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Flashwave wrote:NOO! Don't repaint the black widow Jeff! not that!
NOO! Don't repaint the black widow Jeff! not that!
BTW, anybody spot anything unusual on that Black Widow? Go back and look at the pic closely. When you see what's different it'll smack you right between the eyes.
BBbbrrrrrrrr. Goooddd Moornningg crew,
Well just when you thought it couldn't get worse , well this morning as I am going to work it is -37 and a wind chill of -52c. It is in the area of -50c all over the province. Too darn cold for man or beast. It's enough to freeze the n--- off a brass monkey.
Ed, where are you ?? PLEASE send some heat...............
Chloe, be kind to me and quickly give me a hot chocolate to start and then the ham & scrambled eggs with sour dough toast. I'll be at the end table beside the heater.
Kevin and CN Charlie, how are you guys surviving this ? I'll bet you have got the ear flaps down today. Stay warm and dry.
I don't know why we are here, there isn't a chance that anyone will come to the museum today. Oh well, I'm here and I guess they will pay me. A few more bucks to help pay for the WP RS-2 by Atlas that is in the mail to me. I have a couple of the Atlas Classics locos and I am quite happy with them. The RS series if anything are a little lght in the wieght dept. They would pull a little better if I could get some lead into them. But keep them on the level in the yards and they do just fine.
Cedarstrand, Our prayers are with you and your family. We really hope that things turn around for you and 2008 turns out to be better for you than expected.
I know our buddies in the New England states and Maritime Provinces are being inundated with snow and wind as well. I bet Fergie can't even find the ski hill. I'll sure be glad to see spring. One thing about it is, I haven't seen any flies or mosquitoes for awhile. Guess you have to look on the good side.
Hope you all have your tummies full and stay warm today, I'll check back later.
Johnboy out..............
The "Wobbly" isn't moving today (froze solid)
from Saskatchewan, in the Great White North..
We have met the enemy, and he is us............ (Pogo)
Worked on the layout last night, I started putting on some corrugated roofing on the roundhouse. I bought 5 sheets of black 8 ½ X 11 corrugated paper at Michael's Arts and Crafts for $0.99 each. I spray painted them some silver metal color, dried, and then cut up a bunch of 4X12 foot HO scale sheets. Then I glued them onto the roof with some Elmer's white and will take a few photos tonight, and post them soon.
Question: What do you guys north of the Mason-Dixon do for keeping your pipes from freezing in the winter? When the temp drops below 32° F here I drip my pipes, but with the water restrictions due to the drought I need to come up with some alternatives. I have covered up the outside faucets with those insulation caps and turned off the valves inside the crawl space that feed them, but that's about all I have done.
Bob K. sounds like the show was a success! Thanks for the run down as I continue to wipe the drool from my mouth...
Jim did you save any dessert for the rest of us?
Jerry you got off easy, no one ordered from the special menu while you were washing dishes yesterday! Everyone must have started some diets or something...
Happy snow day Mark!
John Boy sporting an "Egg McVinnie" yesterday morning eh! Is that the one with the eggs black-eyed up? Heard about that storm you were talking about, but I also heard it was going to be a short one too! Let us see some photos of your latex molds, even if they are a bang head venture!
Congratulations Colby, great spread on the swim team! Oh...you're the one holding up your fist right!
Hey Mike that propane scare sure made me think twice before I cleaned up my stove top last night, we run our oven/stove with propane too! And Happy Birthday to your grand daughter! The Big 18 eh, that is a milestone!
Flash hope you don't get sick too!
Rob nice site on your paintings and farm animals. Hope you and the misses are getting better soon.
Thanks Garry, John Powell, Ed, Flip/Phil, and Mike on the anniversary!
You are right Ed, a lot has happened in the three years since my initial CS post. That was one of the hardest things in my life leaving that house in New Orleans after all the blood, sweat, and tears I put into renovating that 40+ year old dwelling! But, we are better off in the long run now, Katrina was really a blessing in disguise for us! Oh, and the French Onion Soup sounds like a winner!
I like that TrainBoard Spring Layout Party; I'll have to look into that one!
Paul glad that you found your driver's license, boy that was a close call huh! Good thing you obey the law and such while on the road! Troopers don't like it when you can't show a DL!
Dick after you finish up the HD jar project I got a crawl space weatherproofing project for you!
