Morning GIZ,
Off to the train show this afternoon then down to Harrisburg for the Outdoor Show that will be held indoors at the Farm show complex. It is the Largest Outdoor show on the east coast. Cost $11.00 to get in but we got free tix so all we have to pay for is parking,$5.00. Oh well a day away from the wives. Look at trains and hunting and fishing stuff, Great Day.
laz57
underworld wrote: laz 57 wrote: HI GIZ, Just got done running trains. NO MAJOR PILE UPS. Just a minor incedent with a trolley and some dirty track. Got it cleaned up. My first car was a '66 Rambler American with a straight six, a REAL CHICK MAGNET, OH BABY. Paid $300 for it had it for four years then brother got it. Have a good one.laz57 Dirty track????? What do you mean by dirty????? Would that fall under the erotic trains forum?????underworld
laz 57 wrote: HI GIZ, Just got done running trains. NO MAJOR PILE UPS. Just a minor incedent with a trolley and some dirty track. Got it cleaned up. My first car was a '66 Rambler American with a straight six, a REAL CHICK MAGNET, OH BABY. Paid $300 for it had it for four years then brother got it. Have a good one.laz57
HI GIZ,
Just got done running trains. NO MAJOR PILE UPS. Just a minor incedent with a trolley and some dirty track. Got it cleaned up.
My first car was a '66 Rambler American with a straight six, a REAL CHICK MAGNET, OH BABY. Paid $300 for it had it for four years then brother got it.
Have a good one.
Dirty track????? What do you mean by dirty????? Would that fall under the erotic trains forum?????
underworld
Might have to go to "The Club Car Lounge" with the Model Train Journal, for Dirty Tracks? HUBA HUBA, for the Pretty Ladies and Trains thread.
1688torpedo wrote: Hello All! Bruce- Oh Ok I'll submit an offer of $101.50 & I'll never know why I let you talk me into this! Maybe the Chief will offer you Fifty-Cents more. Too bad you do not have the 63 Impala even if it was the best piece of rust you've ever had. You should have sprayed it with WD-40 to get the rust off. Talk about a Frame-off restoration-Whew! Chief- Glad your mother is fine for now. Also hope that BigBoy will get better too. Take Care all.
Kieth,
As Chief and JimDuda will confirm, your generous offer could make you a Corvair owner before you know it! . The last Corvair I bought cost me $250 back in 1998. It kinda got thrown in with a deal on a '64 Greenbrier van. It's a lowly '60, 500 sedan...#605 off the Canadian assembly line. Once I bolted on an exhaust system and bypassed the leaking front brakes it was....um...road worthy. I retired it soon after so it could go through a thorough resto and now has more money dumped into it than it's worth. The wife has put her name on it since it's automatic and she can't drive the yellow 4spd. That's fine with me though. The '60 is sedate, reliable and is relatively bullet proof. After I finish the paint ( black lacquer ) and bolt on the trim it'll be ready for the road again. I can already hear her complaints about it having no radio, RH sun visor, arm rests or outside rear view mirror....all options it never has had.
After running the K-Line Torpedo yeaterday I thought my Atlas switches were loosing electrical continuity...again! The engine would stall somewhere near the switch frogs so I did some slow test runs to see it I could pinpoint the problem. With the engine immediately in front of me it stopped dead in a flurry of sparks that shorted my ZW. The pivot screw on the trailing truck of the engine had dropped out. I was really lucky to have this happen when it did cuz trying to find that screw in between the ties somewhere on the layout could have been a real nightmare. After fixing the problem the engine ran perfect again without stalling. The screw must have worked itself out enough to cause contact with the center rails while traversing the switches then finally fell out completely.
Bruce Webster
Jon
So many roads, so little time.
Good Morning All from NE Ohio
Where we are still very cold at 7 deg, but should be warming up to 24 deg today. That will be the first time we will be in the 20's in the past two weeks.
stubbsO - fly safe and good to have you stop by. And many thanks for the work you are doing to keep us all safe, even Chief!
