dbaker48 wrote: Brutus - (BTW, why do you use Jim in your signature?) Anyway what's all this about?? (below) Same old stuff you guys with women hanging around, always blaming us single guys for YOUR deeds. Who is Ms. DeCarlo anyway, only DiCarlo I know is Italian Bread. "BTW- Google Ms. DeCarlo with the safeties off and you will get a real treat! Don B put me on to that one! I guess this is what he gets up to when the wife is away!Jim F."Hopefully will have some video soon !!! (Train videos for all you with overactive minds!)Great day to all !!!
Brutus - (BTW, why do you use Jim in your signature?) Anyway what's all this about?? (below) Same old stuff you guys with women hanging around, always blaming us single guys for YOUR deeds. Who is Ms. DeCarlo anyway, only DiCarlo I know is Italian Bread.
"BTW- Google Ms. DeCarlo with the safeties off and you will get a real treat! Don B put me on to that one! I guess this is what he gets up to when the wife is away!
Hopefully will have some video soon !!! (Train videos for all you with overactive minds!)
Great day to all !!!
What a great personal attack..... Jim F could be anything.... Jimmy, Jim Bob, Jimminy Cricket, and F could be Foster, Fort, Fenith, Fellowship, Forum, Flyer, Fininski, Farrow........
"Lionel trains are the standard of the world" - Jousha Lionel Cowen
God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified
magicman710 wrote:What a great personal attack..... Jim F could be anything.... Jimmy, Jim Bob, Jimminy Cricket, and F could be Foster, Fort, Fenith, Fellowship, Forum, Flyer, Fininski, Farrow........
Hmmmmm....... I think someone is trying to create trouble. But it ain't goin'a work.
Don
Stopping in between coats of paint, because watching paint dry is, well, you know.
Aaack, my poor Batmobile. I worked so hard on restoring it and thought John would give it a good home...live and learn I guess.
Modeling the Baltimore waterfront in HO scale
Doug Murphy 'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...' Henry V.
Don B- that someone has tried that before.
Hot for Oct.86, Had a quiet day so far,yesterday not so good problems with son in law,thinks he's mister big shot, had to bring him down a few notches. No fisty cuffs but lots of words spoken without profanity somehow as 4 Grandsons were here. when he got home my daughter laid into him. I understand he's spending the day with HIS family. nuf said.
Nice train day with the humidity we are staying indoors, but it seems unfair with very few of these days left. LATER Sir James
"IT's GOOD TO BE THE KING",by Mel Brooks
Charter Member- Tardis Train Crew (TTC) - Detroit3railers- Detroit Historical society Glancy Modular trains- Charter member BTTS
Doug,
Keep an eye on your car. Eggs and clearcoat is not a good combo. It is a shame that we need to worry about these destructive, senseless pranks.
Not much going on here today. I am working on a Matlab program for one of my classes. Hopefully I can get it done quickly.
Keith,
I took pictures of the 1666, I just need to upload them to Shutterfly. I'll send you an email when I get that done.
Good evening all,
IIABSDISEI with temps in the 90s!?!? We had the memorial service for my wife's dad today (the burial of the ashes will be next year sometime), and I thinked it helped the healing process. There was a large gathering of family and friends. It was a sad day, but a good day.
We had bran muffins on the dining car from "Points East" this morning, and "Desperate Housewives" is on tonight. State employees get tomorrow off and I think I will need it. Maybe I wll go help "my" soccer girls practice for their sectional game. I have a new slogan for them: "Save the goalkeeper, save the game!" I hope everyone has a good day.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
tmcc man wrote:Yep, I remember that game. I had it for the original Xbox and if you think that level was hard wait until you get to the last level. It took me a few days to beat it. And also, the problem is that there are no check points, like in Call of Duty. But, they fixed that this year. There are check points in the new one: Medal of Honor Airborne. It was a great game to beat. What system does your son have?
Colin, we've got a PS2, a Nintendo Gamecube and DS's... MOH is on the PS2. I am thinking about getting a Wii for Christmas, maybe an XBox360 next year. I was thinking of a PS3 for backwards compatibility with PS2 and PSX games, but I recently heard they are having issues. Anyway, this is a very fun game and I'm sure we'll be slogging through it a little at a time for a month or more!
dbaker48 wrote: Same old stuff you guys with women hanging around, always blaming us single guys for YOUR deeds. Who is Ms. DeCarlo anyway, only DiCarlo I know is Italian Bread.
Hey Don - you're no more single than I am and that's a well known fact! But, you're right, I do get up to no good more than my share and nobody to blame but myself. Ms. D had some famous glamour shots, but I'm not linking to them. I might contribute to the delinquency of a certain MINOR nuisance.
Let's see if all these quotes work...
RIP Chewy - best dog I ever had.
