33 in Jacksonville, FLORIDA this morning. Another bout of freezing temperatures tonight. Has any one else read the report on CoilCouplers about MTH holdong up payments to foreign suppliers? Supposed to delay Lionel shipments. Don't understand the logic.
Mel Hazen; Jax, FL
Mel Hazen; Jax, FL Ride Amtrak. It's the only way to fly!!!
Good Morning from Blueberryhill....
It is cold. 20 degrees with a wind chill to 10. No new snow today. We have about 2 inches on the ground.
Today is busy. Getting company this weekend. I have a couple of projects to work on and the normal chores to do. No time for trains today.
Dining car is here and it's time for breakfast.. Later.
Y'all have a great Monday.
Chuck
Good mornning all,
It is cold in SE Indiana with temps in the 20s. Yesterday all the events that were scheduled were canceled so we had a quiet day at home. I did do some of the housework and went to church. Church was not very full, either. Yesterday had bacon and biscuits on the dining car, but just the usual fare this morning. Lucas had his girlfriend over for a little while last night and the four of us played board games. I hope everyone has a good day.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
GOOD MORNING,
I'm up, almost all schools closed,main roads clear and safe with common sense. Neighborhood streets not done yet. The only plans for today are to stay home so I will check back later,
Sir James
"IT's GOOD TO BE THE KING",by Mel Brooks
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Mel has given y'al the weather....sooooo
Been really busy. Work been nutso, customers and inventory. Took 3 weeks, finally got Chrsitmas decorating out of the way, tree up House lit, trains & trolley running!!! I'll post pictures later today. After being warm, like Mel sez, it's a little nippy. The women folk are flying up to NJ tomorrow PM, so I'll get a few days peace & quiet with my son. Probably go Christmas shopping with the daughter tonight then they're off.
(cnw1995)DOUGIE!! You'll like the Atlas O trolley, the bride loves it...so I guess I can keep it. The only this is that it run like a engine F/N/R, and there is no switch, which I think is odd. A minor point to be sure, but it runs GREAT!!! You'll love yours!!!!
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
Doug Murphy 'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...' Henry V.
Good morning fellas. I have been running some trains lately. Almost 3 times a day I go down there for 10 to 15 minutes. My son insists that we go down before we go to the baby sitters, and as soon as we get home, and right before bed. It's great. He just watches the trains go around and around, and sometimes takes control. He might adjust the speed a little, or turn the bell on, or honk the horn. It looks like he actually knows what he is doing sometimes...
The neighbor's 3 year old girl came over for pizza last night. She likes to crank the throttle all the way up, which is fine for the MTH, but not good for the Lionel Alaska set. It can't go that fast without falling off the 0-31 corners, and I couldn't slow it down in time. It fell off the upper level, but no damage done. I'm just glad she enjoyed it!
Wes
Just got back from a trip Down town Columbus to the Hunnington Bank to see thier display and sign up for a drawing for one of two LGB set they are giving away. Very cold downtown.
Good afternoon everyone it is cold everywhere today.
found out that I have some 2x4's laying around that I can use to build benchwork with I have some left over particle board from when I had a roof over poarch and carport built maybe enough to cover an 8x16 area which is just about the size I can build and still have room for weightbench and a couch and two walls to use for display shelves.
Get weighed in tonight well post update on loss/gain tonight.
Anyone play the megamillions?? it is up to 163 million
Afternoon all,
Got off work this morning and took a nap, just got and trying to adjust to "normal" waking hours. Two cups of joe but may need more. I'm going to get the Frankiln around the tree before I go out to work on the garage. Then I may be more alert. Ice is off the trusses so I won't be fighting gravitity
Doug-You're welcome. The studying for the deaconate has been challenging and rewarding.
Chief-Quite a haul! Nice stuff even if it does come an orange and blue box
Congrats Jim on being published!!!!!
Thanks Don for the heads up
CSXect-Good luck on the weigh in
Been a lot of activity at the bird feeder, there is even a small hawk that takes advantage of the songbirds eating.
More coffee,
May God bless
Jim
Sturgeon-Phish wrote: Chief-Quite a haul! Nice stuff even if it does come an orange and blue boxJim
Better than those purple or yellow boxes.
Afternoon from the two holer. Meeting and lunch over. Back to the house. Just stopped by to read emails and etc. Mayor's Assoc. Christmas party tonight in downtown Raleigh. Later
God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified
ChiefEagles wrote:Afternoon from the two holer. Meeting and lunch over. Back to the house. Just stopped by to read emails and etc. Mayor's Assoc. Christmas party tonight in downtown Raleigh. Later
Afternoon!
Ran trains for the 4 and 5 yo down the street. Boy those kids have a lot of energy, and an inversly proportional attention span! They loved dumping the presents, and the horn! Presents dumped every time!
