Lisa-n-NC wrote:<> Ever wonder why printers are so cheap? Well, they have you hooked for the ink.Someone calculated the cost of the ink at................you won't believe it...................but it is true.........................$5,200 a gal. (five thousand two hundred dollars)So, the next time you're at the pump, be glad your car doesn't run onwater, Scope, or Whiteout, Pepto Bismol, Nyquilor God forbid, Printer Ink!!!!!Just a little humor to help ease the pain of your next trip to the pump...<><>Enjoy the day!!! <>Lisa
<>Enjoy the day!!! <>Lisa
<>Lisa - The information you posted is not far from the truth. I couldn't pass this up since I am in the business.
<><>Average New Cartridge Cost $22 (conservative number) Typical ink volume per cartridge 12 milliters
<><><>Cost per mil $1.83
<>1 milliter = approx .000264 gallons
Cost per gallon $6931
And this is conservative! Some new printers have less than 5 mil of ink. State of Minnesota has a class action suite against some ptr mfgrs for "Economy" cartridges. 25% off the price , and 50% less volume.
Sorry guys I probably shouldn't have posted that, but glad to see information getting out how costly they are.
John - Sorry to hear about the cold, sounds like you may need some good old JD and rest!
Trying to get all the work stuff done before leaving for York. Taxes done, orders placed, instructions made, should be all set. Definetly not looking forward to the all day flight. Don't know how Marty and the Chief do it all the time. Confirmed all reservations, all systems go! Quit reviewing my shopping list, impulse buying is SOOOO much more fun.
Hope the weather holds, we are having some pretty good winds, and the beaches are getting blasted with high surf. (10-15 feet). Unfortunately, this weather will probably be arriving in the East about the time I do.
Back to work, have a great day all.
Don
This is my first "sip" from 'The Coffee Pot' and like the blind carpenter who picked up his hammer and saw, I am celebrating an epiphany of sorts by admitting that I "Love reading the dialogues'.
Keep the brew warm!
Lisa-n-NC wrote: Got this e-mail this morning and thought I'd pass it on since the high cost of gasoline had been mentioned ............................................And - If you don't pass this along to at least one person,your muffler will fall off!! Enjoy the day!!!Lisa
Got this e-mail this morning and thought I'd pass it on since the high cost of gasoline had been mentioned ..................
..........................And - If you don't pass this along to at least one person,your muffler will fall off!!
Enjoy the day!!!
Lisa
Shush-up Lisa- we're trying to have an INTELLIGENT conversation!
Some people get into the sauce and Lisa gets into the grits.
Wow, Dr John that was close. Keep those tornados in the South. You are welcome to all of them.
Fifedog, when you were a wee lad, did they call you Fifepuppy?
For the mathamatically challenged, I would suggest you stay away from the posting about 42" circular track. I thought God made flex track so you could fix your mistakes.
Amtrak Genesis Dummy has been ordered. When I get it, I'll post a video of the consist running through the Hell's Gate Bridge.
See ya down the tracks,
Celebrating 18 years on the CTT Forum.
Buckeye Riveter......... OTTS Charter Member, a Roseyville Raider and a member of the CTT Forum since 2004..
Jelloway Creek, OH - ELV 1,100 - Home of the Baltimore, Ohio & Wabash RR
TCA 09-64284
Doug Murphy 'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...' Henry V.
Morning all!
Nice day here. 70's and sunny.
John - get well quick! Next week is just around the corner!
I see Buckeye can't post due to the snow inflicted because of his poor attitude towards southerners and GRITS
Lisa - good comparisons. I am glad I got to read it here and still have my muffler attached!
Got the drama queen off to school successfully this morning. Son came down with strep throat so he is home today.
Have a great day all!
Regards, Roy
Mornin' boys. Mornin' Lisa. Hey, BTW, what's the damage for a gallon of PROTOSMOKE?
Roy - your dilema isn't confined to N. Texas. I'm dealing with a tornado of my own...
But, let's talk rail. Yesterday, I was given a nice RailKing Chessie covered hopper, compliments of my buddy Tom. Then in timely fashion Fed-Ex delivered me two Dept 56 buildings that I have been coveting, from DinkyTownRealtor (Ft Worth). Now waiting to occupy my yet-to-be-built town of Cumberland are #5969-2 CITY HALL (thank you Mrs. fifedog) and #58309 Kensington Palace (thank you Mom). But wait, fifedog, there is no palace in Cumberland...ahhhh, but this beautiful structure is VERY close in dimension to the WESTERN MARYLAND station there.
SWAMMY predicts a journey to HOME DEPOT in fifedog's near future....
Get well soon, John. You don't want to be sick for York!
Jim
Modeling the Baltimore waterfront in HO scale
Morning all,
Woke up this morning with a nasty cold. Could feel it coming on yesterday. Haven't had a cold for a couple of years so I guess I can't complain, but I will anyway as York is coming up in 5 Days. Hope I can get rid of it quick.
Lisa, I liked that price comparison. It is sure a good one.
Take care,
Mike C.,
That was a great episode. I am worried also because they said "beginning of the end" during the preview for next week. I really hope this isn't the last season.
