JIM,
I'm also looking for either Lionel or MTH (PS 2.0) NYC F3s ABA. Anyone know where I can get one?
laz57
jaabat wrote: So what's new with everybody? I don't mean with your job, family, day-to-day stuff. I mean what have you bought recently? I went shopping yesterday with the Chief and bought a few things (didn't want to look cheapo). I bought an MTH Santa Fe streamliner passenger car, a Weaver New Haven State of Maine car, a set of wooden Santa Fe FTs made by lionel (for the boys), and a Cadillac by K-Line for our layout. Passed on a nice K-Line Rio Grande box car with sprung metal trucks for $13.95.What I found interesting about the little wooden FTs was that they have the exact same number on them as our electric Lionel FT - 158.So what have you bought lately? And are you happy with it?Jim
So what's new with everybody? I don't mean with your job, family, day-to-day stuff. I mean what have you bought recently?
I went shopping yesterday with the Chief and bought a few things (didn't want to look cheapo). I bought an MTH Santa Fe streamliner passenger car, a Weaver New Haven State of Maine car, a set of wooden Santa Fe FTs made by lionel (for the boys), and a Cadillac by K-Line for our layout. Passed on a nice K-Line Rio Grande box car with sprung metal trucks for $13.95.
What I found interesting about the little wooden FTs was that they have the exact same number on them as our electric Lionel FT - 158.
So what have you bought lately? And are you happy with it?
Jim
I recently won a costomized Old Milwaukee reefer. It has the Swedish Bikini Team and the new logo for the beer. Looks good. all for $46.00, a bit high but I figured what da hey?
Mike,
Was it you that got your March CTT issue early?
Modeling the Baltimore waterfront in HO scale
Jefelectric,
Please accept my condolences on your loss. Your family will be in my prayers.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
Laz and John, my sincerest condolences on your losses.
As of 9a.m. this morning I'm retired for the 2nd time. BUT On the way home I stopped at Memory Station to say hello and was asked if I retired yet. Replying yes, Lewis asked if I'd be interested in a true part time job covering for when he's at meets/shows and has other things to tend to. Talk about a short lived break. Since he's heading to Savanah tomorrow we'll work out the details next week.
Laz and John -- Sincere condolences for your recent losses! Its always hardest on those left behind. Hope everything goes well for your family and friends as they adjust to the loss.
Don
Sorry for your loss JOHN, I'll add him to my list of prayers sent out.
jefelectric wrote:I got a call a little while ago informing me that my brother in law had passed away last evening. He was in a skilled care facility suffering from Alzheimer's, they thought he only had a cold, obviously something more than that. He was a great guy with a huge sense of humor that he never lost. Will be leaving shortly to be with my sister.
I got a call a little while ago informing me that my brother in law had passed away last evening. He was in a skilled care facility suffering from Alzheimer's, they thought he only had a cold, obviously something more than that. He was a great guy with a huge sense of humor that he never lost. Will be leaving shortly to be with my sister.
Sorry to hear of your loss, John. My best to your family.
God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified
Morning all,
Slept in a bit due to starting night shift tonight so I'll only be up for 23 hours! Going to apply a second coat of stain on the bookcase once the garage / shop warms up. Cold here but clear. Finally got all the Christmas stuff down, 14 boxes to return to the basement.
I envy you all with multiple hobby shops within easy driving distance. We've got one in town and limited inventory. Did a little work on the layout, added a wrecker and outhouse to the gas station area. Thinking about other things to do???
Check back later
Jim F, Lionroar is right on Norton. I upgraded a 2 years ago and it bombed. Called support and they had me delete everything Norton out and re-install. Worked then. Looks liek they would tell you. So when the re-up came in this past fall, I just re-uped and not upgraded. Still not perfect but works OK. Antispam still puts items from approved email addresses in anitspam and some spam slips through. Does block spies trying to gt into ocmputer.
Well, I figured the box in the interstate was a Yankee plot to get this REB and the Southern Sympathizer. See, I am always on my guard when I cross the Mason-Dixon. Great visit with Jimbo. Poor guy must never get food. Went to restaurnat and ordered. Right in the middle of eating, 3Rail Mike called my cell. A few words later, Jim's plate was empty. Bone empty. You would have thought it had been placed on the floor and the dog had licked it clean.