For those who really have the need for speed, this is the first race of the NHRA, espn2. Army of One (Tony Schumacher) is qualifed at #1 with 4.483 and 328.3mhp, Now that is moving!
We had another great OTTS meeting lastnight. GregM brought up his Lionel K-4 to run along side Charlie's K-line K-4.
and Frank brought his Lionel Jr for us to play with, 1934 version.
Medina Train show tomorrow.
I am a person with a very active inner child. This is why my wife loves me so. Willoughby, Ohio - the home of the CP & E RR. OTTS Founder www.spankybird.shutterfly.com
My first car was the family car - just about the biggest beast ever made - 1960 Mercury Monterey:
I remember when my Dad bought it new. I went with him to pick it up - $2,265.00. He paid for it in $20.00's. When you're seven that seems like all the money in the world.
csxt30 wrote: ChiefEagles wrote: Stubbs. Keep the nose above the horizon and watch out for those white flashes from below. Will be glad when you get home [and the rest of our great Troops]. Keep on posting. Think this is real first for the Coffee Pot. Anymore of the Troops out there are really welcome.Yes !! Stubbs O !! The Chief said it best !! Well, plenty of ruuning to do today !! Hope everyone is having a nice weekend !! Thanks, John
ChiefEagles wrote: Stubbs. Keep the nose above the horizon and watch out for those white flashes from below. Will be glad when you get home [and the rest of our great Troops]. Keep on posting. Think this is real first for the Coffee Pot. Anymore of the Troops out there are really welcome.
Stubbs. Keep the nose above the horizon and watch out for those white flashes from below. Will be glad when you get home [and the rest of our great Troops]. Keep on posting. Think this is real first for the Coffee Pot. Anymore of the Troops out there are really welcome.
Yes !! Stubbs O !! The Chief said it best !!
Well, plenty of ruuning to do today !!
Hope everyone is having a nice weekend !!
Thanks, John
Ex navy here Stubbs wecome aboard and tell your freinds there welcome too.
a Full Battleship salute from the U.S.S Wisconcin my favorite ship I was on to you guys over there
Life's hard, even harder if your stupid John Wayne
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Good Morning from Blueberryhill....
It is 7 degrees outside and sunny. Going up to 24 today with sun all day. Looks like it will be cold for awhile.
Today, I have to run some errands. Stop at a few local stores and pick up some things. Maybe later this afternoon, I will spend some time in the train room, working on wiring up the blocks for the new sidings. I think I will do some dusting of cars. It's that time again for a little maint.
Dining Car has arrived from " points west " and it's time for breakfast.
Y'all have a great Saturday.
Chuck
My first car was a 1934 Singer 8 Drop Head Coupe, cost 55 Quid 10 weeks pay in 1958. It was such a wreck that I spent more time fixing it than I did in the driving seat, so I sold it and bought a good push bike. It took 20 years and 200,000 miles to wear my knee and hip joints out. My favoured form of personal transport has to be Honda 4 potter, rode m'bikes from 17 to 60 when my health gave out and I had to sell my trusty 22 YO. CB550F, a sad time as I had kept it in just out of the box condition throughout.
Lionel is out of the box, I am quite impressed with the detail and quality, the ore cars are particularly impressive. Hoping to get some time next week to do something about powering it up.
Sorry for you guys in NY, our TV shows 2.5 metres of snow. Stockport had 3/8" snow at 0800 yesterday, it had gone by lunch.
Pleased to hear the good news on the health front. Chief is your hand trouble Dupuytrens Desease?
John Baker
Up early for Town Board retreat. Should be going to the TCA train meet. Will miss all the rest for the spring due to travel. Jim A suggested I tell them I am sick and go anyway.
Off to the real coffee pot. Later
God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified
OUTSTANDING NEWS ON ELLIOT!!!!! Thanks Tammy.
Thanks to the guys who have been looking ofr the NS box cars for me. Might have to go to the older version. One on Ebay is right next door [Wake Forest]. Looking for 20-93205:
and 20-93123:
Time for bed. Was so tired, I went to sleep watching good movie. Earlier, did run trains while I was cleaning rifle [just getting to doing a good cleaning, wipe down each time I shoot it].