J.R. I like those structures you have there, and they are giving me ideas about the ones I want to build for background and backdrops. I didn't know that "boiled New England dinners" was something you guys didn't like; I guess when no one ordered one that should have told me eh!
Hey Flip I like that song more now than ever! We are going back to New Orleans for a few days in May for my step-sons' high school graduation! BTW, he was accepted to LSU and will attend in the fall!
Der John that is quite an impressive electronic clinic you performed and provided! I like the roundtable buttons and switches you have there, I am trying to come up with a similar installation for my roundtable using a rheostat for varying the motor speed, I have to figure out how to attach and install the darn thing first! I have to retro-fit the 30+ year old turntable to a new motor, still thinking about that one therefore it is on the back burner project list.
Jim I saw that on Google too yesterday, so Lego's are only 50 years old huh!
pcarrell wrote: Ever have one of those days when you get out of bed, and all you want to do is get into bed?Thats me today!
Ever have one of those days when you get out of bed, and all you want to do is get into bed?
Thats me today!
Funny PC, because me and the wife both felt like that too this morning....we had a late night because she pulled a double shift yesterday and didn't get home until 10:00 pm last night. Then trying to wind down until 11:00 pm...then up at 5:30 am....
Ryan BoudreauxThe Piedmont Division Modeling The Southern Railway, Norfolk & Western & Norfolk Southern in HO during the merger eraCajun Chef Ryan
Morning Zoe - we've got a crowd in this early already! I'll have a coffee, glass of Ed's OJ, and some of the breakfast bar, please. Thanks again, DerJohn!
Philnrunt, if those buildings are fromstyrene (or other plastic) kits, great! But as you said, they look like likely a wood craftsman level kit was at least the start (or maybe just craftsman level weathering and painting). If you spot anything on that e-place, just PM or email me the link. Those pics on the Atlas site link I posted are the 'outtakes' that GMR didn't use. So maybe I should get that issue (though I don't usually get the GMR's, since it seems that the layouts in there lean toward too large for me to find usable). I don't think I recall any store-type buildings on the Rix site, but I'll check again - it's been a while since I was there.
Colby, sounds even better if you might get your letter in your freshman year!
PC, may you have a better day today, and a great day also for you, Rob!
S'pposed to be blustery today here, with possibly severe storms in the afternoon/evening as the cold front gets here. This morning the weatherguessers were even talking about some afternoon wet snow being possible. Currently, 54 F (12 C) with SSW winds at 22 mph, and we're about at our high for the day (55 F/ 13 C), but going to drop to 29 F (-7 C) tonight. Probably have fogged up car windows when I come out after w**k tonight. Better bundle up if you're heading outside today, Inch, Jerry!
Best get myself going for now. See you later in the day, Diners!
Blessings and prayers,
Jim in Cape Girardeau (which might be mistaken for Chicago today...)
ModelTrainLover wrote:I've made states in the 100yd freestyle (58.28), 100yd butterfly (1:10) 200yd IM (2:29) 200yd freestyle (2:09) 50yd freestyle (26.76) and I think something else but I can't remember. So I gess I can beat anyone in this diner at swimming.
I bet i could beat you at the 500 free (5:58) and the 100 breaststroke (1:15)
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Morning all- I think I'll grab some food from that breakfast bar. It sort of reminds me of a joke- "Two pigs walk into a bar. The third pig ducks."
Colby- good job with the swim team. You must be better then i was my freshman year. I didn't get a letter until my sophmore year. What events do you swim?
got to go! see yall later!
JimRCGMO wrote: Congrats on making the front page, Colby - that's really great about your team's record! You're a tall fella, looks like. Bet your Mom has you get things off the top shelves, right? That's what mine would do when as a teenager I was a foot taller than my 5'3" Mom was...Jim in Cape Girardeau
Congrats on making the front page, Colby - that's really great about your team's record! You're a tall fella, looks like. Bet your Mom has you get things off the top shelves, right? That's what mine would do when as a teenager I was a foot taller than my 5'3" Mom was...
Jim in Cape Girardeau
Yeah front page of the sports section but hey its the front page, and I might be one of the few freshman to get his letter freshman year!! I need 150 pts to get it and I have 125.25.
Mornin, I'll have the breakfast bar n coffee Zoe
Found out the story on the gas leak over the hill. The girl that's living there now [a city girl], got to smelling gas, so she called the gas company, and they called the FD [because they didn't want to get out] and they gave the wrong location, but the right name for there. Turned out the propane tank was almost empty and when that happens you can get the gas smell inside.
