrow and need some rest.  I hope to sleep a bit better tonight as the dog situation has been heavy on my mind. 

Y'all have  a blessed night

Dennis

 

Dennis - sorry to hear about your pooch.  Hope she is better soon.   I see you are looking for the DIVCO, not the box truck.  Is there a photo somewhere?

Mitch 

Mitch..I think this is what he is looking for...............

[mitchelr]

Took the family to have the kids pictures taken tonight.  Got some really good shots.  Then we went to get ice cream.  Our one dog that is ill seems to be having a good night, but she is still having difficulty with walking and standing.  I really hope we can save her.  The other dog is visibly upset.  He really likes having her around.

Did anyone happen to see a CTT Divco truck at york?  I just got the Eastman's Lionel Madison Hardware delivery truck and will find a place for it on the layout.

I have to get going to bed, got a big day ahead of me tomorrow and need some rest.  I hope to sleep a bit better tonight as the dog situation has been heavy on my mind. 

Y'all have  a blessed night

Dennis

 

Dennis - sorry to hear about your pooch.  Hope she is better soon.   I see you are looking for the DIVCO, not the box truck.  Is there a photo somewhere?

Mitch 

[dwiemer]

Don, thanks for looking.  I have the new 20th anniversary truck and boxcar.  I was hoping to find a Divco truck from the last special issue.  It does sound like y'all had a good time.

Dennis

[dbaker48]

Did anyone happen to see a CTT Divco truck at york?  I just got the Eastman's Lionel Madison Hardware delivery truck and will find a place for it on the layout.

Dennis - I will post more as soon as I catch my breath, I was lookin' only found a couply of the CTT trucks that was offered through the magazine.  I even talked to the guys in the booth about it, they pulled me away a couple of times during the lunch/kodak moment to go look at a couple of places they thought had it.  But it was the box cars, I did see a couple of the current truck but you had indicated $30, they wanted $35 and $40.

Welcome Sir James !

Hope Zeke comes back, we need more left coasters!

Got to run,  Keith will post all the stuff soon, did get a Mikado is it ever GREAT!  Going to club will get back to some regular post soon.

 

[dwiemer]

Took the family to have the kids pictures taken tonight.  Got some really good shots.  Then we went to get ice cream.  Our one dog that is ill seems to be having a good night, but she is still having difficulty with walking and standing.  I really hope we can save her.  The other dog is visibly upset.  He really likes having her around.

Did anyone happen to see a CTT Divco truck at york?  I just got the Eastman's Lionel Madison Hardware delivery truck and will find a place for it on the layout.

I have to get going to bed, got a big day ahead of me tomorrow and need some rest.  I hope to sleep a bit better tonight as the dog situation has been heavy on my mind. 

Y'all have  a blessed night

Dennis

[Brutus]

No rain right now - considering a quick mow - as quick as I can get it done!  Rained yestrday with hail, but looks like no dings.  Dennis - prayers for your dog.  Welcome Sir James (can't -have too many James-es, I always say!)   My wife picked up about a 5 foot tall stack of ceiling tiles (they were metric and wouldn't fit the new grid for the Fed Gov't office in which she works - thanks to us taxpayers, I'm sure!).  Once I can get going on a semipermanent layout, I'll have to try cutting that stuff up.  TTFN

[jonadel]

The school year is quickly winding down and for that I'm happy, I haven't been this busy in 7 years but it's a good busy. May 6 will be a wonderful day.

We've had 4" of rain in 24 hours and will probably hit 5" by morning. Lots of flooding and the poor farmers will really be behind with planting. Sure fun to read the York reports, hope we can make the fall meet.

Stay dry. From the soggy heartlands.

Jon

[ChiefEagles]

HI GIZ,

  Nice again at 49 to get to 67.

Played trains last nite for a while then taped the shield, and deadliest catch.

Got to plant lettuce, peas and khorobis tonite.

Rock on,

laz57

Laz, A little late for lettuce and peas isn't it?    Just kidding, actually I haven't planted anything in the garden yet and now it is raining.  I should have done it last week but had more important things to do (like York).  Will probably have to wait till next week.  I've already given up on onions and radishes as being to late.

Dennis, Good luck with the dog.  And also on the ebay thing.

Welcome, sir james I, BTW we tend to use first names on the pot, except for the Chief.

Don, Glad to hear you made it back to LA.  Chasing trains for a week can be tough.

Take care,

That is because there are so many FRANK's on here.

[laz 57]

HI GIZ,

  Nice again at 49 to get to 67.

Played trains last nite for a while then taped the shield, and deadliest catch.

Got to plant lettuce, peas and khorobis tonite.

