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

[rtraincollector]

heck you can get grits up there chief its call Quaker oats company instant grits LOL. you could go the whole northern thing and get farina lol

Sorry to see Ohio lose too not a Ohio fan but dislike gators big time thou. (FSU Fan) if its going to be a southern team. Not a real fan of any team but did take a liken to FSU when I worked there and lived in Tallahassee for a while(8 years)

[ChiefEagles]

Morning form Yankeeland.  Got luck Marty E on your flights.  Sorry for the Buckeye folks.  Southerners whipped those Yanks good and sent them Nawth.   Was really hoping the Buckeyes would win.  Now to a big breakfast [but no grits ].  Later.

[Blueberryhill RR]

Good Morning from Blueberryhill....

It is a cold 30 degrees outside. A little snow dusting, last night. Only going up to 37 today. Warmer, later in the week.

Today, I have a few things to do. Run to the grocery store. Drop one of the " Boys " off at the groomer's for a bath and trim. The other guy goes Saturday. They need it. Maybe later, I will have time for some train running. Busy day.

Buckeye....It's gonna be a long winter.

Well, the Dining Car just rolled in from " points west ". There's still some food left. So, it's time for breakfast.

Y'all have a great Tuesday.

Chuck

[cheapclassics]

Good morning all,

Despite the presence of the Chief up "nawth" as some would say, there was no SNOW in SE Indiana this morning, but the temps will be in the 30s all day today.  My congrats to the Florida fans and condolences to the boys and girls from the Buckeye state.  The last time I saw the score it was 34-14 in the third quarter.  Although I got home late last night, I did find time to enjoy the MARCH issue of CTT!  For once I get to have "braggin' rights" on the "coffeepot" as to who got their issue the soonest!  Woo-hoo!  When the issue does come out and you turn to page 50, you will see why I received mine earlier   I have some more good news as well.  Lucas had a 3.67 GPA for his first semester, which pleased us immensely.   I better finish this post before Blueberry Hill beats me to the dining car.  I hope everyone has a good day.

Keep on training,

Mike C. from Indiana

[Buckeye Riveter]

Oh, somewhere in this favored land the sun is shining bright; The band is playing somewhere, and somewhere hearts are light, And somewhere men are laughing, and somewhere children shout; But there is no joy in Buckeyeland,  Coach Tressel has struck out.

[dwiemer]

Oh it breaks ones heart to stand back and watch a lot of Ohioz folk eat crow.  I need to start the new thread as a comment was sent back to me about not having a Florida train set.

Anyway, hope the Chief has a good trip back.  We are supposed to be getting some more rough weather down these parts over the weekend.

John, nice looking work on that layout.  Keep it up.

Dennis

[Jumijo]

Good morning, everyone.

A bit chilly here today. The Chief brought the cold air with him.  Supposed to warm back up after he leaves!

Sorry to see the final outcome of that game last night.

We installed a set of feeder wires to the far corner (tunnel) of my outer loop last night. I had noticed that trains were slowing down over there. Not any more! 15 feet of 14 gauge wire directly from the transformer have eliminated the slowdowns. The entire loop now has adequate power to keep the trains running at a level speed. The kids helped, too. They ran the wires from the track to the transformer. Julia fastened the wires to the benchwork with duct tape. A true team effort!

Have a great day, all!

Jim 

[wrmcclellan]

I am accessing the CTT Forum on my new Laptop PC that came with IE7. I cannot tell any difference in the CTT forum appearance or performance with IE7. Does this mean they got the bugs worked out?

[MartyE]

The OHIO River is et to crest way above flood stage tonight.

[wrmcclellan]

Well no wonder - the Florida coach is from Astabula, Ohizo!

BTW - John - great photos!

It normally does not rain here in Phoenix but it is getting pretty wet with OSU tears....

[jefelectric]

Good evening all,

Getting set to watch the Ohio State / Florida game.  Should be a good one.  Guess all you Ohio guys will be tuned in for this one.

Jim A., I'll bet that trio keeps you on your toes.  Nice looking kids and the trains aren't bad either.

No training here today, tomorrow hope to work on the catenary again.  Have 6 poles installed so far.  Very time consuming on the curves.  Bad news is there are more curves than straight aways.

Enjoy the game,

 

Yep, you are right, John. Watching the game. In fact, I think Buckeye is watching it too.   LOL

Please post pictures of your catenary system. I'm sure Doug Murphy would like to see them too.

Chuck

Chuck,  Here are a few pictures, it is hard to get the wire to show up.

