Well, it looks like the old place got locked up, so we start again!
I kind of figured we'd make it to the end of the year before we had to start over, but we're appearntly a talkative bunch.
So anyways..........
Colby, 777 posts, huh? Thats a good number.
RT, we had some spitting snow here yesterday that we could send your way if you want!
davidmbedard wrote: Is the Coffee fresh? If so, Ill take a pint!David B
Is the Coffee fresh? If so, Ill take a pint!
David B
Yeah, it's still brewing! It's still warm over at the old place, but we've got a fresh batch brewing here now.
I guess since I'm on top I get to buy lunch today, huh? OK, line up everyone! To celebrate the new place I'll hook you all up!
Got some steaks that just came off the grill. Want one?
So did the IRS shutdown the last diner? or was it an AntiTrust lawsuit because it of its popularity?
Hrm, time to ponder these things over something heavy... bring on the Mt Dew!
Dave Loman
My site: The Rusty Spike
"It's a penny for your thoughts, but you have to put your 2 cents in.... hey, someone's making a penny!"
Good Morning, Zoe, PC, and David B.! Boy, a guy stays away from the Diner for a day or so, and they lock the place up on me... Well, to celebrate the (re-)opening of the Diner, I brought cake (sorry PC, I didn't bring a pie).
I'll have a slice and a cup of JR regular, please, Zoe. Thanks!
I'll be back - 'nuther appointment awaiting me.
Blessings on your Friday,
Jim in Cape Girardeau
JimRCGMO wrote: Boy, a guy stays away from the Diner for a day or so, and they lock the place up on me...
Boy, a guy stays away from the Diner for a day or so, and they lock the place up on me...
Darn it!
Hey guys.....he found us!
Morning all.
Two relocations in one year... We talk quite a bit then I see.
PC: Luckily... I see an Aun't Mo's Pie truck pulling up...
Sue: What's on your list for the GTE show? I'm looking at some steamers... And E7s, maybe F7s... and some frieght&passenger cars.
Later,
Mark
I could use some coffee too!
It's Friday... ...and next week is short for those of us in the USA!
Modeling the Rio Grande Southern First District circa 1938-1946 in HOn3.
Good Morining.....
Link to prior diner thread for those who would like it for referance:
http://www.trains.com/trccs/forums/990936/ShowPost.aspx
Bergie, you are always welcome to stop and chat with a coffee, too.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
There's been a slight modification made here. See if you can find it.
Dr. Frankendiesel aka Scott Running BearSpace Mouse for president!15 year veteran fire fighterCollector of Apple //e'sRunning Bear EnterprisesHistory Channel Club life member.beatus homo qui invenit sapientiam
in a Southern mug please!
New Diner looks nice. Still room for more RR stuff in here.
My concor/kato SW 1500 cow & calf combo ends tonight on the bay. Need it to bring in a lot more if I am going to be able to replace them with a new kato NW2 switcher. Time will tell.
Have a great day all.
Rob
Life's hard, even harder if your stupid John Wayne
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davidmbedard wrote:The trucks are different. What do I win?!?David B
The trucks are different. What do I win?!?
Well, Diner denizens, after looking at some basic figures, I can see why Bergie & crew needed us to start a new thread. The old Coffee Shop (the 2nd version before this) had over 447,000 replies by the end of its about 3 year run (quite a bit!), while in just 11 months, the ETD version had accumulate 180,000+ replies (rough figures on both). So we've been busier than most any other topics on the forum, and would've run to likely over 400,000 posts (assuming the same rate of posts/day/week) by just the end of the 2nd year for ETD(!).
So Bergie (in addition to his other reasons) probably didn't want the servers to burn down from the heat of all of the Diner's activity (to the detriment of all topics and users).
Each of us can do what we think will help, but I know I will probably limit my posts (other than the occasional bump..) and ensure that all of my pics posted are sized smaller (unless needed to show details on some glorious project I finally complete and photograph...Yeah, uh, huh!). And too, it just may be that we will need to accept that every year (or nine months or six months) or so we'll need to start a new topic as we start to approach, say, 150,000 responses (Bergie, if there's another/more accurate number to watch, feel free to tell us).
My . Oh yeah, and Zoe, another cup of coffee, one of those steaks, and another slice of cake while PC's distracted with all those pies....Thanks!
Blessings,
So is Zoe still around or do we have a new crew serving us? Good diners are hard to find.
The menu still looks good. Think I'll have the patty melt for lunch. Yum!
This weekend's project is to fine tune the signal system on the layout for next Saturday's open house.
Have a great weekend everyone!
Steve
TrainManTy wrote:Why would an F7 have those trucks? Is it a rebuild, or were you just playing around with it?
Hear Ye, Hear Ye,
It's "Running Bear for Vice President.
A good team mate for "Space Mouse". Who is our Candidate for President.
I'll volunteer to be your Campaign Manager in the Northern Climes.
John Boy out............................
James:1 Verse:5
The Wobbly would be wobbling if I could get off work.