Rock on,

laz57

Laz, A little late for lettuce and peas isn't it?    Just kidding, actually I haven't planted anything in the garden yet and now it is raining.  I should have done it last week but had more important things to do (like York).  Will probably have to wait till next week.  I've already given up on onions and radishes as being to late.

Dennis, Good luck with the dog.  And also on the ebay thing.

Welcome, sir james I, BTW we tend to use first names on the pot, except for the Chief.

Don, Glad to hear you made it back to LA.  Chasing trains for a week can be tough.

Take care,

Yep, JOHN, a little more then a week ago we had snow and then YORK,.  I hope to be turning the soil tomorrow depending on how much rain we get today?  Seems to be coming down pretty good.  I just took dog for walk and had to use two towels on her, none for me under the umbrella.

laz57

[A&Y Ry]

Lisa 

I'm still kicking kicking but medical and dental issues have kept me tied down. Loose teeth upstairs due to long term gum recession and deterioation of peridontal ligaments[didn't know teeth had ligaments]. Have lost 5 in 3 years post root canals in spite of split-gum and stitch treatment with bone graph material and antibiotics around the root. Lasts about 12 to 18 months before infection sets in again around the outside of the tooth once it loosens---not a fun or cheap process. Remaining 7 upper teeth are very much at risk---all loose.

Have undergone 6 CT Scans of face[only] recently but no decision on quality of upper jaw bone structure or what to do regarding  implants or eventually store-bought choppers. The "Rusty Years" of old age require a lot of gold!

Chief if you want to visit the Norfolk & Western [and formerly Atlantic & Yadkin RY] town of Madison where the home of O-gauge's top layout scenicking female and CTT forumite dwells; Just follow Wendover Avenue on past North Elm about 3/4 mile where you turned to my house and you will hit U.S. 220 North-----about 22 miles to Madison.

Soon as I learn something toothwise I am headed to our mountain cottage to finish disassembling my 1992 airborne 5-track, twin shelf RR.

[jefelectric]

HI GIZ,

  Nice again at 49 to get to 67.

Played trains last nite for a while then taped the shield, and deadliest catch.

Got to plant lettuce, peas and khorobis tonite.

Rock on,

laz57

Laz, A little late for lettuce and peas isn't it?    Just kidding, actually I haven't planted anything in the garden yet and now it is raining.  I should have done it last week but had more important things to do (like York).  Will probably have to wait till next week.  I've already given up on onions and radishes as being to late.

Dennis, Good luck with the dog.  And also on the ebay thing.

Welcome, sir james I, BTW we tend to use first names on the pot, except for the Chief.

Don, Glad to hear you made it back to LA.  Chasing trains for a week can be tough.

Take care,

[Dr. John]

Good afternoon from central Alabama where it's warm and a bit cloudy. Storms supposed to come in tomorrow afternoon (same front that did the damage and killed some folks in Texas ).

Sir James, welcome to the forum.

Dennis, very sorry to hear about your dog. Both of ours have suffered snake bites in the past couple of years (one dog twice!). In each case, the dogs had obvious wounds and a lot of swelling. Vets gave one dog antivenin, the other one anti-biotics only. (Snake bites are more dangerous due to infection in dogs than venom). Both dogs recovered very nicely. Not sure about the signs of a black widow bite - probably much harder to see. Sorry also about your problems with the Hudson purchase. 

[csxt30]

Sir James !!  Good to see our yankee ranks overfilling !! I see you run just about the same stuff as me, TMCC & Gargraves track !! I'm also unpatiently awaiting my new Atlas steam engine !!  

 Hello All!  & to Sir James!   Yippee!  Another Yank to swell our Ranks. Chief- CSX may not want to pay a diem to Norfolk & Sufferin for Trackage rights. Maybe CSXJohn will chime in on this? Don B- Glad that you had a nice time at York. Did you buy any Tinplate for your 1688E? Take Care all.

Hi Keith !!  No, CSX won't want to pay trackage rights to N&S, they'll just buy it first !!  

Dennis : sorry to hear of your E-bay loss, too . Hope the dog is ok .

Thanks, John

[ChiefEagles]

[ Tempted to drive farther west and find Lisa and then go down 77.

Chief - Not west but North - I'm 20 mi. north of Dewey T., 20 mi. south of Martinsville Speedway. 

Speaking of Dewey.....Where are you????

Lisa

GRITS= Girls Raised in the South-  We always call you by your first name....Honey, Shuuga, Dahling.....

Lisa, email me directions.  Riedsville?

See my post on Homasote.  I found a cheaper product.