Lisa-n-NC wrote:And - If you don't pass this along to at least one person, your muffler will fall off!! Enjoy the day!!!Lisa
And - If you don't pass this along to at least one person,
your muffler will fall off!!
Lisa,
Last night I dreamt I was a muffler and woke up exhausted this morning.
Got this e-mail this morning and thought I'd pass it on since the high cost of gasoline had been mentioned - didn't paste the pictures but you'll get the idea anyway.....
All these examples do NOT imply that gasoline is cheap; it just illustrates how outrageous some prices are....You will be really shocked by the last one!!!! (At least, I was...)Compared with Gasoline......Think a gallon of gas is expensive?This makes one think, and also puts things in perspective.Diet Snapple 16 oz $1.29 ... $10.32 per gallonLipton Ice Tea 16 oz $1.19 ..........$9.52 per gallonGatorade 20 oz $1.59 .... $10.17 per gallonOcean Spray 16 oz $1.25 . $10.00 per gallon Brake Fluid 12 oz $3.15 . $33.60 per gallonVick's Nyquil 6 oz $8.35 ... $178.13 per gallonPepto Bismol 4 oz $3.85 .. $123.20 per gallonWhiteout 7 oz $1.39 ....... . $25.42 per gallonScope 1.5 oz $0.99 .....$84.48 per gallonAnd this is the REAL KICKER...Evian water 9 oz $1.49......... .$21.19 per gallon!$21.19 for a gallon of WATER!!!!!!!!!and the buyers don't even know the source. Evian spelled backwards is Naive.
Ever wonder why printers are so cheap? Well, they have you hooked for the ink.Someone calculated the cost of the ink at................you won't believe it...................but it is true.........................
$5,200 a gal. (five thousand two hundred dollars)So, the next time you're at the pump, be glad your car doesn't run onwater, Scope, or Whiteout, Pepto Bismol, Nyquilor God forbid, Printer Ink!!!!!Just a little humor to help ease the pain of your next trip to the pump...And - If you don't pass this along to at least one person,your muffler will fall off!!
Hi everyone! Hope this finds everyone having a good day so far.
A little cool this a.m., warming into the 70's today. More storms are forecast for this weekend. With all of the stuff surrounding us yesterday, we only got about a tenth of an inch of rain. Thankfully the hail missed us. Folks in the next town had a good bit of hail damage.
May get some yard work in this evening if no rain. Off tomorrow, so will go cut my father's yard for him. Then tackle some "honey-do's". Not much time for trains or layout building right now. Just buying a few things along.
Later!
Good morning from New England.
We ran our 2037 last night. The new smoke unit is producing very good smoke at 10-11 volts. It pulled a set of post war 2400 series passenger cars.
Have a great day, all!
Mornin' allIts beginning to look like another wasted day here... still installing software... this is now going on 3 days without a working computer... pathetic...Wasn't able to make it to the LHS again yesterday, hopefully today... but I did get to pull an axle off my Bimmer last night, that was fun! So the CV Boot has been installed and the new tires mounted (much smoother, quieter, ride - and much improved handling)... Just in time for nice weather this coming weekend!Well I'm heading back to software installation land! Brent
Been a while, but I have returned from a successful excursion to New Jersey for Easter (Yankee land to our Southern bretheren).
Flew in on Good Friday high of 42, got to services @ 3pm had a nice NY style pizza dinner then off to bed. Did a little shopping at Z&Z hobbies in Hamilton then off to see the NJ Devils Alumni game. I was behind the team bench, was a glass thickness from Ken Danyko, Bruce Driver, Micheal Petit, Randy Valishek, Tommy Albelin, who between them all had 6 Stanley Cup rings!!! My other half was making eyes on Rob Skrlac and wrote him a note (she tried to make me jealous, but, if she can hook up with a NJ Devil....who can complain???). Then a Trenton Titans game. We met up with some friends at Mom & Dads house after the game(s). Early Church on Sunday a great Easter feast by Mom & Dad, then home @ midnight. What a trip!!! Also saw some NY Yankee games live on TV and 2 NJ Devils games. It was great to be home!!
Hope all had a great Easter!!! GO DEVILS!!!
Rich
I am the monster in your head...And I thought you'd learn by now, It seems you haven't yet.I am the venom in your skin --- Breaking Benjamin
Morning. Off to Kerr Lake ot cut a tree at lake house and install GPS in buddy's boat. Big rain and some storming. Now sunny. Suppose to be 77 degrees today. Later.
BTW: Duke Univ. needs to be on its knees puckering as the "Duke Boys" case was dropped as they were innocent [like most thought all along].
God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified
Good Morning from Blueberryhill....
It is a cool 39 degrees. Going up to only 43 today with a chance of rain, later. This nasty weather is hanging on.
Today, I am going to take it easy. Been busy for a couple of days and need some quality time. Sure wish the warm summer weather would get here. I have a lot of work to do outside. I think I will spend some time running trains, later and relax.
Gas prices came down a few cents, but not good at $2.59 a gallon. This will put a hold on traveling this summer. At least, for us.
