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Posted by ChiefEagles on Sunday, October 28, 2007 8:11 AM

 fifedog wrote:
Mornin' boys.  Sunny & 55 here in the Mid-Atlantic region.  Think I'll grab my CANNON and go trackside for a while this morning. (Sorry, I'm still using slide film...)

OH BOY, one more Yankee in jail.  Feds down't like you blowing up trains.  You did say CANNON!!!!! Shock [:O]Laugh [(-D]

Morning all.  53 degrees!!!! and not going much higher.  Hope all have a great day.  God bless.

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Posted by laz 57 on Sunday, October 28, 2007 8:17 AM

Hi GIZ,

  Cool one here at 48 tonite we are to get frost.  To get to 32?

STUR FISH, no my BROTHER uses me for a dog and I use him.  If we had a dog it could of went into corn after the birds.  All we did was walk along sides of the corn and try to talk em up.  Sometimes this works. 

  Going to suck up leaves today then aerate lawn,  Then reseed and put down winterizer.

All B safe.

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Posted by laz 57 on Sunday, October 28, 2007 9:36 AM

Here's one that was posted on the Model train Journal I think YUZ GIZ would like?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vj-lYM5GCQg

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Posted by Brutus on Sunday, October 28, 2007 9:55 AM
Cool commercial Laz!  Jim S-P, those Kreg jigs look great, but I've never used one.  Do you need special screws with that?  I actually was going to joint and plane these 2x4s and then cut dadoes etc to make it super-strong, but I'm facing a deadline (Halloween) and want to have the kids help with decorating and stuff today.  Should be a fun time!  Sir James and CSX John, sorry, I forgot to leave the key "you know where" last night.  Hope you didn't drop by!

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Posted by sir james I on Sunday, October 28, 2007 10:00 AM

GOOD MORNING ALL

51 and sunny, but we had lite frost this am. At the moment no plans except to watch the Lions and that usually puts me to sleep by half time. I watched the buckeyes go crazy last nite, boy that stadium is loud. No train news at the present so I guess I will meander....Sir James

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Posted by dbaker48 on Sunday, October 28, 2007 10:12 AM

Laz - Not trying to do a 1 up, but as a result of checking that out, Look at this one!!  Wow!

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8250269883012843961&q=rotary+snow+plow&total=11&start=0&num=50&so=0&type=search&plindex=0 

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Posted by laz 57 on Sunday, October 28, 2007 10:31 AM

DON, It just felt like I was in OHIO.

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Posted by Blueberryhill RR on Sunday, October 28, 2007 1:39 PM

Ohio has snowplows and snowblowers............

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Posted by cnw1995 on Sunday, October 28, 2007 2:18 PM
Good afternoon from a sunny and cool Crystal Lake where it flirted with freezing last evening and someone is still lobbing the occasional egg at the house. Sigh. Went out last evening to see a local concert by a fellow name of Todd Agnew. It was nice, but he's an artist who talks (alot) between songs so got home v. late. Worked with a new video team whilst subbing for a friend at church. Funny how two groups of volunteers (who work different weekends) can be so different. Off to set up our 2-story cardboard castle for 'trunk or treat' in a little bit. I get to be the King - with a real sword. So the little kiddies better behave...

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Posted by ChiefEagles on Sunday, October 28, 2007 3:43 PM
Afternoon.  Went to pond.  Water going out spillway.  Little logs floating from drying out are hitting the spillway.  Cleaned them out and threw a lure for a little while.  Relaxing.  Later.

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Posted by Sturgeon-Phish on Sunday, October 28, 2007 4:22 PM

Evening all

It has been pretty quiet at work.  I did get some homework done.  I'm going to take a new-hire out to see what he learned today and then start getting things ready to turn over to the next shift.

Jim F.-The screws are a square drive (Robertson type) head.  They have a flat base and are either course or fine thread and fairly stout, (#8).  The special part is the drill bit that is a step bit with the pilot and countersink in one bit.  The jig provides a specific angle and placement of the hole for the screw. 

Chief-Enjoy!!!!

Laz- Always wanted to try hunting pheasants but we have no pheasants in Southern Ohio.  I've been told the clay soil keeps them away.  Never went pheasant hunting but took many a turn being a rabbit dog.  Thank God for Carharts!  You would come out of the multiflora looking like you've been in a cat fight.

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Posted by Jumijo on Sunday, October 28, 2007 4:59 PM

 

Here's the campfire I started building yesterday. Almost done. Just need to hide the edges a little better. Maybe I'll paint the logs so that they look charred. It's powered by a battery-operated flickering light, so I can place it any where I want to, whenever I want to.