[sir james I]

Abit about myself: Retired,First train,Marx about 1946, first Lionel 1949 a2025 w/maplewood cars. current layout, basement w/GG track & TMCC Lionel prefered I have MTH but the battery issue drives me crazy. I am using the newer type batt. & BCR's but stopped buying their engines because of the batt. thing.Latest news from york is Battery will be a thing of the past and that is good news.Worked part time in a LHS so I can be helpful problem wise till we reach the electronic age and I'll leave that for the younger train nuts.I see I have talked too much so thanks for the welcome and I fixed the time problem(was on London time...Sir James

[dwiemer]

Hello and welcome to you Sir James.  The Coffee Pot is where we come to catch up with each other and just check in.  We do have a bit of jabbing, but it is all in good fun.  We try to keep anything not directly train related here and then post train items as seperate threads.  At the top of the list, is a thread for some "how To" threads that have been discussed to exhaustion.  I mention this as should you have any questions about trains, check there first and then do a search before posting a question.  Chances are, it has been answered and you would not have to wait for a reply.  Otherwise, most here are laid back and no back biting as on some other sites.

Welcome again and please tell us a bit about yourself.  Also, be sure to check out "Sunday Photo Fun" thread that is posted every sunday for the latest in pictures.  Please, by all means, post some yourself.  They have instructions on the list to post photos.

Dennis

[Sturgeon-Phish]

Early afternoon all,

Wet here in Southern Ohio.  Grass is getting out of hand.  I'm on dayshift and don't get home till 8 p.m. and too late to cut.  Hopefully get to it when I'm off friday. 

Dennis, hope your dog pulls through.  They are pretty tough when it comes to poison bites.  The vet should guide you through it.  Keep us posted.  I pray for dogs too

Can't imagine what it would be like topack up everything and move.  Fill an 18 wheeler no problem, and a dump truck with junk to throw away.

The loader (770) and car (734) came yesterday.  I've not tested they but they looks nice.  Pics up coming

God bless

Jim

[Anonymous]

[ Tempted to drive farther west and find Lisa and then go down 77.

Chief - Not west but North - I'm 20 mi. north of Dewey T., 20 mi. south of Martinsville Speedway. 

Speaking of Dewey.....Where are you????

Lisa

GRITS= Girls Raised in the South-  We always call you by your first name....Honey, Shuuga, Dahling.....

[1688torpedo]

 Hello All!  & to Sir James!   Yippee!  Another Yank to swell our Ranks. Chief- CSX may not want to pay a diem to Norfolk & Sufferin for Trackage rights. Maybe CSXJohn will chime in on this? Don B- Glad that you had a nice time at York. Did you buy any Tinplate for your 1688E? Take Care all.

[ChiefEagles]

Ok, I'll have a coffee w/cream thank you.I haven't figured this forum out yet, use to that other one don't you know.Can't find the latest posts as I don't know how it could be "today" when it's 9AM and the post say's today 430PM. thanks for listening.,,,,,,,,,Sir James

Welcome Sir James   Visit with us here on the "Pot".  Can jabber all you want as long as you don't cuss or get too evil.  OH NO, another Yankee. 

Morning from warm and pretty NC with A/C on [ran some last night to cool this house down].  Grass to mow and garden to plant.  Pack for Charlotte [short dive].  Tempted to drive farther west and find Lisa and then go down 77.

Watching NS video of SC and western NC to Chatlotte.  OH NO, a local with two highnosed SD's pulling only two tank cars [bet I get some flack from the CSX crowd].  This was shot mostly last fall.  Lots of UP engines [especially pulling intermodle from Atlanta north to PA] and some all UP.  I have even seen a BN still in green. Quite a few BNSF and even one SF [what I call the Chief paint].  One outstanding thing is NO CSX engines. 

Got to get moving. 

[laz 57]

HI GIZ,

  Nice again at 49 to get to 67.

Played trains last nite for a while then taped the shield, and deadliest catch.

Got to plant lettuce, peas and khorobis tonite.

Rock on,

laz57

[sir james I]

Thank you CNW1995, Detroit area same as Chicago this AM warm coffee feels good.WET today

[cnw1995]

Welcome sir james, here's your cup... and a good morning to you all from a wet and cool Chicago where I clumped to work in big 'ol boots, khahi rain coat, and ragged Sox cap -- looking for all the world like a hobo.  The transfer table and Korber trolley barn (and extenders) won't fit on the layout - especially if it had to house six trolleys. Next I will see if I can cobble something together myself...  Dennis, sorry to hear your e-Bay story...

[sir james I]

Ok, I'll have a coffee w/cream thank you.I haven't figured this forum out yet, use to that other one don't you know.Can't find the latest posts as I don't know how it could be "today" when it's 9AM and the post say's today 430PM. thanks for listening.,,,,,,,,,Sir James