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Posted by MartyE on Sunday, February 4, 2007 6:50 PM
I've watched several of these go together.  It's kinda funny because if a guy goes down as they are wheeling things out they run 'em over to keep things moving.

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Posted by rtraincollector on Sunday, February 4, 2007 6:55 PM
Don't think I would like to be at laz's house right now

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Posted by Buckeye Riveter on Sunday, February 4, 2007 7:09 PM

Haven't seen a Super Bowl ad yet that would get an A+.   The dirty dog was pretty good, but not as good as the first Dalmation ad. 

Marty, the camera lens are fogging over.  Do you guys spit on them like we do on the inside of a diver's mask to keep the fog off?

 

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Posted by underworld on Sunday, February 4, 2007 7:23 PM

 MartyE wrote:
I've watched several of these go together.  It's kinda funny because if a guy goes down as they are wheeling things out they run 'em over to keep things moving.

Can't stand in the way of progress!!!!! Tongue [:P]

 

Prince's set was pretty impressive. A couple of the numbers were a bit rushed though.

 

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Posted by MartyE on Sunday, February 4, 2007 7:36 PM
 Buckeye Riveter wrote:

Marty, the camera lens are fogging over.  Do you guys spit on them like we do on the inside of a diver's mask to keep the fog off? 

Nope.  They have a coating but with the rain and all they are just getting a soaking.  A lot of the fog could be on the inside of the lens and the only thing it can do there is go away on it's own.  Good luck in that dampness. 

 

BTW I did come up to see halftime.  IMO one of the best in years.  Prince was impressive. 

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Posted by wrmcclellan on Sunday, February 4, 2007 7:41 PM

 MartyE wrote:

BTW I did come up to see halftime.  IMO one of the best in years.  Prince was impressive. 

And no wardrobe malfunctions!

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Posted by A&Y Ry on Sunday, February 4, 2007 7:46 PM
Also joined in halftime viewing and enjoyed the Tina Turner-like dancers. Which one was "Prince"?
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Posted by csxt30 on Sunday, February 4, 2007 7:46 PM

I got a kick out of the guys slapping each other in the face !!  Thought of The Three Stooges right away !! Laugh [(-D]

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Posted by jonadel on Sunday, February 4, 2007 7:46 PM
Half time "show"= P O O R! How many $$$ did they waste on that? Typical super bowl half time show--a huge waste of time!

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Posted by underworld on Sunday, February 4, 2007 7:52 PM

 Dewey Trogdon wrote:
Also joined in halftime viewing and enjoyed the Tina Turner-like dancers. Which one was "Prince"?

The guy singing and playing guitar.

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Posted by jefelectric on Sunday, February 4, 2007 7:53 PM

 jonadel wrote:
Half time "show"= P O O R! How many $$$ did they waste on that? Typical super bowl half time show--a huge waste of time!

Jon

I'll vote with John.

Laz may have to buy this for himself as a consolation prize.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170076869464&ssPageName=ADME:B:FSEL:US:1

Just up his alley.

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, February 4, 2007 7:55 PM

Chief:  Go PACK!  Hubby was so happy he took me out for dinner after that game Sat. night.  Today while he was out he bought me an early Valentines gift...a new soldering gun and some really good wire strippers.  Then, he trimmed the Fastrack to fit my new  MTH bridge.  He knows the way to my heart for sure!Kisses [:X]

What evah are we gonna do 'bout all them Yanks making fun of us down heah!  Oh, and when you and Dennis had the fish, hushpups, did you add some cheese to those grits? Perfect with fish!! Dinner [dinner]

LAZ:  Made a big pot of chili - used deer-meat of course!  Yummmm!  Would send you some but it'd probably get confiscated. 

Yep, looking for more of that super chilled air heading down from the northwest.  BRRR!  I know that it's much colder north of us, but hey, we're not used to that south of the Mason-Dixon!  Have a good week y'all!

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Posted by MartyE on Sunday, February 4, 2007 7:59 PM
7 degrees and dropping here in Pittsburgh....BRRRRR!  Kids already have a delay tomorrow A.M.

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Posted by spankybird on Sunday, February 4, 2007 8:00 PM

OK So somebody from the North has to say it:

 

If all that RAIN was Snow, How deep would it be! Laugh [(-D]

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Posted by spankybird on Sunday, February 4, 2007 8:03 PM

 MartyE wrote:
7 degrees and dropping here in Pittsburgh....BRRRRR!  Kids already have a delay tomorrow A.M.

 

MartE -  we have been at 5 deg for several hours now, over 100 schools have already posted they will be closed tomorrow!.  Headphones [{(-_-)}]

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Posted by MartyE on Sunday, February 4, 2007 8:07 PM

Schools must stay open...when I was kid we walked to school in shorts and barefeet up hills both way is -5 degr....oh crap never mind!SoapBox [soapbox]

 BTW 1" of rain is = to about 10" of snow. 

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Posted by underworld on Sunday, February 4, 2007 8:12 PM

Lisa-n-NC  You might have missed it, by now it's probably pages back. I'm in Snowhio!!! Toledo, home of (fortunately) inaccurate weather forcasters!!!

 

This is about all of the snow we've had. It all came down last Sunday. The 1 - 2 inches took about 18 hours to accumulate.

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Posted by dwiemer on Sunday, February 4, 2007 8:36 PM

Just love them Cheese Grits Lisa.  Haven't seen one second of the super bowl, went to evening church where we had The Annie Moses Band do a concert....delightful, then came home and per the daughters request, we are watching Marry Poppins.  Don't mind missing the super bowl, time spent with the kids is so much more precious.  Hope y'all have a good night and a great rest of the week.