Chief: Is that a party like the Doc's have where everyone's name tag just says Mayor?
Bride made sure I added smoke in the 2025 for the company...Hhmmmmm...strange question from her...She came home with a few brown paper bags...saying it was my Christmas present...and not to look. Maybe it's a Legacy System! I sure hope not...I'll need to buy a new engine!
Kurt
Evening all,
Bought all the timber for the layout today. Went with 3/4" ply for the top with 9mm sundeala board on top of that. Sundeala is the UK version of Homosote. Its not cheap though at £34 a 8"X4" sheet. But if a jobs worth doing...
Frame is going to be from 3" x 2" pine. Got all that cut to length tonight. Posted some pics in "photo fun". Legs are going to be 2" Stainless Steel tube with adjustable feet.
Hope everyones had a good day.
Nick
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Taking a break from workin' on the Christmas cars for this friday, think I might end up with so much weight that I will have to use a triple header docksider lash-up. The Christmas docksider in the lead of course.
Looks like Mayor McChief did well at the train show, the only thing I've ever gotten at the shows out here are sore feet from all the walking.
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ChiefEagles wrote: RaleighTrainFan, you got there too late. We wipped out the great bargins. Now if Jerry has not sold it all, so outstanding psot war stuff Miss Edna got from a guy. Several boxes full. I know he sold a ABA New York Central set. The passenger cars were still there. Had generator car with black fule tank [rarest] valued at over $100 [with power pole]. Almost bought it but she told me my Lionel NS SD40-2 with Legacy is coming in this week. Rocket launching box car, rocket launching car with several rockets, track cleaning car and others. Might want to check it out.This was my best ever train show as far as bargins. Good night all.
RaleighTrainFan, you got there too late. We wipped out the great bargins. Now if Jerry has not sold it all, so outstanding psot war stuff Miss Edna got from a guy. Several boxes full. I know he sold a ABA New York Central set. The passenger cars were still there. Had generator car with black fule tank [rarest] valued at over $100 [with power pole]. Almost bought it but she told me my Lionel NS SD40-2 with Legacy is coming in this week. Rocket launching box car, rocket launching car with several rockets, track cleaning car and others. Might want to check it out.
This was my best ever train show as far as bargins.
Good night all.
I will, thanks. But a little voice keeps saying - Russian Decapod, Russian Decapod.
AND - my wife gave the tentative OK to this OR the Orient Express engine last night. So....
Evening to all. Haven't checked in lately. Been riding the eercise ike for 30 minutes each AM which is cutting down on forum time. Very busy with work ,etc. Like LAZ, the storm was a bust here in G'burg except for some ice. We lost our big lilac bush (tree), the ice split it into about 6 or 7 pieces. When things dry out, and I have some time, I'll have to cut it up and shred the branches that will go through the chipper shredder. Maybe Saturday or one day next week. I also have to fill the firewood ring on the porch. We like to have a fire in the fireplace over the holidays. Most days it is dark when I get home, so chores have to wait. I also need to get shopping done for the Mrs. Maybe I will go shopping after work tomorrow. The Mrs. is complaining that i have not given her ideas for Christmas presents. I have sort of decided that I really don't need a lot more rolling stock or engines right now. I can't even display what I have. I need to make time over the holidays to get out into the layout room and do some clean up and finish up some restoration projects that I started last Spring.
Things are going well with the school. Been so busy with other school stuff too. They were supposed to be starting the terazzo floors today. I will have to check when I am there tomorrow.
Hope everyone stays warm and cozy. Brrr. It is chilly here.
Mitch
Bob Mitchell Gettysburg, PA TCA # 98-47956 LCCA# RM22839
Just got back from diet meeting lost 5 pounds for a total of 45ish pounds in 2 months oh yea Doc talking about changing dose of blood pressure med now.
will be in the 40's for awhile here soon if the weather man is not wrong.
CSXect wrote: Just got back from diet meeting lost 5 pounds for a total of 45ish pounds in 2 months oh yea Doc talking about changing dose of blood pressure med now.
Congratulations, CSXect! It's going to be in the 40's later this week in St. Louis too. Need to go down and play on the layout some more, but maybe tomorrow night... Going on a field trip with son's school class Friday to the art museum. It's a morning trip, but might sign him out and hit a couple hobby stores for supplies.
Banilla?
RIP Chewy - best dog I ever had.
Art musem??? I have been to the Columbus art musem a few times some neat stuff. I was allways in the art class in high school never could draw people that well was more of an abstract artist paint/drawing(ink) and two sculpture(wood). Model railroading is an art as well. I would like to learn to paint railroad scenes a big fan of the late Bobb Ross he made it look so easy.
