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

[Blueberryhill RR]

Good Morning from Blueberryhill....

It is a cold 28 degrees. Snow flurries. Going up to 32 today. More snow flurries expected. Roads are good, so far.

Today, I have a few things to do around the house. Maybe later, I will go down to the train room and work on the layout for awhile. A few hours every day seem to be working out fine. Have to do some dusting of cars. The bridges will really look nice, when finished.  Still have to paint the bridge from 100 Year Co. I think Blueberry Blue is the pick. What else?

In rolls the Dining Car and it's time for breakfast. Later.

Y'all have a great Friday.

Chuck

[Jumijo]

Buckeye, Best of luck with that kidney stone. I certainly don't envy you! I hope you feel well soon.

Lisa, welcome to the pot. Glad to see you posting here. 

Jim 

[cheapclassics]

Good morning all,

It is snowy and not so cold this morning with temps in the 20s in SE Indiana.  I better post quickly so I can send the dining car to "Points East".  I ran the 8E for a while last night.  I never had a kidney stone, but I have known some people who have and it was no picnic for them.  Good luck, Buckeye, with getting rid of it.  RT, a belated birthday wish and hope you have many more.  Lisa in NC, a belated welcome to the "pot".  We are kind of a motley crew, but it is good bunch of people to hang out with.  MartyE, I know what you mean about sometimes not knowing what to say.  I try to read all the posts, but ever since they changed the software and made it so you can't scroll back to read the posts while writing, it does make it hard to comment on what people say.  I guess I could have two windows open, but still....  Also, with two windows open, it gets kind of drafty :-).  I hope everybody has a good day.

Keep on training,

Mike C. from Indiana

[fifedog]

Mornin' boys.  Schools 2 hours late in the Mid-Atlantic for icy roads.

jaabat - they trust you with Brownies?  Someone we know is going to have a field day with that one;I'll opt out.

[Roger Bielen]

Does anyone have a source for 18 or 24V incadescent bulbs, bayonet base, #1445?  The LED replacement types are too blue for heavyweights.  I've tried Walthers, Radio Shack and All Electronics without any luck.

Buckeye - hope all comes out well.

[Buckeye Riveter]

Buckeye:  Those stones are mighty rough!  I've had 4  - but was "lucky" enough to pass them within a few hours.  Had a 8lb 13oz baby which wasn't as bad and I'm telling you THAT WAS NOT EASY!  (Sorry guys, you have no idea what that's like!)  My son has had 2 of those bad boys and he's pretty tough but they put him on the ground in a heartbeat!

Lisa, oh, I would love to pass a stone in a few hours!  The last time the first attack hit, I was in Lafayette, IN.  I headed to the emergancy room, given drugs and somehow got myself home to Ohio.  The next attack hit four days later when I was in Nashville, TN.  Same procedure except I had to fly home on a Sunday.  The stone didn't pass until Monday afternoon after I had drank a big glass of lemonade.  A quick passing would be a blessing.  When they just move a little bit, is when you can be put to the ground.

Happy Groundhog's Day!!!!

See ya down the tracks.

[Jumijo]

I'm giving a presentation to the Brownie Scouts this afternoon on how to eat right. The new food pyramid. This from a guy who eats apple pie for breakfast!

Jim

I'm gassy this morning! Whew!!! 

[Wes Whitmore]

Mom gets those pretty often for some reason.  She drinks a lot of tea.  She would never let on to how painful those are to pass, but I'm sure they are.  Good luck!

Wes

[laz 57]

HI GIZ,

   Well TGIF.

  NO SNOW, NO 2hr delay.  At least one thing was  good and NC got all the SNOW.

Going to run trains tonite.

All have a good one.

laz57

[Jumijo]

Good Friday morning from New England!

It promises to be another busy day here at work. I will most likely be here tomorrow as well.