JR,, your city scene is really coming along great.
JIM CG,, even if I'd had a leak, I wouldn't have called the FD, I'd just shut it off at the tank till I it was fixed. You might check out Ebay, I've seen some buildings like you want there sometimes.
http://www.trainboard.com/railimages/showgallery.php/cat/500/ppuser/4309
Good Morning from Tipton IN !
Bill Tidler Jr.
Near a cornfield in Indiana...
Jim- I linked to the Atlas site, apparently thats the ONLY way I'll ever be able to get on their site...but I digress.
Isn't that a great looking layout? It is featured in theis years Great Model Railroads issue, I don't have it here with me at w**k, but I'll try to remember to check it out tomorrow and see if the makers of the buildings is mentioned.
You might want to see if Rix has a website, they make a line of homes that look along the same lines as the buildings in those great pics.
They look good enough to be wood, but we'll try to find out.
Evening, Diners! Chloe, I'd just like a custard concrete, please.
Oh, okay, cup of coffee, too.
Thanks, DerJohn! Good to hear that you got some of the 'round tuit' jobs accomplished over the day Saturday.
I see Flip's already called it a night. Well, he gets up pretty early in the morning, so I can understand that.
Jerry, good to hear about your progress on the turntable.
Jeff, like your new Alco, and its paint scheme. Think I have an F-unit in that (Genesis one I caught on sale a bit back)
Mark, hope you enjoyed your snow day - is it enough snow to be off tomorrow, too?
Johnboy, I hear you on the snow in the Northwestern US - they were showing the map on tonight's weather, and predicting heavy snows from there perhaps as far down as Colorado. Then it'll be coming our way, and probably the next day or so to Inch, Jerry, and our Indiana/Ohio Diners. Breezy here tonight - some areas near here had 50 mph gusts, and our wind's currently about 24mph out of the SW. Tomorrow night it's supposed to drop into the teens (F).
Inch, bet it felt weird to hear from others that you supposedly had a gas leak. Good thing that it wasn't your place. I gather that they didn't find it at the other place?
Garry, no real problem - I just have to defend my (alleged) appetite's reputation (and my stylish figure - yeah, right!).
Ed, your Trainboard spring layout thing sounds about like when Dick is telling Ryan that he wants a report with photos on his progress...
JR, I really like your buildings! I forgot - are either of the big ones scratchbuilt, or did you you start from a kit?
Tonight at train club we were working some more on benchwork, though there's only enough work and cordless drills/drivers to keep 2 to 4 people (maximum) at a time. I did wind up buying a John Deere F-100 pickup, which can fit into my layout's era. And if it didn't, I'll just do a bangup job of weathering the thing!
I was looking at the pics in this posting over on the Atlas forums/fora today, and was wondering if anyone knows of companies that make (affordable and) good wood 'small town' stores like in the pics here?:
http://forum.atlasrr.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=42124
I was thinking that I need some more clapboard buildings (or board & batten ones) for the smaller towns on my layout. Anyone have any suggestions? Thanks in advance.
Anyone else notice that today is the 50th anniversary of the Legos blocks? Must be the kid in me that noticed Google's logo for today and went snooping.
Oh, and with the talk about Diner/Coffee Shop anniversaries, I went to see when mine was - last November 14th (2007) was my 3rd year, which means there are several others who've been here longer than I have.
Hope everyone stays warm tonight - if your winds sound like ours, it's gonna get cooler tomorrow, for sure!
Blessings and shelter from the winds,
As I was getting ready to post my reply, I realized there were no "reply" boxes to click on, then it dawned on me that I hadn't logged in. Thats pretty bad, but then I thought about PaulB's license, and I felt better.
Cederstrand- I'm not familiar with your art website, could you post it for me to check out? I hate to hear you are in dire straits. I think alot of us have been there, and it gets old real fast. Hang in there, keep plugging along and know we are keeping you in our thoughts.
Ed- You are right, the AV pieces were square, the "squares" were 6 or 8 sided. I remember my best friend and I were playing a game of Stalingrad, and I had it set up in my kitchen. I got home after w**k one dark and stormy afternoon, and the wind had blown every piece all over the place. I re-set it as best as I could remember, beat the blue be-jeebers out of my friend after that re-deployment! HARHARHAR! He was the king of cheating, so I'm sure he got me back more than once. Sure do miss that boy. We lost him in '01.