Brutus wrote: tmcc man wrote:Yep, I remember that game. I had it for the original Xbox and if you think that level was hard wait until you get to the last level. It took me a few days to beat it. And also, the problem is that there are no check points, like in Call of Duty. But, they fixed that this year. There are check points in the new one: Medal of Honor Airborne. It was a great game to beat. What system does your son have?Colin, we've got a PS2, a Nintendo Gamecube and DS's... MOH is on the PS2. I am thinking about getting a Wii for Christmas, maybe an XBox360 next year. I was thinking of a PS3 for backwards compatibility with PS2 and PSX games, but I recently heard they are having issues. Anyway, this is a very fun game and I'm sure we'll be slogging through it a little at a time for a month or more! dbaker48 wrote: Same old stuff you guys with women hanging around, always blaming us single guys for YOUR deeds. Who is Ms. DeCarlo anyway, only DiCarlo I know is Italian Bread.Hey Don - you're no more single than I am and that's a well known fact! But, you're right, I do get up to no good more than my share and nobody to blame but myself. Ms. D had some famous glamour shots, but I'm not linking to them. I might contribute to the delinquency of a certain MINOR nuisance.Let's see if all these quotes work...
Brutus, I would go with the Wii and the xbox360. There is a rumor that ms is going to release an xbox 360 developer kit so anyone with c++ knowledge can program thier own games for aroun a $100.00 but it may be a rumor.
CSXect - that last time I programmed in C++ it was Borland's cheaper Turbo version and natively used Cin, Cout, etc (as I recall) - had to upgrade to get windows access and it was a lot of work. With all my other hobbies, I just don't have time to program anymore.
Well, I started off today with a haircut. Then I picked up some 2x4's for the Halloween layout benchwork. I was going to rip down some 2x10s I had in the basement, but then remembered I stole an idea from 88 and I need to use them first to make a temp platform in the basement stairwell so I can put in a light fixture! HD had 2x4s on sale anyway. Then to Michaels with the family and picked up a foam decoration Pumpkin that I'm going to cut for the layout - make a tunnel through it. No work tomorrow and HVAC guy coming to service the furnace, so will build the table on some old sawhorses I've got and then do some wiring in the basement.
One good thing, found out a plumbing project I had for the basement isn't needed. I thought they left a P-trap off a drain in the laundry room. Ran a fishtape down with some paper taped to the end and found the trap and it holds water, so now I think the problem is that there is stale air in the laundry room. There is no return air vent in there. I think I might cut an inch off the top of the door into that room, so air would move more, or put a vent in it....
Here are those window frames I painted - turned out okay:
Would have been 100 times easier if I'd used the correct caulk the first time. Live and learn.
Rough weekend...
Got home from work on Friday and finished pulling up the tile floor in the bathroom, still have to do the toilet room (no Jim I have not forgotten the pics). Saturday we had the driveway sealed. Looks nice now. Two women in their late 50s did it! They were a hoot. Had to run to Lowes to pick up some supplies... got home and redid the plumbing for the vanities and the tub. If I ever meet a plumber who doesn't know how to install a Roman Tub Faucet they are in trouble! When I turned the water on, only 1 leak... not bad as there were 46 joints that had to be made. Now onto changing the tub base... pics tomorrow.Tomorrow I want to get the tub base finished, get the Wonder Board up around the tub, remove the tile around the shower, install the Wonder Board around the shower, and finish patching the drywall. Then I have to check the alignment of the light boxes to make sure they will still be centered on the vanities, may have some electrical work to do. If I can get that done, then I may take Tuesday off to get some tiling done, but not sure.Also have to get some pics taken of the trains... I got the pics taken if the tender, so can post them tomorrow.OH - Friday Night I installed the new cable modem... for some reason my download rate is 1/8 what it is supposed to be and my upload rate is exactly what it should be. So may have to contact Comcast again...Looks like the OTTS had a good time yesterday...