No train running last night. The wife was home and her sister was over for dinner. I did stop at the train store on the way home and got the Lionel and K-Line catalogs. Was disappointed to see the store's price sheet. Usually they discount the MSRP a lot better than what they are this time.

The guy at the store said I might need a new board for our starter set 4-4-2. An easy, inexpensive fix. I'll open it up tonight and see what's what.

Have a good day, all.

Jim 

[ChiefEagles]

Snowing steady here, but temp is about 37 so it is melting when it hits anything.

Buckeye - take care and sorry to here about the kidney stone. UGH.

Marty - good to see you back.

Got my son's B-Ball game to go to tonight. Last game and then next week they have a tournament.

Have a great evening all!

 

I really never leave but I get so far behind on the coffe pot thread I have no idea what to add.  I usually just end up telling you guys to have a good weekend.  I add to other threads as I see fit.  This one though...zowwy.  Miss a day and ya miss a lot. 

Marty, if you don't drop by and say, "HI", I figure you are up in the air.   If you don't drop in after 24, I wonder if you are OK.  SO, drop in and at least say something.  You are missed if you don't.  Like Mitch [LAZ mentioned him].  Wonder if his computer is down again.  ????

Well, warmed up so ended up with mostly rain.  Worked on a train project all day.  Did not like the results so I removed it [mostly].  Wife cooked veggie beef soup.  Was real good for a cold day/evening.  A good friend and Environmental Services Director is retiring tomorrow.  Will go to his bash at 5 PM in the edge of Raleigh.  Well, bed time.  Was watching Men In Trees and woke up at 12AM [Lab came and bumped my knee with his nose]. 

GOOOOOOD NIGHT.  God bless.

[Anonymous]

Buckeye:  Those stones are mighty rough!  I've had 4  - but was "lucky" enough to pass them within a few hours.  Had a 8lb 13oz baby which wasn't as bad and I'm telling you THAT WAS NOT EASY!  (Sorry guys, you have no idea what that's like!)  My son has had 2 of those bad boys and he's pretty tough but they put him on the ground in a heartbeat!

Underworld:  Others may know but I don't - What part of the country are in?

Well, our weathermen/women have egg all over their faces - They all missed this one.  Supposed to have gotten 3-5 inches of the white stuff and all we had was a dusting- which was gone in an hour after it stopped.  Now it's just a nasty cold drizzle.  Stayed home today and worked on the dreaded taxes.

Hey, I love shredded wheat!

Lisa

[wrmcclellan]

Jim, LAZ, Underworld - the Aussies eat Vegamite like we spread peanut butter on bread or toast.

Snowhizoed for quite a while this afternoon - big wet heavy flakes - and then it ALL MELTED

[csxt30]

 B...

Plus the How To Index thread got a sticky....yahoo! 

Jim H 

Very good work Jim !! I'd kind of like to see you add that Signals thread & maybe one on photography or movie clips  !! Can anyone add to that index ?

Thanks, John 

You can post to the thread.  I will pick up the links off your post and put them in the original message.

Jim H 

Jim,

I was curious if that was what your were doing.  That's why I started a new thread regarding the comments.  I didn't want to add to that thread and make it too long. 

Oh, thanks Jim & Don !! That should help a lot of people !!

[dbaker48]

 B...

Plus the How To Index thread got a sticky....yahoo! 

Jim H 

Very good work Jim !! I'd kind of like to see you add that Signals thread & maybe one on photography or movie clips  !! Can anyone add to that index ?

Thanks, John 

You can post to the thread.  I will pick up the links off your post and put them in the original message.

Jim H 

Jim,

I was curious if that was what your were doing.  That's why I started a new thread regarding the comments.  I didn't want to add to that thread and make it too long. 