 

 

BTW things don't look to good for the Buckeyes.

[wrmcclellan]

Hopefully Buckeye is not near any sharp objects....

[wrmcclellan]

Flying into Phoenix this morning was interesting. Flight attendants asking if you were going to the big game. More OSU folks than Gator folks. I personally spoke to 4 OSU folks in the security line and rental car line that were "going to the game" even though they did not have tickets. Obviously I was in the minority coming here for "work." Rental cars were completely sold out as were all hotels, Took me a week to get a rental car secured (hotel secured over a month ago - so no problem there) for this trip.

The new Phoenix Sky Harbor rental car facilty is on Buckeye road!

It is going to be a very quiet day for many red and white fans tonight and tomorrow.

Ack! 41-14 - OSU are not using their remaining minutes wisely....10:20 left OSU offence only 84 yds vs season avg of 400...

[MartyE]

Well heading out to Phoenix tomorrow for NBA.  BIG CHAIR out.  Coach back...so far.  Posted a small video under the PE Cruise thread.  That thang is cool!  Hope everyone has a godd evening!

[Anonymous]

Although I am in the Phoenix area - I have nothing to do with the debacle going on in the UofA stadium. It could be a long cold winter in Buckeyeland.

I will add that there is still 15 minutes left in this game....

 

 

it is actually being played in The University of Phoenix Stadium (official name), UoP does not have sports to my knowledge - they are the largest online university in the world though!  BTW - This is the stadium that the Arizona Cardinals of NFL Fame play in.  Awesome building... I will be there next June when I graduate from Master's School!

[wrmcclellan]

Although I am in the Phoenix area - I have nothing to do with the debacle going on in the UofA stadium. It could be a long cold winter in Buckeyeland.

I will add that there is still 15 minutes left in this game....

BTW - tschmit - Welcom Back! Great to hear from you! CTT had to lock the old forum as it was hogging their server. Per Bergie's suggestion, Chief chose News Years Eve/Day to star a new thread for the 'Pot.

 

 

[ChiefEagles]

Left the bar a little while ago [drinkingmy Diet Coke because they don't have Pepsi] and the Buckeyes were not doing good.   Better chear a little harder.  Better check score as game may be over with now.  Been waiting to sue computer.  Goood night.

[Buckeye Riveter]

It appears it could be a long winter in Buckeyeland. 

[Anonymous]

Chief

USAIRWAYS Rule #1...Never connect through Philly.  NEVER!

USAIRWAYS Rule#2...If you must connect through Philly...Drive,  You'll still get home faster.  Even if you're coming from San Diego. 

Heh, My wife's boss left Philly on way to California, was to change planes at Pittsburgh. Landed at Pittsburgh and found out his flight out had been cancelled. Couldn't get an early enough flight to save the weekend, so he flew back to Philly.

Can they do anything right in Philly?  A few months ago my wife was on her way to Rochester, NY, so she got on USeless Airways here in Bal'mer around 6:45am.  She got to Philly and found out her flight to Rochester was cancelled... then she was asked if she would like to get on the plane at 3:45... her return flight from Rochester was supposed to be 4:30... she asked the ticket clerk if she thought it would be worth it to get on a plane only to turn right around and get on another plane to come back... clerk's response...

SWALLOW FIRST!!!!!

 

WE DO IT ALL THE TIME!!!!!!

gotta love those guys!!!!

[Blueberryhill RR]

Good evening all,

Getting set to watch the Ohio State / Florida game.  Should be a good one.  Guess all you Ohio guys will be tuned in for this one.

Jim A., I'll bet that trio keeps you on your toes.  Nice looking kids and the trains aren't bad either.

No training here today, tomorrow hope to work on the catenary again.  Have 6 poles installed so far.  Very time consuming on the curves.  Bad news is there are more curves than straight aways.

Enjoy the game,

 

Yep, you are right, John. Watching the game. In fact, I think Buckeye is watching it too.   LOL

Please post pictures of your catenary system. I'm sure Doug Murphy would like to see them too.

Chuck

[tschmidt]

Hello everyone,

It seems like forever since I've been here...or at least a few months. I haven't taken much time with the trains lately and that includes being on line. The new job started in September and just seems to occupy all my time. I have managed to find some time to relax over time. In the fall I went with my son who is doing grad work at Notre Dame to a football game there. We also went to see another one of the kids in Geogia and went to a UGA football game.