Cold here compared to the past few weeks. Was 33 at 8:30. Got to run for now. Later.
John Bakeer wrote:Dr John,We were in a chippy in Bakewell on New Years Day and on the menu were battered deep fried Jammy Dodgers, Mars bars, Creme eggs, Kit Kats, Jaffa cakes etc. YUUUKKKK!!!
Dr John,
We were in a chippy in Bakewell on New Years Day and on the menu were battered deep fried Jammy Dodgers, Mars bars, Creme eggs, Kit Kats, Jaffa cakes etc. YUUUKKKK!!!
John B. - There's an old saying, "Just because you CAN do something doesn't mean you SHOULD do it. There are some things that I believe God never intended to be deep-fried.
Jim F. - Two weeks ago, I would have said I never had an issue with Norton. My son, home on break from college, had to renew the virus protection subscription on his laptop. While it downloaded successfully, it still said he had 0 days left on his subscription! On top of that, the drivers for the DVD-RW disappeared. After three hours!!! of back and forth, I got the computer to accept the new subscription. The drivers are gone for good. Tried downloading them, no soap. He's back in Birmingham, sans DVD-RW, hoping someone at UAB's IT dept. can help him out.
Jim A. & Chief - Sounds like you had a great time! One day, I'd like to see a really nice hobby shop like Charles Ro.
Clear and cold this AM in central Alabama. Looks like a nice day!
Good morning all,
It is sunny and mild in SE Indiana with temps rising to the 50s today. Laz, sorry to hear about the loss of your friend. As others here have noted, it is very tough to lose some one close and one never knows what or when medical problems will arise. That is why I still play soccer. Perhaps the best way for me to expire would be a heart attack right after I score the winning goal in a championship game. At least they could say I died with my cleats on :-).
I did receive something nice in the mail yesterday. I got a Christmas card from my Norwegian soccer friends. I e-mail them from time to time and I have not heard from them in a while and I sometimes wonder if I matter to them, and then I get a card or a message and I know they are still thinking of me.
Last night was busy. There was nothing significant that I did, but the time went by quickly. Tonight I am going to HS basketball game. Some of "my" soccer girls play this strange roundball sport indoors where they use their hands to handle the ball and they shoot the ball at a high net without a goalie in front of it. They do run up and down a field made of wood and they do pass the ball and play offense and defense, but it is still very different from soccer :-) (I can only imagine Buckeye Riveter's response to the above as he is originally from the Hoosier state, and he knows what basketball means to Indiana....and Purdue).
Blueberry Hill should be showing up at the dining car anytime now. Maybe I will stay for a while.
I was showing my wife the Chief's picture on the March CTT. She noticed the resemblance between that and the picture on the forum :-)
I hope everyone has a nice day.
Good Morning from Blueberryhill....
It's a sunny 23 degrees, going up to a sunny 50. Spring ??
Today, I have a few chores to do around the house. Then, I will spend time in the rain room, working on the layout. And running some trains, for sure. I have some new track to lay ( tubular ) and my switches should be here today. Have to get to work.
Good to see that Chief...is home safely.
Here comes the Dining Car. Time for breakfast.
Y'all have a great Thursday.
Chuck
Hi GIZ,
17 and cold this morning, to get to 42? Rain for the weekend.
Thanks for the condolences for my friend. They are to burry him at FT. Indiantown Gap this morning with full military honors. He was also a retired Col. in the reserve.
CHIEF, glad to see you had a nice stay up NORTH. And liked that maple syrup.
And oh yeah almost forgot HAPPY FRIDAY EVE!!!!!
Have a good one.