Well, Dining Car is waiting to board. Time for breakfast.
Y'all have a great Thursday.
Chuck
Good morning all,
This is certainly strange today. I logged on and nobody has posted for several hours. It really stormed in Indiana last night with several buildings being damaged by high winds/possible tornados. I watched "Lost" and it was another good episode. There are some hints this may be the last season or the next to last. I also went to the YMCA for weights. I helped the wife with the dishes as well because Lucas was working. Saturday is prom night and there will be big doings around the house. I have no idea where the dining car is today. It is somewhere between "Points East" and "Points West". I hope everyone has a good day.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
Buckeye Riveter wrote: Buckeyeland is getting pounded with hail, rain and thunder. Sixty MPH winds just to the north. Is it still snowing in N. Illinois?
Buckeyeland is getting pounded with hail, rain and thunder. Sixty MPH winds just to the north. Is it still snowing in N. Illinois?
Buckeye - this is what you get for messing around with Dr. John - a southerner.
Doug - watch out - a lotta 15 year old female drama out tonight here in N. Texas. Hope it doesn't spread north of the Red River.
Chuck - not to worry. I only visit the northern climes in the summer months.
Had some rough weather down here today. A tornado went about ten miles north of town heading from west to east. It never touched down, thankfully. Sirens went off all afternoon, then settled down shortly before 5 p.m. There were a few cases of wind damage up closer to Birmingham.
Buckeye Riveter wrote: Dr. John wrote: jonadel wrote:Dr. John you were close on the Spam Museum, it's actually in Austin, Minnesota, not far from Wisconsin. Here's a link so you can all plan you summer travels accordingly :)Jonhttp://www.spam.com/museum/spam_museum.aspxJon, How embarrassing! I was up there last year on a mission trip building a church sanctuary. We flew in to Minneapolis and drove on to Eau Claire, Wisconsin.Guess I missed the "Now Entering Minnesota" sign when we went sight-seeing. Let me see if I have this straight. The Northern Churches go on mission trips to the South where it is warm and sunny and the Southern Churches head to the North where it is cold, windy, rainy, snowy and generally miserably. I did not even mention the black flies and mosquitoes that are found in Minnesota and Wisconsin. I think that makes us pretty even after the fiasco in Harrisburg. BTW, Dr. John, I heard that a church in International Falls, Minnesota would like you to visit them next January. Of course, for real mission work, Hell, Michigan could sure use your help.
Dr. John wrote: jonadel wrote:Dr. John you were close on the Spam Museum, it's actually in Austin, Minnesota, not far from Wisconsin. Here's a link so you can all plan you summer travels accordingly :)Jonhttp://www.spam.com/museum/spam_museum.aspxJon, How embarrassing! I was up there last year on a mission trip building a church sanctuary. We flew in to Minneapolis and drove on to Eau Claire, Wisconsin.Guess I missed the "Now Entering Minnesota" sign when we went sight-seeing.
jonadel wrote:Dr. John you were close on the Spam Museum, it's actually in Austin, Minnesota, not far from Wisconsin. Here's a link so you can all plan you summer travels accordingly :)Jonhttp://www.spam.com/museum/spam_museum.aspx
Jon,
How embarrassing! I was up there last year on a mission trip building a church sanctuary. We flew in to Minneapolis and drove on to Eau Claire, Wisconsin.
Guess I missed the "Now Entering Minnesota" sign when we went sight-seeing.
Let me see if I have this straight. The Northern Churches go on mission trips to the South where it is warm and sunny and the Southern Churches head to the North where it is cold, windy, rainy, snowy and generally miserably. I did not even mention the black flies and mosquitoes that are found in Minnesota and Wisconsin. I think that makes us pretty even after the fiasco in Harrisburg.
BTW, Dr. John, I heard that a church in International Falls, Minnesota would like you to visit them next January. Of course, for real mission work, Hell, Michigan could sure use your help.
Dr. John, Do you own a snowmobile suit ??? You should visit those places and spread the friendship.
By the way......Did I hear something ?? Whining ? Lost ??
RIP Chewy - best dog I ever had.
dwiemer wrote: A little favor for any of our coffee pot folks heading to York, if you come across a CTT Divco truck that is reasonable (under $30), I would appreciate if you could pick it up and I will gladly pay extra for shipping and finder's fees. ThanksDennisPS: If you would like, I could also buy some gifts from the Grits Festival that I could send up north.Dennis, What if we all get you one? How many can you handle?
A little favor for any of our coffee pot folks heading to York, if you come across a CTT Divco truck that is reasonable (under $30), I would appreciate if you could pick it up and I will gladly pay extra for shipping and finder's fees. Thanks
Dennis
PS: If you would like, I could also buy some gifts from the Grits Festival that I could send up north.
Dennis, What if we all get you one? How many can you handle?
Well, I am back after a long hiatus...took my old handle back as well as I could.
Still wondering what happened to the gauge.
Gil
Anyone have an idea where the Gauge went to?
I think they got lost in the woods.
TCA#09-63805
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