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Posted by Buckeye Riveter on Sunday, October 28, 2007 5:25 PM
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Evening all

It has been pretty quiet at work.  I did get some homework done.  I'm going to take a new-hire out to see what he learned today and then start getting things ready to turn over to the next shift.

Jim F.-The screws are a square drive (Robertson type) head.  They have a flat base and are either course or fine thread and fairly stout, (#8).  The special part is the drill bit that is a step bit with the pilot and countersink in one bit.  The jig provides a specific angle and placement of the hole for the screw. 

Chief-Enjoy!!!!

Laz- Always wanted to try hunting pheasants but we have no pheasants in Southern Ohio.  I've been told the clay soil keeps them away.  Never went pheasant hunting but took many a turn being a rabbit dog.  Thank God for Carharts!  You would come out of the multiflora looking like you've been in a cat fight.

May God bless

Jim

Jim, I have a buddy from just across the river in WV and an avid hunter.  When he told me he had never seen a pheasant in the wild, I couldn't believe him.  As a kid in Northern Indiana, I would many times see pheasants as I walked from the school bus stop to our house.  Pheasants are all over the north part of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Iowa.

The big raid to Charlotte was uneventful.  I can't believe they serve sweet tea for breakfast.   The leaves were still grean in Charlotte and all the locals were delighted I brought the rain with me. 

Took the wife down to the hills to see the fall colors today.  Nothing spectacular, but still colorful.  Lots of cabins tucked into the hills.

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Posted by CSXect on Sunday, October 28, 2007 5:26 PM

Jumijo, that looks good with the hobo jungle.

how did you make it(part # for light/led)Thumbs Up [tup]

Chief,

I have been listening to a bluegrass station through the net the last few days, lots of Ky and Wv roots in the columbus area we even have a bluegrass shop on Highstreet(route 23), have been going to a church 3rd friday of the month for a bluegrass jam/dinner for a year or two now the music good and food is freeDinner [dinner]Headphones [{(-_-)}]

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Posted by fifedog on Sunday, October 28, 2007 7:10 PM

Well, I tracked down and shot 6 trains with my Canon by noon.  They were all of Chief's favorite "short line".  Stayed around B&O's 172 year old Thomas Viaduct the better part of the morning.  Pretty weather but the leaves still haven't changed around here.  They're either just falling off green, or simply turning right to brown.

Buckeye - Was it a successful raid?  Any prisoners?  Any grits?

BTW, anyone else notice a "raid" of sorts on the CTT board today?

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Posted by ChiefEagles on Sunday, October 28, 2007 7:17 PM
 Jumijo wrote:

 

Here's the campfire I started building yesterday. Almost done. Just need to hide the edges a little better. Maybe I'll paint the logs so that they look charred. It's powered by a battery-operated flickering light, so I can place it any where I want to, whenever I want to.

Jim, you sure are pround of your house in MA.  You have posted it in two places.  Remember, I've been there so I recognized it right off. Laugh [(-D]

Ran the Santa Fe F3's and 6 passenger cars.  I had been running five and suddenly realized I still had one in storage.  Got it out and felt sorry for it so I ran them a little more.  Ran the 2065 some more too.  Took them into the back and out came the NS diesels.  Ran them a while. 

Town meeting at lunch followed by County Animal Control Taskforce followed by passport applications being done at main PO in Raleigh followed by visit to Toyato dearlership to test drive and look at the new 4 Runner.  Enough!!.

Later [cherry cobbler and vanilla ice cream]

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Posted by Buckeye Riveter on Sunday, October 28, 2007 7:21 PM
 fifedog wrote:

Well, I tracked down and shot 6 trains with my Canon by noon.  They were all of Chief's favorite "short line".  Stayed around B&O's 172 year old Thomas Viaduct the better part of the morning.  Pretty weather but the leaves still haven't changed around here.  They're either just falling off green, or simply turning right to brown.

Buckeye - Was it a successful raid?  Any prisoners?  Any grits?

BTW, anyone else notice a "raid" of sorts on the CTT board today?

fifedog, it was pretty quiet in the South.  A Virginian mistakenly bought me a beer Dunce [D)] and a Southern Belle asked me to move to North Carolina.  Wink [;)]

The breakfast buffet had grits in a big pan.  When I was about done with my breakfast, I noticed that a maintenance guy was at the grits pan dipping them out and into a big bucket.  Later I saw him using the grits to clean the urinals in the hotel.  Whistling [:-^]

If you were shooting your Canon near the Thomas Viaduct, were you near the Potomac, south of Harper's Ferry?

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Posted by laz 57 on Sunday, October 28, 2007 7:23 PM

Hi GIZ,

  Sucked up leaves and cut grass at the same time.  Then ran aerater over grass, reseeded, and in about 2 weeks put on winterizer. 