Blueberryhill RR wrote: Buckeye Riveter wrote: Blueberryhill RR wrote: Good Evening.......Back home from the Berea Train Show. Had a great time. Met all the guys. Had a great lunch at the Station. We did some railfanning and took some pictures.ChuckChuck, you noticed that his Honor, The Chief didn't show as he promised. I will pay the tab for the limo that waited at the airport for his arrival. Can you take care of the extra meal costs? I guess we will need to return his gift to the train store for a refund. I really thought he would show, so we could give him the Gold Lionel Hudson as a gift. I bet if we had invited Laz, Jim, Don, Doug, Colin, Steve, John, Roy, Lisa, Dennis and many others to be our honored guest at a OTTS meeting they would be a path to our door to get the Gold Lionel Hudson. Yes, I took care of the extra meal costs and rolled up the red carpet. I suggest we give his gift to someone else. I even ordered Chief's favorite dish for lunch........Grits served in a galvanized bucket. He miss it.Next year we should invite a Northern person. I had a phone message from Chief, when I got home. He said he missed his chartered plane and was racing north on I-77. Maybe he wound up in an Ohio jail. The Jailer probably posted his Bail, just to get rid of him.And with that..........Good Night.Chuck
Buckeye Riveter wrote: Blueberryhill RR wrote: Good Evening.......Back home from the Berea Train Show. Had a great time. Met all the guys. Had a great lunch at the Station. We did some railfanning and took some pictures.ChuckChuck, you noticed that his Honor, The Chief didn't show as he promised. I will pay the tab for the limo that waited at the airport for his arrival. Can you take care of the extra meal costs? I guess we will need to return his gift to the train store for a refund. I really thought he would show, so we could give him the Gold Lionel Hudson as a gift. I bet if we had invited Laz, Jim, Don, Doug, Colin, Steve, John, Roy, Lisa, Dennis and many others to be our honored guest at a OTTS meeting they would be a path to our door to get the Gold Lionel Hudson.
Blueberryhill RR wrote: Good Evening.......Back home from the Berea Train Show. Had a great time. Met all the guys. Had a great lunch at the Station. We did some railfanning and took some pictures.Chuck
Good Evening.......
Back home from the Berea Train Show. Had a great time. Met all the guys. Had a great lunch at the Station. We did some railfanning and took some pictures.
Chuck
Chuck, you noticed that his Honor, The Chief didn't show as he promised. I will pay the tab for the limo that waited at the airport for his arrival. Can you take care of the extra meal costs? I guess we will need to return his gift to the train store for a refund. I really thought he would show, so we could give him the Gold Lionel Hudson as a gift. I bet if we had invited Laz, Jim, Don, Doug, Colin, Steve, John, Roy, Lisa, Dennis and many others to be our honored guest at a OTTS meeting they would be a path to our door to get the Gold Lionel Hudson.
Yes, I took care of the extra meal costs and rolled up the red carpet. I suggest we give his gift to someone else. I even ordered Chief's favorite dish for lunch........Grits served in a galvanized bucket. He miss it.
Next year we should invite a Northern person. I had a phone message from Chief, when I got home. He said he missed his chartered plane and was racing north on I-77. Maybe he wound up in an Ohio jail. The Jailer probably posted his Bail, just to get rid of him.
And with that..........Good Night.
Chuck,
It appears that Dennis would like to be our guest of honor next year for the Annual OTTS Meeting.
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
Here are some pictures of Lionel's Rotary Coal Tipple in action:
Note in the first picture how I depressed the bench work so I could fit the tipple into the corner of a room only 8.5 by 9 feet. The set comes with 30 trestles, 15 for each side to take the track up to full height. That is 300 inches plus the width of the tipple if all were to be put on a single straight away. Above you can also get a glimpse of the base of the swing bridge platform so trestles aren't needed to elevate that trackage as well.
PRR Sharknose diesels approaching the Tipple
Locomotives through the tipple
First hopper in position to tip
Beginning the process
About 70 degrees into the turn
Coal beginning to fall into the bin
Car in final dump position
Car beginning to return to normal position
Car almost back to upright position
Sorry some of the pctures are a bit fuzzy. Still learning how to use the digitial camera. I added two # 70 yard lamps at the corners to illuminate the structure during night sessions. I may try to take some pictures without flash to show the effect.
Mel Hazen; Jax, FL
Mel Hazen; Jax, FL Ride Amtrak. It's the only way to fly!!!
Cool coal tipple, RRC - great action! Never saw one working before.
88 - no big on the pics, you've got a lot on your plate man!
Went to Crackerbarrell for dinner and I am stuffed full of country fried steak, fried okra, mashed potatoes and green beans! Might have some cookie dough icecream later though.
Oh yeah, I won Oh, Mr Porter! on dvd - it's an R2 (England) dvd, but my Philips player will convert PAL and it's all region, so that's okay. Got it for 1.99 pounds, but with shipping in American it was about $13.
Jim,I'll be posting pics on my site for some friends and family that want to see the progress... not sure why everyone is interested in demo'd room pics... that is why I didn't take any 'demo in progress' pics. I do want to get some of the current stage because it is interesting to see where it started and where it is now (all demo'd and rebuild in progress). Then I'll take a few tomorrow since I hope the rebuild will be complete... then as each area (shower, tub, toilet room, floor, vanities, complete room) gets finished.Susan changed her mind on paint again today... go figure! At least we hadn't painted anything yet! LOL!
Had a nice chat with Keith (1688torpedo) tonight. We discussed the upcoming show in Pittsburgh, the forum, and trains in general. It is always nice to actually talk to fellow members. I am still playing around with Matlab. It is very tough to use if your aren't familar with it.