Laz sorry to hear of your loss I lost a great freind would have taken as a brother anyday about 3 yearsago he was only 46 at the time to a blod clot after a sinus opperation he lived in PA. also (West Chester. )
Not much happening this am getting ready to head to work
Glad you made it back safe and sound Chief. But the true maple syrup comes from Vermont not Conn. lol
Talk to you all later
Life's hard, even harder if your stupid John Wayne
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mitchelr wrote: Jim Fortner wrote: The Norton debacle continues! 2 days ago got a word from my computer the Norton was up - need to renew or upgrade. Decided to upgrade via a download of the software. Did it. Some error occurred. Followed their directions - no good. Ran their utility that uninstalled all Norton. Reinstalled everthing. Tried again yesterday - no good. Internet Security is working but not systemworks. It wont configure/activate itself. Sooo - I get home tonight and try again, no good. Call support. Talk to David in Iran (or someplace). He forwards me to tech - talk to Joe (yeah, right). He talks to me for a while, then forwards me to Ralph (again, right). I'm still in Iran, I think. Ralph has me do this and that for about 1/2 hour. Then he has me run some dang thing and he takes over my computer - mouse pointer clicking here and there, updated IE, etc. Reboots - no good. So he tells me to run the uninstall program. Then run three update patchs for the registry. Then reinstall systemworks first. Then run liveupdate and configure/activate. Then install Internet Security last - don't I know that is the correct order? Uh, nope. So I did it. Guess what? No good - Internet Security updates and activates and it's all good, but systemworks remains broke. I'm just going to wait a week and see if they don't distribute a fix via liveupdate. I know that it activated 2 days ago but not yesterday and there were updates from Windows both nights, so I suspect that Microsoft bottom blew their program. I'll bet a dollar (or a dinar or whatever) that they distribute a liveupdate fix for this i nthe near future. Jim - I too hate Norton... Every tome I tried it it was more trouble than it was worth. Did you ever think of getting a Mac, we have none of that junk in Mac OS X.Mitch
Jim Fortner wrote: The Norton debacle continues! 2 days ago got a word from my computer the Norton was up - need to renew or upgrade. Decided to upgrade via a download of the software. Did it. Some error occurred. Followed their directions - no good. Ran their utility that uninstalled all Norton. Reinstalled everthing. Tried again yesterday - no good. Internet Security is working but not systemworks. It wont configure/activate itself. Sooo - I get home tonight and try again, no good. Call support. Talk to David in Iran (or someplace). He forwards me to tech - talk to Joe (yeah, right). He talks to me for a while, then forwards me to Ralph (again, right). I'm still in Iran, I think. Ralph has me do this and that for about 1/2 hour. Then he has me run some dang thing and he takes over my computer - mouse pointer clicking here and there, updated IE, etc. Reboots - no good. So he tells me to run the uninstall program. Then run three update patchs for the registry. Then reinstall systemworks first. Then run liveupdate and configure/activate. Then install Internet Security last - don't I know that is the correct order? Uh, nope. So I did it. Guess what? No good - Internet Security updates and activates and it's all good, but systemworks remains broke. I'm just going to wait a week and see if they don't distribute a fix via liveupdate. I know that it activated 2 days ago but not yesterday and there were updates from Windows both nights, so I suspect that Microsoft bottom blew their program. I'll bet a dollar (or a dinar or whatever) that they distribute a liveupdate fix for this i nthe near future.
The Norton debacle continues! 2 days ago got a word from my computer the Norton was up - need to renew or upgrade. Decided to upgrade via a download of the software. Did it. Some error occurred. Followed their directions - no good. Ran their utility that uninstalled all Norton. Reinstalled everthing. Tried again yesterday - no good. Internet Security is working but not systemworks. It wont configure/activate itself. Sooo - I get home tonight and try again, no good. Call support. Talk to David in Iran (or someplace). He forwards me to tech - talk to Joe (yeah, right). He talks to me for a while, then forwards me to Ralph (again, right). I'm still in Iran, I think. Ralph has me do this and that for about 1/2 hour. Then he has me run some dang thing and he takes over my computer - mouse pointer clicking here and there, updated IE, etc. Reboots - no good. So he tells me to run the uninstall program. Then run three update patchs for the registry. Then reinstall systemworks first. Then run liveupdate and configure/activate. Then install Internet Security last - don't I know that is the correct order? Uh, nope. So I did it. Guess what? No good - Internet Security updates and activates and it's all good, but systemworks remains broke.
I'm just going to wait a week and see if they don't distribute a fix via liveupdate. I know that it activated 2 days ago but not yesterday and there were updates from Windows both nights, so I suspect that Microsoft bottom blew their program. I'll bet a dollar (or a dinar or whatever) that they distribute a liveupdate fix for this i nthe near future.