This retirement sucks when work keeps finding me................
from Saskatchewan, in the Great White North..
We have met the enemy, and he is us............ (Pogo)
Afternoon folks! I know I posted this on page 413 this morning, but does not show up in the old diner, so I will repost again here in the new diner.
Hot coffee for me please, my feet feel like ice cubes!
Was out all day taking another class yesterday for the new web design projects I do now. So, now times to catch up in here....
Thanks to all who noticed and commented on the roundhouse project updates, Duke, J.R, Der John, Dick, Ed, Indiana Phil, Mike, Sue,
Der John - In answer to your question, the spacing for the expansion joints grid in HO scale are approximately a scale 10' X 12' apart. Oh, and funny Kermit cartoon too!
PhilnRunt Phil - The clothespin factory starts shipping as soon as the outdoor dryer season starts up again, and BTW, it makes for a great energy savings!
Jerry - Nice oil pump on the layout out!
Rob - good news on the water barrels and tanks being full again! We only got about an inch of rain from that system yesterday.
Colby - Wow, snow huh!
Catch you all later!
Ryan
Ryan BoudreauxThe Piedmont Division Modeling The Southern Railway, Norfolk & Western & Norfolk Southern in HO during the merger eraCajun Chef Ryan
you get a pie from W
I had received an email from one the MR policemen stating nicely that my subject/reply about some danger in food on the market was not train related, so he had to pull my comment/reply. I was totally lost by this comment because I had not made any such remark since the contaminated spinach probelm way back in the Spring. Then , last night when I went to the Diner to see what this was all about, I noticed that one of the Diner memebers, I forget who, had replied to me about food. I was totally lost on that one too because I have not mentioned anything about national food issue since the Springtime.
It looks to me like the server had a problem with corrupt file/s and the watchdogs had to clean house.
With the heavy rains yesterday here, I headed out to my LHS and really hit paydirt. He had some "never out of the original box" locomotives that an older gentleman had returned, and I was able to get the following for a total of $200:
Atlas Alco RS-1, NYC, a Proto 2000 GP7 NYC, a Proto 2000 E8/9 , all for $200 . I also picked up a TrueLine Gold series C-Liner NYC ( TrueLine is a Canadian company, formerly Life-Like Canada, and this new company has really nice quality products !!! ) , 8 cars, and a caboose.
RYAN: What's for supper ??
Hey folks, I've never been in this coffee shop before. Greetings, I'll have a double mocha soy chai tea peppermint schnapps's alfredo cappuccino! Just kidding, coffee for me. The reason I decided to pop my head in here is the forum police. I noticed they have stepped up the preventative maintenance. I was surprised to see quite a few threads locked today. I guess they are just enforcing their rules. I found it ironic that this happened after a nonsense thread about them censoring topics. At the time, I had stated my opinion of how I was surprised how mellow MR is about enforcing there rules. Two days later and it's a brave new world.
I didn't know where else to post this comment, I didn't think it was appropriate for a thread on it's own. Has anyone else noticed the stepped up enforcement?
Greetings Secondhandmodeler and welcome to the virtual Diner, formerly the Coffee Shop. Yes, the rules are being enforced a little heavier these days. It seems like the tolerance level of individuals is lowering, which leads to "flaming" and replies that are not very appropriate. It looks like a more professional, mature approach is being applied.
The Diner ( being Virtual of course) is just like a "real time" Diner, where we can chat about various subjects pertaining to ourselves and what we are doing, as well as support to the modelers in the Diner, just as we would if we took a break from work and visited the cafeteria or Diner in this case.
We kid around, nothing ever serious or hurtful of course, and those that hit the top of the new page pay the "virtual" check for the Diners on that page.
grayfox1119 wrote: RYAN: What's for supper ??
Good question.......hummmmmm.........okay.....I got it!
How about some New Awlins style BBQ Shrimps with some Garlic French Bread...
Afternoon, Diners! Mmm, Ryan, those shrimp look pretty tempting. Zoe, dish me up an order of those, please, and a root beer float. Thank you!
Corey (Secondhand) - first, to the Diner (round 2, so to speak)! As for your (humorous, right? ) coffee choice, if you want anything that fancy, you'd better be able to fix it yourself or walk one of our virtual servers through how to fix it for you. What scale do you model, layout (or dreams for one) style/era/RR, etc.? Fill us in, please.
We're generally - as others have said already - a nosy friendly and sociable bunch in here. Since you're new, you might get away with hitting the TOP your first time, but what Dick said is the usual. Chloe can work out a pay-as-you-go plan for doing dishes if you don't have the plastic or cash. Of course, there's always her cousin Vinnie's 'finance plans', if you catch my drift... (do not get on his bad side, though ).
Well, I'm going to chow down on some shrimp 'n' garlic bread for now. If I don't get the sauce all over it, I'm also fiddlin' around with some possible plans for a spare room layout once I get more space.
Hello diners. here's a scene that includes my shed that I made this week from scrap box materials.