LS&W- Thanks for that advice on the font's available. I'll check it out. As for your yearly car total, 120,000 sounds right to me for a busy regional. My MIDWest is an Industrial road serving 2 main factories and a few small manufacturers. My count is based on the number of cars I saw setting on the sidings around the area back in the '70s. It could increase, especially if, oh, say a big regional off to my east wanted to throw a little business my way- I'll have my people get with your people!
I enjoyed today's weather, 40 plus and breezy. Now it's 42F and windy, and we have storms predicted for tomorrow. I'll take that over the -40 that Saskatchewan and Alberta are getting. I have experienced -26F (actual air temp) once, and -64F wind chill, and that was more than enough of that stuff for me. I don't know how you guys NOB don't go crazy at the end of every autumn, knowing what's coming next. Jeesh!
Gonna start gathering up my re-claimed trackwork and begin cleaning it up, so when we get the hobby room ready I don't have to mess with it. I thought about going to code 83 (from 100) but don't really want to spend the extra cash. Now if I get to the swap meet in Feb and find a great deal on it, wellllll......
Stay warm, everyone, especially you Canadians. And Ed- Get a job.
Good evening Diners; and once more the bill's on me, so order up! Well, Saturday turned out to be "One of those days" on the layout; but I've been able to turn the whole experience into "One of these days." What I mean is that fixing an un-foreseen electronic problem has led to clearing up a lot of small jobs that were going to be done "one of these days"!
I had left the Diner to go and GLEAM the track in the lower tunnel. There are passing tracks in both my tunnels and the loop at the mid-point of the run. This means that there have to be sensors to detect train position on the hidden trackage. Here's the lower tunnel, behind the facia. That had to be removed in order to clean the track with the GLEAM method. The shine on the rails shows up in this "after" shot!
The day went downhill from then because after I'd got the track clean, I thought that I'd replace the original grain of wheat bulbs that showed passing track occupancy with bi-colour LEDs, as I have on the other two hidden passing tracks. There was something not working right with the bulbs, but I couldn't see quickly what it was. Turned out to be the relay in one of the detectors. It took quite a while to find that out, and longer to try to clean up the contacts. Here's the work station for that... . Much fiddling and frustration later I determined that the contacts were irredeemable, and the relay had to be junked. The search was then on for a replacement relay. This is where the "one of these days" bit really started. To find a suitable relay I hunted through drawer after drawer, box after box, throwing out, re-organizing, labeling, all sorts of things that I'd get to "one of these days". I found a relay, fitted it up, and it didn't work. (I hadn't read the side ...24 volts, and the circuit delivers only 11) Disassemble, look again. Finally I came across the old "out and back" circuit for the traction set up I mentioned a few weeks ago. There was a relay in that circuit, and it was a 12 volt one....lss, I got it installed, built 4 bi-colour LED circuits... , wired them up, sorted out a polarity difference due to miss- coded wires on one of the detectors that I had forgotten about...and everything is back to rights. I even have new labels for the detector lights, and the turnouts. I even did labels for my turntable controls... In doing the turnout labels, I've been forced to actually give names to two communities on the layout. So I have Mercy Harbour for the station near the Container Dock, and Annapolis Station for the community that has the interchange. (The one railroad was there before the interchanging one, so it didn't get called "Junction" is my story) All in all a busy three days. Here's a darkish shot of two of the bi-colour LEDs . They indicate that the west end of the lower tunnel passing track is occupied, but that the east end is clear. The red light far left is the "turnout power" indicator light...turn it off before retiring!
And retire for the night is my next thing. So, goodnight all, and God Bless. Prayers for all in need of healing, comfort and peace.
"There are always alternatives, Captain" - Spock.
Hi RYAN- Heard an oldie goldie on an A.M. radio station this morning and thought of you.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT IT MEANS TO MISS NEW ORLEANS? Hope this brings only good memories.
Bedtime for this UNretired O.F. PRAYERS for all.
Flip
Good Evening All,
Spent the day making radiators and chasing parts so a bit of train time was much appreciated. Finished rework on the cars we ran at the Amherst show with the exception of the two that need coupler mounts drilled and tapped for which we must wait for the tap (2-56) to be delivered hopefully tomorrow. Also spent a bit more time on the kitbashed building which is temporarily in place while figring out the next move. At any rate, some pics of progress
the back of the building showing the floors and the pass through for the track
the front of the building - still need to trim in the upper left corner and make the rock flush
the side of the building showing overall placement and an idea for the row of shops and houses on the street behind the "Chinese track" (obscure New Haven reference to the raised track on cut rock).