They use to have coal tipples on the shoreline of the muddy Maumee river in Toledo. they would load the coal into lake freighters, loooog lines of hoppers pushed by steam engines. We would sit across the river and watch,one car at a time tipped upside down and back. Boy long time ago.
went to 89 today,88 tomorrow would be a new record high and expected. Sir James
Quick stop before bed. Hope everyone has had a great weekend and that services were blessed. Did camera on the morning service, went out to our usual post church lunch and then got called in for an emergency. Just finished with that and then rushed back for evening services and made it as they were singing the first song.
Seems to be a bit of friction amoung some folks. Hope it quiets down as the people here are too good to let small issues cool the Pot. Anyway, no train work today. I have been too busy getting ready for my niece's visit. Kind of a whirlwind thing in that we are flying her down from New York tomorrow night, then she will work her craft on one of the characters for the movie, and then fly her back to New York at 5pm. on Tuesday. She is a FX artist, which are the folks who do special effects for the movies. Hopefully this will be a big help to the picture, and also will help her in her career.
Hope to catch up with Y'all in the next few days
Dennis
TCA#09-63805
Hey Dennis - sounds like this movie is really moving along! My sister saw the other one and recommended it so I'll have to go get a copy -- she's always right about these things!
Sir James - it was pretty warm here today and no rain - all week they promised rain this weekend. I'll need to water pretty soon.
Morning!
Gone for 2-days, and I see everyone is still at each others throats!
"Great" trip. Kids were a mess 2- new places to not sleep, or want to eat at. Ahh bliss. Great to see all the relatives.
My cousins live across the street from very active tracks! Every 15-20 minutes trains going by...A lot of NS a few CSX, I also saw a Santa Fe GP backed up to a Conrail. Mixed freight. Oldest got tired of looking at trains, she'd hear the horn, yell Trains! and spring up to look out the front window. That worked about 10-times. We took a walk to see a caboose and possibly a MOW car...in the park, will post later. Girls were too tired to walk to the tracks to get closer look at the trains going by. Also saw them unloading scrap steel at the Inland Steel plant (under a different name) from the bridge. Covered area with magnetic crane inside unloading gondolas.
Found train store in Merrillville, IN, but it was closed. It was a drive-by since wife is not encouraging the train thing.
Good to be back home.
Kurt
Good morning all!
Let me be the first to wish you a a happy Columbus day!
Of to KC this morning. Back later this week. York next week (looking forward to the break).
Hope everyone is well. Been awfully busy the last few days and no time to post.
My high school robotics team is running full bore until the competition in a few weeks. We met most of Saturday and they are meeting again today even though it is a school holiday. My elementary school robotics team starts up in a couple of weeks.
Off to the airport.
Regards, Roy
Good Morning from Blueberryhill....
It is a sunny 66 degrees. Going up to 90, with sunshine. It's gonna be a hot day.
Today, I am taking the dog to the Vet's for his annual shots. He loves to ride in the car. Doesn't care too much for the Vet. Then, I will finish mowing. Back yard only. Then it's all done. Not growing too much. Maybe later, I will take an hour or two and run trains.
Indians lost to NY last night. Going to game #4 today.
Dining car is here and it's time for breakfast. Later.
Y'all have a great Monday.
It's raining to beat the band here. Good day to stay inside and get some work done.
Brent, not sure which Jim you were talking to, but it doesn't matter to me about the photos. I realize that you've been busy. I wish I knew how to do all those things you've taken on.
Haven't run trains in several day. Too busy. But did manage to sleep late today - 7:30. The boys woke me up talking. "I just shut the darn thing off". One of them said. That made us jump out of bed to see what they were tampering with. It was the new tv. I wish I could ship those two off to Tazmania sometimes.
dwiemer wrote: Seems to be a bit of friction amoung some folks. Hope it quiets down as the people here are too good to let small issues cool the Pot.
Seems to be a bit of friction amoung some folks. Hope it quiets down as the people here are too good to let small issues cool the Pot.
Agreed, Dennis. So much anger lately...where is it all coming from?
Hey Chief - HAPPY COLUMBUS DAY!!!!
Jumijo wrote: I wish I could ship those two off to Tazmania sometimes.
I wish I could ship those two off to Tazmania sometimes.
Jumijo: Maybe we can locate a band of Gypsies and work a package deal!
Morning! Home today due to Columbus Day!!! HAPPY COLUMBUS DAY!!!JimA - Was talking to you... 'Now listen here boy, I'm telling ya you don't pay attention. I SAID LISTEN HERE BOY!' This is what I was talking about with tile removal... Notice the positioning of the chisle blade... this is key so you don't gouge the floor boards!This is the Bathroom Pre and Mid remodel:This is the toilet room that I haven't touched yet, other than to remove the toilet paper holder and door.
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