[laz 57]

Vegemite is the favorite snack for Men at Work   I read a novel years ago where this guy and his crazy friend are trying to open a restaurant.  They want to have unusual breakfast cereals and for some reason they think it's illegal to bring Weetabix into the U.S., so the buddy drives to Canada and loads up the car, spending money like crazy (including on a rare book).  In the end, they find that Weetabix is available at the local supermarket!  The villain of the book is a man named Pennyman.  Based on the book, I started looking for this wonderful cereal and eventually found it - in the health food aisle!  It's basically shredded wheat.  Very good with a bit of sugar and milk!  I'm going to go buy some this weekend and try with Splenda.  I've heard of Marmite - I think it's a sandwich spread loaded with vitamins or something?

Snowed today and COLD, but got to work okay.  Had a catered lunch from Hodaks - fried chicken with cornmeal batter, mashed potatos, gravy, corn, french fries, and folks brought in brownies and cake

Buckeye - good luck.  My friend Randy had that last year and showed me the bruises when it was done.

JIM,

   Would that happen to be a VEGIMITE SANDWICH?  From about 1982-83?Men at Work?  Listened to it while doing archi drawings.

laz57

[jimhaleyscomet]

 B...

Plus the How To Index thread got a sticky....yahoo! 

Jim H 

Very good work Jim !! I'd kind of like to see you add that Signals thread & maybe one on photography or movie clips  !! Can anyone add to that index ?

Thanks, John 

You can post to the thread.  I will pick up the links off your post and put them in the original message.

Jim H 

[Brutus]

Ja - good luck with that, doesn't sound like anything I want to eat!  But, what do I know - I ate two crawdads and it wasn't even on a bet or anything! 

[underworld]

Jim Have you tried vegamite? I first heard of it too from Men At Work. Although I remember seeing Colin Hay (the lead singer) on David Letterman back then and he said it was "God awful stuff". He said it was a spread made from the goo at the bottom of a beer fermentation tank.

 

 

underworld

[Brutus]

Vegemite is the favorite snack for Men at Work   I read a novel years ago where this guy and his crazy friend are trying to open a restaurant.  They want to have unusual breakfast cereals and for some reason they think it's illegal to bring Weetabix into the U.S., so the buddy drives to Canada and loads up the car, spending money like crazy (including on a rare book).  In the end, they find that Weetabix is available at the local supermarket!  The villain of the book is a man named Pennyman.  Based on the book, I started looking for this wonderful cereal and eventually found it - in the health food aisle!  It's basically shredded wheat.  Very good with a bit of sugar and milk!  I'm going to go buy some this weekend and try with Splenda.  I've heard of Marmite - I think it's a sandwich spread loaded with vitamins or something?

Snowed today and COLD, but got to work okay.  Had a catered lunch from Hodaks - fried chicken with cornmeal batter, mashed potatos, gravy, corn, french fries, and folks brought in brownies and cake

Buckeye - good luck.  My friend Randy had that last year and showed me the bruises when it was done.

[underworld]

Roy I think I'll pass on trying the vegamite....your at least the 10th person I've heard say it's not exactly a tasty treat!

John Baker What is Marmite???

 

About 22 degrees right now....we're supposed to have some HIGHS this week in the single digits!!!

 

underworld

[MartyE]

I also heard a lot of them are just fine too.

[Roger Bielen]

For those awaiting delivery of the K-Line Collector Club engines I heard that they are being received, BUT I was also told that there are reports of them having a short life span.  The individual I heard from said his ran a while and it died.  Engine rest and attempting to reprogram, no label on switch for program/run, didn't help.  He had also talked to a few others that have had problems.

[pbjwilson]

I cant contain myself anymore. Its got to be said -

Daaaaaa BEARS, Da BEARS, Da BEARS, Da BEARS, Da BEARS

GO BEARS!!!!!

[Blueberryhill RR]

Latest Ball scores:

North   7

South   6

[MartyE]

Snowing steady here, but temp is about 37 so it is melting when it hits anything.

Buckeye - take care and sorry to here about the kidney stone. UGH.

Marty - good to see you back.

Got my son's B-Ball game to go to tonight. Last game and then next week they have a tournament.