I guess my third anniversary here was a week ago. Hardly seems that long. I will say with Ryan running the diner menu the food is much improved (and you have our undying gratitude for keeping "boiled New England dinners" off the menu).
Welcome to the new arrivals, and congrats Colby - an unbeaten season is worth crowing about, don't you think? Through all the travails, illnesses and car crashes I'm glad to see us keeping our spirits up. PC - your wifes progress is really great to read about as was your sons' great effort - starting even - how cool is that!
Ed all you need to do is bring an emergency Pina Colada kit when you use the ferry and make sure the camera is on the ready should you take an unanticipated river cruise, no? Not so sure I'd be so sanguine about it all, but whatever works for you is ok with me.
I love seeing the progress on the other layouts especially our spray can Rembrandts, though they all look good.
Time to see if the glue is set enough to move on and get some more time in before turn in time. See y'all tomorrow. J.R.
Evening, a barley pop please Cleo,
Forgot some news, our oldest grand daughter turned 18 yesterday. I always called her my super bowl baby, she was born the day before and we got to watch the big game together on her birthday once.
Mother taking over the comptroller's job at work, which a pay raise in the future. She's still got all her other jobs to, but their hiring her some help.
grayfox1119 wrote: MIKE: How far to live south of Interstate I-90? All you need to do is drive up to I-90, hand a right, and stay on that road all the way to West Springfield, Ma. Then you hop off the interstate onto route 5 South for about 3 miles to the Big E . From Ohio, it is about a 10 hour ride according to my friend who has a brother in Ohio and does this trip anually.TIFN
MIKE: How far to live south of Interstate I-90? All you need to do is drive up to I-90, hand a right, and stay on that road all the way to West Springfield, Ma. Then you hop off the interstate onto route 5 South for about 3 miles to the Big E . From Ohio, it is about a 10 hour ride according to my friend who has a brother in Ohio and does this trip anually.
TIFN
The quickest way to I-90 is 4 hours, if the traffic is good or we could head up by Cleveland [where our daughter use to live] it's 8 hours from here with good traffic. Me n Mother don't ride good on long trips and the price of gas, eating out, motels, I figure we'll stay near home.
PAUL, losing your license here is a pain anymore. A friend lost theirs and it took alls kinds of ID, n address, and still cost him $20.
RYAN,, congrads on 3 years. I join the forum 3 years ago Sunday, but don't remember when I started posting in the Coffee Shop.
Need ta get off while I've got some plat time. Hope ya'll has a gooden n stay safe
Good Evening Coffee Clubbers,
Another beautiful day down here in Paradise. Not much doing, although we did have to make a run to town earlier for a couple of things that couldn't wait for tomorrow's normal shopping day. I did make a French onion soup this afternoon that came out pretty good. There's some left over, in case Ryan wants to add it to tomorrow's menu. No hot peppers....
Northern Phil: I remember the hundreds of little 8 sided (I think) cardboard punch outs, with every possible type of Whermacht and Soviet armour, and the games taking so long to set up.
JR - glad your trip to the show was a success. Yeah, it's nice to see other Coffee Shop/Diner guys. I saw Trent (who hasn't been in here in quite a while) at a show in San Antonio two years ago.
Ryan: That oyster stew sounds good, and with chili powder too! I bet that kicked it up a notch or two! And speaking of golf, watched Tiger Woods in the Buick event yesterday and he was -20 at one point.
Three years today, huh? Yeah, I remember back then. Another career, another house, another state.... Pre-Katrina. Weren't you just putting tile down in the train room and thinking about starting a layout?
Bob: Had this great post about the show last night and some of the gremlins grabbed it and it disappeared into some dark hole or something before hitting post.
Btw, excellent and thorough trainshow report. I could almost imagine myself being there. Nice that you had a chance to meet up with Dick and JR.
Jerry: That must be a real pain to boil all the water you cook with and drink bottled water.
Any progress on layout?
Johnboy: ED, don't you wish you were here ??? you would have to use those fluorescent red/orange golf balls.
Colby - congrats on the team being unbeaten. Nice photo.
Lee: I'm currently working with an electrical engineer from NASA (friend of mine) to scratch build block occupancy detectors and animated semaphores for my layout.
Paul: I managed to do a bit more with the layout today but not much. John and our friend Micheal are going to help me Friday night I hope.