The day after Christmas I led a group of youth and young adults to a Global Gathering and Legislative Assembly in South Africa. It was a great experience meeting other youth, young adults and adults in youth ministry from all over the world. We were only there for a week but it was a great. We visited Soweto and other areas associated with Apartheid. I've been pretty lucky over the years in that I've been able to travel to places in the world with youth in the church.

Christmas was good around here with 5 of 6 kids getting home for the holidays. We had a great time before I had to leave for S.A.

I see where this is only page 16 of this post. I was wondering what happened to all those previous pages. I hope you all have been well and that the new year is off to a good start. I look forward to beeing here again on a more regular basis.

Have a good evening all,
Tom

[jefelectric]

Good evening all,

Getting set to watch the Ohio State / Florida game.  Should be a good one.  Guess all you Ohio guys will be tuned in for this one.

Jim A., I'll bet that trio keeps you on your toes.  Nice looking kids and the trains aren't bad either.

No training here today, tomorrow hope to work on the catenary again.  Have 6 poles installed so far.  Very time consuming on the curves.  Bad news is there are more curves than straight aways.

Enjoy the game,

 

[dwiemer]

Chief, glad to hear you made it there.  I guess it must be time for popcorn!  Had a nice afternoon.  Went shopping with the rest of the family, then came home and built a wooden truck model with my son.  I recieved a copy of the Command Control book by Neil....looks good with plenty of information.  I also ordered a copy of the TM video on Building A O Gauge Layout.  I figured it best to spend a little money now and avoid the frustration of having to buy it later and diagnose what I did wrong.

I am looking forward to the arrival of my latest motive purchase.  I already bid on another Hudson on a auction.  I am still under train restriction, but hey it's my birthday this week and who knows, perhaps I will be very happy and She who must be obeyed will not kill me.

Anyway, have a great night,

Dennis

[rtraincollector]

Pennvalley where about in SE Pa are you i grew up in West Chester area. i get back up there about 3 or 4 times a year brother still lives near Lancaster.

Evening all not to much happening got a couple of O gauge Coca-Cola cars in today but not sure who made them . No markings. Was thinking K-line but they usually put there name on things they made. And lionel always does to my knowage. I believe MTH does also.

well dinner over time to finish clearing this room out so I can get to work fixing it.

Have a good evening all

[csxt30]

Good Evening Everyone !! We got just a little snow so far & NO GRITS fell here !!

Hope Chief has a good trip, & Jim & Buckeye feel better too !!  I know Buckeye will feel a lot better after The Buckeyes beat The Gators in a little while !!

Well, hope everyone has a nice evening !!

Thanks, John

[ChiefEagles]

Marty, you are right about Philly.  We were 30 minutes late leaving the gate at RDU due to the flight being late coming from Philly.  We taxied to the end of the runway and the engines shut down.  Captain came on and said, "I guess you noiticed the quite.  We are going to sit here until we get clearance to get into Philly."  We sat 40 minutes.  In first class, not bad and better than sitting in Philly.  So I missed my flight but 2 hours later, I got a quick flight to Manchester.  Tailwind helped.  Now for dinner. NO SNOW?????????   BTW: next time, go through Charlotte.

[rtraincollector]

Cheddard Cheese chips for me please.

[Roger Bielen]

John Bakeer - I believe what you are describing are potato chips.  Over here they come with a multitude of flavorings available, i.e. sourcream & onion, bar-b-que, etc.  If I recall correctly what we call a french fry is called a frit (sp?) by the French Canadians and maybe in France.

 It's always enjoyable in seeing how uncommon our common language is.

[John Bakeer]

Oh dear Chief!

Our (un)common language again. As I understand; French fries are potatos cut lengthwise into thick slices and then they are cut again to form 1/4" sq chips, deep fried until soft and golden called; chips. If said spud is cut into wafer thin slices and deep fried until crisp called; crisps. These are made here under licence from 'Kettle Foods inc.' their UK web address is www.kettlechips.co.uk

I have been trying with the help of a number of kind people to paste pictures and text into this space for months without success, the magic button(s) always elude me, so I have given up. Sorry!

[Sturgeon-Phish]

Morning all

Starting my long break off, gotta love 12 hour shift work.  I plan on taking down the last of the outside decorations and going to the lumber yard for somr cabinet grade plywood, as I've been requested to make another bookcase.  $48 a sheet but it is nice stuff.  I hope I get into the same lot as last time as the #2 side looked as good as #1.  Sunny out now, so going to take advantage of it.

Later

Jim