Good night and going to sleep with GOOD NEWS. God bless.
Jimbo - Great to see you stop by. My first car was a 62 Ford Galaxy 500 convertible. How great that was being in HS. Then my next car was 69 Road Runner, 383, 4:10 gears, 4 speed, 300 deg dwell cam, 750 AFB, yep did 13.8 at 110 in the 1/4 mile. What a great street machine.
It was this color too.
and then there was the 'A' fuel rail, 301 Chevy fuel injected on Nitro, 8 sec at 200mph in the 1/4 mile.
Tammy - great to here about Big Boy!
laz 57 wrote:BUCKEYE, A little norteast of Oswego is where I go salmon fishing, in Pulaski NY about 15 miles. People there tell me that 4 feet of snow is nothing. But when it starts to get higher then that then we have a problem. I was listening to a national news station at noon today and they had the mayor of Oswego on and he said that all the roads now are one lane, cause they have nowhere to push the new snow. Now thats what I call lots o snow. laz57
laz57 The last I heard Oswego had 7 feet total!!! Expecting another foot or so before it's all over!
Back in 1958, guess how many cheerleaders would want to go to the Homecoming Dance with you if you drove a...STUDEBAKER? HA!
Here's mine - a 1956 Power Hawk. I replaced the stock 259 CI 4 bbl. with a 265 CI Chevy mouse motor, bored it .125 to 283 CI and put 6 2bbl carbs on it. I kept the stock stude 3 speed w/overdrive and moved the column shift to the floor. Millings full race cam pushing against double Isky valve springs - shift points were 7,000 RPM. Man, that thing screamed at 7K!
Corvairs, MOPARS, and GTOs were easy...so were the Corvettes, except the 327, 365 HP fuelies were a struggle since most of them had posi-traction.
Blueberryhill RR wrote: Big_Girl_4005 wrote: Hello again everyone,Just spoke to Elliot's doctor. They removed 33 lymph nodes and there was no cancer in any of the tissue. The next hurdle is getting rid of the drain tube, which is an annoyance but not painful. He does not have an "all clear" but this is excellent news.In a couple of weeks he goes back to the oncologist and we will be given a course of action. Exactly what that will entail we are not sure.Thank you again for all your support and everyone have a great weekend. Chief, great to hear your mother is back on track. Tammy (train addict in training)That is GREAT news, Big Girl !!!! Tell Elliott we are all pulling for him. You take care too .Chuck
Big_Girl_4005 wrote: Hello again everyone,Just spoke to Elliot's doctor. They removed 33 lymph nodes and there was no cancer in any of the tissue. The next hurdle is getting rid of the drain tube, which is an annoyance but not painful. He does not have an "all clear" but this is excellent news.In a couple of weeks he goes back to the oncologist and we will be given a course of action. Exactly what that will entail we are not sure.Thank you again for all your support and everyone have a great weekend. Chief, great to hear your mother is back on track. Tammy (train addict in training)
Hello again everyone,
Just spoke to Elliot's doctor. They removed 33 lymph nodes and there was no cancer in any of the tissue. The next hurdle is getting rid of the drain tube, which is an annoyance but not painful. He does not have an "all clear" but this is excellent news.
In a couple of weeks he goes back to the oncologist and we will be given a course of action. Exactly what that will entail we are not sure.
Thank you again for all your support and everyone have a great weekend.
Chief, great to hear your mother is back on track.
Tammy (train addict in training)
That is GREAT news, Big Girl !!!! Tell Elliott we are all pulling for him. You take care too .
Buckeye Riveter wrote: Roy, you asked earlier about Tom S and the snow. The current big NY snows are east of him near Oswego, NY. Tom lives near Jamestown and has about 3 feet on the ground not 8 feet. Lake Erie is frozen over, so unfortunately Tom will not be getting more lake effect snow unless it is fueled by Lake Huron or Lake Ontario. Here in Central Ohio, we sometimes see lake effect snow from Lake Michigan. For you folks that have not experienced lake effect snow, it can be truly amazing. Dangerous white outs are common. The depths of snow received can vary wildly in less than 10 miles. I have seen one inch of snow a mile from Lake Erie and then 18" of snow 7 miles inland from the same storm.