  STUR FISH, to bad about the pheasants, they are a blast to hunt.  When I retire in 4 more years want to save up and go out to South Dakota to hunt them out there.  They have 11 million birds(state bird) and only about 900,000 people.  Suppose to be great.  Saw it on the outdoor channel and literally 100 birds get up at a time.  Real cool stuff.  Wonder if they have an outdoor fireplace out there with OLD MILWAKEE after the hunt?

  BUCKEYE, good job on the raid of the NS, keep dat GRITS stuff out of DA NORTH.

  Ran trains for about an hour, NO PILEUPS, all is good wit da world.

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Posted by Brutus on Sunday, October 28, 2007 7:35 PM

Cleared up a big mess in the basement - took out 4 big blag bags of trash (cut off wires, wood, boxes etc).  Buddy John stopped over for a few minutes and we set up the table just before dinner time.  Running too late to work on the layout per se, but got a lot done really with the benchwork.  Need to make a little side tray for the transformer though.

Had some poor boy sandwich for dinner and then some Karmel Sutra icecream.  Watching a great sci fi flick with the kids - The Last Starfighter.  Scheduled off Thursday and Friday, so only have a 3 day week!

Chief, hope you're not full of cobbler, 'cause I was saving you some pie!  Got some for Sir James (if he's not out howling at the moon!), John S and everybody else that wants a bite - c'mon down!  Goes great with coffee!

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Posted by fifedog on Sunday, October 28, 2007 7:48 PM
Buckeye - Nope, the Patapsco, south-west of Baltimore.(Milepost 7)  Incredible how the Masons from two centuries ago constructed such an incredible bridge (when horses pulled railcars), that today carries a double track mainline.
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Posted by ChiefEagles on Sunday, October 28, 2007 7:53 PM
HUMM, pie, why not?  Wink [;)]  fifedog, is that you hawling at the full moon? 

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Posted by fifedog on Sunday, October 28, 2007 7:56 PM
Chief - Nope. Neck is sore. Can't howl proper.
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Posted by Buckeye Riveter on Sunday, October 28, 2007 8:04 PM

 fifedog wrote:
Buckeye - Nope, the Patapsco, south-west of Baltimore.(Milepost 7)  Incredible how the Masons from two centuries ago constructed such an incredible bridge (when horses pulled railcars), that today carries a double track mainline.

fifedog, those stone masons had one goal; to make sure the bridge did not wash away during a flood.  By making it storm proof, they gave us a bridge that could carry incredibly heavy loads.  Have you ever seen any "marks" on the stones made by the master masons?

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Posted by sir james I on Sunday, October 28, 2007 8:17 PM

That was me howling, thanks to that chewy curse. the wife let me out to potty and that darn wire fence was cooold.

I was reading the thread about  the HW-X not running on 031 and did not want to change the subject there, but have any of you noticed how the catalog prices are hard to find? Oh they are there but I have to look all over the page to find them. Wonder why they can't make it easier to find, like with a highlite or the same place on every page. Just a thought.   Sir James

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Posted by Brutus on Sunday, October 28, 2007 8:24 PM

OOOOwwwwwoooooooo!  Watch out, Sir James - don't get naughty and bite your wife!  Got Key Lime Pie, Stawberry, and NY Cheesecake - yummy!  Just give Chewy some peanut butter, no ice cream or M&M's!

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Posted by sir james I on Sunday, October 28, 2007 8:45 PM
Thanks Brutus,,,,Just  a taste of each,thank you. ever notice at a family gathering a spoon of this and that always ends up with a full plate? And there's still something(s) you didn't take yet.

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Posted by cnw1995 on Sunday, October 28, 2007 9:16 PM
Great work, Jim A! I agree Sir James, it is always tough to find a price on a new set like HWX. How I spent my evening: constructing the castle in the background and helping the Princesses give out candy...

The youngest (R) defending the castle with his pal:

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Posted by ChiefEagles on Sunday, October 28, 2007 10:23 PM
Doug M, nice looking group.  Bad news about the college kids who died in house fire on the NC coast.  Sad.  Cold here.  Frost might hit tomorrow night and then temps back up.  Fall just will not come.  More rain for the weekend.  Goooooood night.

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Posted by ChiefEagles on Sunday, October 28, 2007 10:37 PM
Home run!!!!  Rockies get 3 runs to make it 4 to 3 Boston in the bottom half of the 8th.  Might not be over.

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Posted by dbaker48 on Sunday, October 28, 2007 10:52 PM

Sounds like everyone had a great day.  I'm tired, worked all day in anticipation of the big return.  They are in Laughlin and WILL be here tomorrow! 

Going to bed,   

Don

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