Have not messed with the C/C++ compiler in awhile if I could get to the level of understanding to where I could address inputs and outputs on the computer I could interface my layout and controll the trains from my pc(yes I know a command system would be the easy way). Also had an Idea for an adventure game with an interface to a home made weather station that was in the probe magazine when I was in Highschool anyway the Idea is to match the weather condition in the game enviroment to the real weather outside may be beyond my skills at the moment but thought that would be kinda cool.
heres one for you chief its the southern version to Rudolph the red nose reindeer
Leroy The Reindeer
Well, you've all heard the story About Rudolph and his noseBut I'll tell you a Christmas tale That never has been toldYou may think you've heard it all But you ain't heard nothing yetAbout that crazy Christmas The North Pole can't forget
Well, Rudolph was under the weather He had to call in sickSo he got on the horn to his cousin Leroy Who lived out in the sticksHe said "Santa's really countin' on me And I hate to pass the buck"Leroy said "Hey, I'm on my way" And he jumped in his pickup truck
When Leroy got to the North Pole All the reindeer snickered and laughedThey'd never seen a reindeer in overalls And a John Deere tractor hatSanta jumped in and said "Just hold on Cause we've all got a job to doAnd like it or not, Leroy's in charge And he's gonna be leadin' you"
Chorus
And it was Leroy, the Redneck Reindeer Hooked to the front of the sleighDeliverin' toys to all the good ole boys And girls along the wayHe's just a down home, party-animalTwo-stepping across the skyHe mixed jingle bells with a rebel yell And made history that night
Before that night was over Leroy had changed their tuneHe had'em scootin' a hoof on every roof By the light of the neon moonSanta wrapped his bag with a dixie-flag He was havin the time of his lifeAnd you could hear him call "Merry Christmas to ya'llAnd to all of ya'll a goodnight"
He mixed jingle bells with rebel yell And made history that night
Life's hard, even harder if your stupid John Wayne
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Doug- for my grandsons third birthday his mother gave him cake and ice cream,soooo his now famous statment was: who gave me banilla? I wanted chocolate. Sorry its that simple,but we use it.
Brutus its suppose to be the combo car. There was less than 30 minutes but I bid and went to bed. I expected someone would jump on it last minute. I'm happy I'll have a fourth car for a lot less than a new freight car. Even if lionel sells add ons they will be more than that and the kids don't know it's the same number or care.
Evening all, just thought I would check in and let you know I am still around. Been busy with this and that. Maybe after the holidays things will settle down to normal. I've been keeping an eye on things now and then.
Mitch, Haven't seen many terazzo floors installed in this area lately. They are great and do last. Cost is high and the installation is very messy, making it difficult for other contractors to continue working while they are installed. Back in the 60s & 70s just about every school we worked on had terazzo corridor floors, sometimes other areas.
CSXect wrote:Bobb Ross he made it look so easy. Have not messed with the C/C++ compiler in awhile if I could get to the level of understanding to where I could address inputs and outputs on the computer I could interface my layout and controll the trains from my pc(yes I know a command system would be the easy way). Also had an Idea for an adventure game with an interface to a home made weather station that was in the probe magazine when I was in Highschool anyway the Idea is to match the weather condition in the game enviroment to the real weather outside may be beyond my skills at the moment but thought that would be kinda cool.
"Happy Little Trees" - Gotta love Ross!
I think the interface cards come with software or drivers that provide the data, don't they? Ever play Animal Crossing? I was playing that with my kids for a while on the nintendo DS - wi fi. We could visit each other's world etc. Anyway, the game is in real time and sometimes it rains all day - it's tied to the current day/month/year and has all the seasons. To make big $$$, you could reset the date in the system to say 10 years ago, plant stuff, then set it up a week and harvest the fruit and repeat as necessary. Bad thing, if you skipped to far, weeds grew everywhere, people moved away and you got bugs in your house from neglecting it! One of the items you could buy was a trainset on a little table you could run in your house - it would just go around in a circle - kinda neat! I played that with the kids for months!
Sorry Sir James - got distracted. Had to snake a toilet and bathe Chewy - she's getting clipped right now, so pretty! G'night and TTFN!
JEF - you've been busy building that house, is it a Christmas gift?
RT -
jefelectric wrote: Evening all, just thought I would check in and let you know I am still around. Been busy with this and that. Maybe after the holidays things will settle down to normal. I've been keeping an eye on things now and then.
OH, you haven't been around. HUMM, hadn't noticed.
Mayor's party was great. Great food and drink. Only 11 mayors and lots of Town Commissioners/Aldermen. Was at the Capital City Club. 21st floor of the Progress Energy Building.
LAZ must not have gotten his Legacy. Not a word from him. If he did, it might have zapped him and he is out for the count. Was waiting for his report. Maybe he is SNOWED in and no internet.
RT, too late to return the call. Will call tomorrow after all the meetings.
Good night Chief! No recliner? No popcorn?
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