Roy, you asked earlier about Tom S and the snow. The current big NY snows are east of him near Oswego, NY. Tom lives near Jamestown and has about 3 feet on the ground not 8 feet. Lake Erie is frozen over, so unfortunately Tom will not be getting more lake effect snow unless it is fueled by Lake Huron or Lake Ontario. Here in Central Ohio, we sometimes see lake effect snow from Lake Michigan.
For you folks that have not experienced lake effect snow, it can be truly amazing. Dangerous white outs are common. The depths of snow received can vary wildly in less than 10 miles. I have seen one inch of snow a mile from Lake Erie and then 18" of snow 7 miles inland from the same storm.
BUCKEYE, A little norteast of Oswego is where I go salmon fishing, in Pulaski NY about 15 miles. People there tell me that 4 feet of snow is nothing. But when it starts to get higher then that then we have a problem. I was listening to a national news station at noon today and they had the mayor of Oswego on and he said that all the roads now are one lane, cause they have nowhere to push the new snow. Now thats what I call lots o snow.
Tammy, That is good news.
Don & Laz, The pic is with the layout in the background. Don, Are you suggesting the pic will keep the bugs off my plants? If I bought the big boy to get the control system, I would have to give it to you as I only have 054 curves. You wouldn't want me to do that would you? BTW, that is a nice set of wheels.
I guess I will be an outcast for sure now, but my first car was a 58 MGA, red convertable.
This was Jean's day off so it was a shopping day. Only train thing I did was change the antenna on the CAB1 to a rubber ducky.
I think I'm in the tropics today....got up to 30!!!!!
Buckeye I saw that prize package....sounds great!!! Does the Dairy Mart there have the cellophane packaged dried out soy burgers....with the painted on grill marks??? That would be the Cat's Meow!!!!!
Oh, my first car was a '63 Impala SS 2dr htp...$100 for the best piece of rust a kid could hope for. Between then and now I've managed to get boned into about 25 Corvairs....3 of which won't go away. Kieth hasn't made me an offer yet!
Evening all!
Tammy, that's wonderful news and a very encouraging prognosis. Here's hoping for Elliot's speedy recovery and all the best for both of you.
Jim, I was aware of you previously owning a 442 and selling it to finance the wedding. The things we do for love, eh? BTW, my buddy's 442 was painted exactly like the Indy car sans the Indy lettering decals.
Buckeye, we were in fact at Auburn for the auction although I can't remember what cars we had there for sale. Must have been about 20 years ago and we've sold so many cars since then. We've also been there exclusively to show the odd car now and then...dad is big on ACD cars. He's only ever had one Duesy ( J, Murphy roadster ) but he sold that at an auction in Las Vegas. The most recent Cord we owned, restored and auctioned ( a '30 L29 Cabriolet Coupe ) brought the highest price realized for such a car at that time. I dumped my heart and soul into that baby so I was real happy when it fetched $185,000. Currently, dad owns a '37 Cord Supercharged Sportsman, a car he restored back in the late '70's. It's my all time favorite car ( yes, even over Corvairs ) and a real blast to drive.
Being the usual victim of lake effect snows it's been an unusually quiet winter so far. While everyone around us seems to be getting hammered I doubt there's more than 6" here right now.
Have a great weekend all.
Tammy, Great News. I know it is one step/ one day at a time, but lets pray for more good days/steps and a whole lot less of the bad ones.
Been a nice evening as I picked up the kids and got to play a little. Came home to find that my favorite train store sent me both the Lionel and the K-Lionel catalogs. I will check in later, but I hope y'all have a great night... Time to peruse the train candy.
Buckeye, thanks for the prize. I can't make it now, but I hope to take a raincheck. I am sure you are being as kind as a Yankee can be.
Chief, don't worry, I won't go to the dark side....My Southern Bell keeps me in line.
Dennis
TCA#09-63805
Woo Hoo that sounds great Will still keep you all in our prayers.
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