Have a great evening all!

 

I really never leave but I get so far behind on the coffe pot thread I have no idea what to add.  I usually just end up telling you guys to have a good weekend.  I add to other threads as I see fit.  This one though...zowwy.  Miss a day and ya miss a lot. 

[rtraincollector]

I see that the folks in the Carolinas are getting hit with some nasty weather. That's really a shame.

Now, now Blueberry.  You should not make light of our good friends to the South plight with the weather.  Just because we consider their so called snowstorms a light dusting and they have never seen a blizzard with wind chills at -80 degrees (Ohio - 1978), making fun of their timidity, except for Lisa, to the snow, is not appropriate unless it is the CHIEF.   Then you can fire away.

Reggie, glad to hear that mother and daughter are doing great.   Also, your posting about the stolen trains in Pennsylvania was interesting.  About three years ago, we had a case where thieves stole a trailer containing the local modular clubs layout.  

Laz, what do you mean you are unmotivated? The bear will be returning from Miami and the chase will be on again. 

So Jim now has a PC......This will be interesting.  I foresee words from his office very soon.  

RT,  I hope you have a today!!!

Now some not so good news.  Today I had and x-ray and they found an 8mm kidney stone.  Last summer the stone was only 5mm, so it has grown.  I will be heading to lipotripcy in a couple of weeks to have it blasted.  This will be my third time for lipotripcy and it is not fun.  

 

Well, keep your stick on the ice, all!

Good advice Bruce, except very few south of the border will know what it means.

See ya down the tracks,

Buckeye why not tough it out pass the stone and use it on the layout?  Whats a little pain?  Remember NO PAIN NO GAIN.

laz57

 

LAZ even after there broke / disolved they are concidered the same as a woman giving birth in a lot of cases the most painful thing a man can go thru. I know mine when it moved doubled me over and I crawed to the security office at the casino I was working in LA. of coarse it was at far end of the building from where I was but still all the way I was bent in half about. they took me out of there in an amblance.

I know you were only kidding but its not somethin I can kid about normally even if someone else as It bring memories back the bad ones .

 

[wrmcclellan]

Snowing steady here, but temp is about 37 so it is melting when it hits anything.

Buckeye - take care and sorry to here about the kidney stone. UGH.

Marty - good to see you back.

Got my son's B-Ball game to go to tonight. Last game and then next week they have a tournament.

Have a great evening all!

[laz 57]

I see that the folks in the Carolinas are getting hit with some nasty weather. That's really a shame.

Now, now Blueberry.  You should not make light of our good friends to the South plight with the weather.  Just because we consider their so called snowstorms a light dusting and they have never seen a blizzard with wind chills at -80 degrees (Ohio - 1978), making fun of their timidity, except for Lisa, to the snow, is not appropriate unless it is the CHIEF.   Then you can fire away.

Reggie, glad to hear that mother and daughter are doing great.   Also, your posting about the stolen trains in Pennsylvania was interesting.  About three years ago, we had a case where thieves stole a trailer containing the local modular clubs layout.  

Laz, what do you mean you are unmotivated? The bear will be returning from Miami and the chase will be on again. 

So Jim now has a PC......This will be interesting.  I foresee words from his office very soon.  

RT,  I hope you have a today!!!

Now some not so good news.  Today I had and x-ray and they found an 8mm kidney stone.  Last summer the stone was only 5mm, so it has grown.  I will be heading to lipotripcy in a couple of weeks to have it blasted.  This will be my third time for lipotripcy and it is not fun.  

 

Well, keep your stick on the ice, all!

Good advice Bruce, except very few south of the border will know what it means.

See ya down the tracks,

Buckeye why not tough it out pass the stone and use it on the layout?  Whats a little pain?  Remember NO PAIN NO GAIN.

laz57

[MartyE]

Congrats Reggie...  This thread is just too hard to keep up with.  It moves too fast!