Jim, thanks for the kind thoughts. It sounds like the Chief got to do some more flying up that way better be carefull, or you will both be doing some flying. I am glad you both got to enjoy the time. Chief is a good guy, and I would guess that I could get in a LOT of trouble if he and I were to visit the train shops.
Dennis
TCA#09-63805
Good morning everyone.
I had the distinct pleasure of spending yesterday with the Chief. We toured New England train shops from the relative comfort of my old Chevy. The Chief seemed to enjoy the stores we visited, and filled his travel bags with MTH products (no accounting for taste). But he failed to mention the great bargain I got at Mountain Trains - a Weaver NH State of Maine car for $24.99! All the others were marked $48.00! Looooooooved it!!! I always seem to do well in that store . . . He also failed to mention the harrowing ride to Charles Ro. We had to dodge a huge box that magically appeared in the middle of Rt. 93! Only by the grace of God and my incredible driving skills did we not flip over and crash, avoiding that thing! I slowed the car down to 85 mph for the rest of the ride. Ooooh, I think that's our exit, Chief! Holdon!!
After a great meal, it was back to the airport, and our adventures had come to an end much too soon. I had a great time traipsing around 2 New England states with the Chief! Thank you!!!
Happy Birthday, Dennis!
Sorry for your loss, Laz.
Have a nice day, all!
Jim Fortner wrote:The Norton debacle continues! 2 days ago got a word from my computer the Norton was up - need to renew or upgrade. Decided to upgrade via a download of the software. Did it. Some error occurred. Followed their directions - no good. Ran their utility that uninstalled all Norton. Reinstalled everthing. Tried again yesterday - no good. Internet Security is working but not systemworks. It wont configure/activate itself. Sooo - I get home tonight and try again, no good. Call support. Talk to David in Iran (or someplace). He forwards me to tech - talk to Joe (yeah, right). He talks to me for a while, then forwards me to Ralph (again, right). I'm still in Iran, I think. Ralph has me do this and that for about 1/2 hour. Then he has me run some dang thing and he takes over my computer - mouse pointer clicking here and there, updated IE, etc. Reboots - no good. So he tells me to run the uninstall program. Then run three update patchs for the registry. Then reinstall systemworks first. Then run liveupdate and configure/activate. Then install Internet Security last - don't I know that is the correct order? Uh, nope. So I did it. Guess what? No good - Internet Security updates and activates and it's all good, but systemworks remains broke. I'm just going to wait a week and see if they don't distribute a fix via liveupdate. I know that it activated 2 days ago but not yesterday and there were updates from Windows both nights, so I suspect that Microsoft bottom blew their program. I'll bet a dollar (or a dinar or whatever) that they distribute a liveupdate fix for this i nthe near future.
Bob Mitchell Gettysburg, PA TCA # 98-47956 LCCA# RM22839
John Baker
Nick,
Ta, I really am losing it!
Didn't sleep well due to wind, took a Rennie, but wind outside even worse.
Windy here in UK. They've had to switch the wind generators off because it's too windy, They don't work in still air, so what is their purpose?
The Greenies will be the death of us all!!
Morning all, Blowing a gale here to.
John B, When you check out on Grzboski's site click on the "State" box and you will see a option for "None/Other" thats the one to use.
Nick
0700GMT in a very windy Stockport, 80 MPH gusts over night, trans pennine routes closed, trucks on their sides all over the place, bits dropping off buildings. One good thing about being a TOG, I don't have to go out in this.
Nick, Ta for info.!! Grzyboski's site is still crap, it demands that I put a US state in my address slot, What RUBBISH!!
I am 68 and every time I got to one of my clubs (which I only visit about 4 times PA) there is another gap in the lines of my contemporaries. 2 popped off over Christmas, 56 & 58. I live in a sheltered housing complex for the over 55s, we lose almost one a month. It is still sad when someone has to give up the struggle. I just have one ambition that is; To live 'till I'm 103, and I get shot by a jealous husband' What I say to any one bereaved is " don't lose your sense of humour and remember the good times"
I too had a load of hassle with norton , just use their internet protection backed up by Firefox and Windows Gaurdian.
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