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Posted by laz 57 on Sunday, February 4, 2007 9:06 PM

BEARS LOOSE.

 Oh well wait til next year, DUH!

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Posted by jefelectric on Sunday, February 4, 2007 9:07 PM
For those of you who missed the super bowl, Da Bears Lost.  Laz will be devastated.
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Posted by laz 57 on Sunday, February 4, 2007 9:08 PM
 jefelectric wrote:

 jonadel wrote:
Half time "show"= P O O R! How many $$$ did they waste on that? Typical super bowl half time show--a huge waste of time!

Jon

I'll vote with John.

Laz may have to buy this for himself as a consolation prize.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170076869464&ssPageName=ADME:B:FSEL:US:1

 

Looks like a winner there JOHN, Go for it.

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Just up his alley.

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Posted by laz 57 on Sunday, February 4, 2007 9:10 PM

 jefelectric wrote:
For those of you who missed the super bowl, Da Bears Lost.  Laz will be devastated.

 

JOHN, oh well wait till next year?

Seems like I always say that?

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Posted by Brutus on Sunday, February 4, 2007 9:18 PM

Sorry to hear that Laz - Doug M will be sad as well, I s'pect.

Well, just won on ebay (I know I said I'd stay away, but it's sooooo hard to do):

Radio Shack 300 in 1 Lab. 

NEVER BEEN USED! IN BOX! HOURS OF EDUCATIONAL FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY! COMPLETE LAB-STYLE MANUAL WIL TAKE YOU THROUGH EACH EXPERIEMENT STEP-BY-STEP. Learn about transistors, diodes, capacitors, oscillators, electronic circuits and schematic symbols. Build your own radio, burglar alarm, electronic game, battery checker and creat special sound effects--300 projects in all. Ages 10 and up. Requires 6 AA batteries. RADIO SHACK-Box shows some wear but it has never been used.

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Posted by Buckeye Riveter on Sunday, February 4, 2007 9:19 PM

 jonadel wrote:
Half time "show"= P O O R! How many $$$ did they waste on that? Typical super bowl half time show--a huge waste of time!

Jon

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LAZ, some good news for you!  Schools are closing all around Ohio due to weather tomorrow.  It is heading your way!!! Smile,Wink, & Grin [swg]

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Posted by laz 57 on Sunday, February 4, 2007 9:25 PM
 Buckeye Riveter wrote:

 jonadel wrote:
Half time "show"= P O O R! How many $$$ did they waste on that? Typical super bowl half time show--a huge waste of time!

Jon

Sign - Ditto [#ditto]

LAZ, some good news for you!  Schools are closing all around Ohio due to weather tomorrow.  It is heading your way!!! Smile,Wink, & Grin [swg]

BUCKEYE, I hope the wind here is about 30-40 miles an hour.  Took the dog for a walk at half time and she didn't want to go far only a quarter mile.

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Posted by ChiefEagles on Sunday, February 4, 2007 10:48 PM
Glad I missed all the "fun".  Lisa, I forwarded you the TCA flier.  Hope you got it.  Cold but who ahs heard of closing school because of cold.  Must be a Yankee thing. Big Smile [:D]  Gooooood night.

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Posted by Craignor on Sunday, February 4, 2007 10:58 PM

Laz57,

 

I really like my K-Line F7 ABA set. I bought it January 2006.

The F7s have K-Line cruise control, directional headlights, marker lights that change colors based on direction, and smoke in all three units. Both A's are powered with two motors in each, tethers run through the diaphrams and are thus invisible and easier to get to. The neatest feature is they include a separate fixed pilot and scale coupler for the front end...very cool looking.

I dont think the earlier f3s have cruise control or as much detail as the F7s. I payed about $475 for the ABA set. I think they are the most detailed F's made in O gauge.

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Posted by dougdagrump on Monday, February 5, 2007 12:20 AM

Evenin' All.

Since most of you are freezing your butts off I'll be nice and not say how sunny and warm it was today. Approve [^]

Still trying to finish up the corner changes on the ceiling track. When I put down the foam roadbed on the curves I pulled the outside edge to tite so even with the kerf cuts it was still puckering on the inside edge. Pulled up the corner foam and re-layed in short sections with the appropriate angle cuts on the ends, should have done this in the first place guess I had a senior moment. Unfortunately about a third of the way around the track with the hot melt glue and my gun bites the dust. The part that is done is well secured and WILL NOT move. Most of the new wiring is down with the exception of the power/TMCC shelf that is in the closet, put drawer glides on it tonite so it will be easier to access to power-up. 

Laz, Speaking as a Charger fan, "I feel your pain". Sad [:(]

I saw a little bit of the game, the hyped commercials sure didn't live up to years past. As far as the half time entertainment, didn't watch. Never been a fan his. Grumpy [|(]

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Posted by Jumijo on Monday, February 5, 2007 5:46 AM

Good morning, from New England. It's cold here today and will be for the entire week. Spring training is just around the corner though, and soon, reports from sunny Florida will be shown on the evening news. I'll bet you guys didn't know that I played a season and change for the Dodgers 20 years ago. I still miss playing.

Aside from cleaning the house, I was a lazy son of a gun this weekend. I did manage to get 3 of my post war whistle tenders working. Huge satisfaction there!

Didn't end up coming in to work, but will pay for it today. Stacks of work under my door first thing this morning. I'm not going to see mych of you guys today.

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Posted by tmcc man on Monday, February 5, 2007 5:51 AM

Good morning everyone,

I enjoyed watching the (sorry Laz) Colts win last nite. I was over a friends house, so I enjoyed it with fellow Colts fans.

Well, I am about to run out the door for school. I hope everyone has a good day.

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