That's it for this evening.
Hasta mañana,
Ed
Good evening everyone! A beauty of a day here today, but the Cape got slammed with a Blizzard yeaterday and last night, they had 14" of snow in some towns.
Today I continued on a major HD jar project, redoing the master bathroom ( see why I can't get much done MRR'g? ) Had to remove the 40 year old ceiling light and fan unit and reduce the cut and resheetrock the hole for a round light fixture and the associated electrical wiring. Tomorrow some plastering is in order ( practice for layout), and begin stripping the poly and old stain off the cabinets and doors. I hate this job !!!
PAUL: Lost your license? Ohh ohhh, it has started already, first signs after retirement, ohhh my !
Evening Gang: I lost my drivers license somewhere sometime. I just discovered it was missing at lunch. I went to the DPS and got another for $10. I just hope that someone doesn't use it for something not good.
Jeff there was something I was going to ask you but it seems that a senior moment has happened. Anyway good to hear that your foot is healing. Keep taking care.
I managed to do a bit more with the layout today but not much. John and our friend Micheal are going to help me Friday night I hope. I need to get down there and move some more junk so we will be able to get at it easly. I called Walthers to order the DL 109s and they were sold out. Rats.
Daisy the dog wants to go out so I'll see you all later.
GMT, the cabooses arrived today in good order. I know you said you didn't want anything for them, but shoot me an email and let me at least send you something for the postage.
Lee
Thanks again!
BM1 Lee Soule USCG (ret) L.S.&W Railroad Serving the Lower Great Lakes
Evening all -
Ryan - Happy Anniversary!
Lee - I plan on looking into every avenue for financing that I can.
Take care!
//signed// John Powell President / CEO CNY Transportation Corp (fictional)
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Hunter - When we met in January of 2000, you were just a 6 week old pup who walked his way into this heart of mine as the only runt in the litter who would come over to me. And today, I sit here and tell you I am sorry we had to put you down. It was the best thing for you and also the right thing to do. May you now rest in peace and comfort. Love, Dad. 8 June 2010
I love you and miss you Mom. Say hi to everyone up there for me. Rest in peace and comfort. Love, John. 29 March 2017
Hello everybody ......
JimCg.... I was just kidding you about the cake!
Ryan .... Congrats on the 3d anniversary of being dined here.
Colby .... good news about swimming.
Jeff ............... Now, I REALLY like that black widow Alco road switcher!!!
Cheers everyone!
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
in a SANTA FE mug, please & thank you.
***Philip, glad your son & wife are both doing so well.
Nothing good worth reporting on. If any of you know anyone who might be interested in artwork, please send them to my site. ANY offer will be considered. (I would not have posted this plea, but it is getting desparate)
It's my wife's birthday today, the big 55 one. Not a very happy one. Life is full of challenges.
Healing thoughts to those in need. Take care all.
Rob
Hey guys, it was exactly three years ago today that I posted my first message in the ole Coffee Shop (lousy food, but great conversation).
Time flies when your having fun, and it has been great fun being a part of this online virtual Diner crowd.
Check back with you all later!
Hoople wrote: A very good morning to you all,It's a snowday. No school. 4 inches of the white fluff.If there is a cinnamon roll left, I'll have it with... How about chocolate milk... sounds good.Lee: I'll take a look at those kits but I felt like doing mine without much help by premade kits. I want to add stuff with brass and stryene, and such. Of course I will have to get some premade things, but not a whole bunch.Mmm, cinnamon roll.Mark
A very good morning to you all,
It's a snowday. No school. 4 inches of the white fluff.
If there is a cinnamon roll left, I'll have it with... How about chocolate milk... sounds good.
Lee: I'll take a look at those kits but I felt like doing mine without much help by premade kits. I want to add stuff with brass and stryene, and such. Of course I will have to get some premade things, but not a whole bunch.
Mmm, cinnamon roll.
Mark
PHHHTTT!!! Half the school here was sick with something. Dunno what, some it's a cold, some is Strep, we was splittin subs between mutiple classes. Did you get the section on collections of parts?
Oh, as for the station:
The reception was somewhere near Binghampton NY, not Palmer. But I could swear that was a clone of the area. But we popped down after the reception for Steamtown PA.
-Morgan
I did some research today; 1.5M to 3M freight cars rolls through here each year on the former LS&MS tracks so the figure of 120,000 cars annually is within reason.
Colby, congratulations, very cool!
Mark, the effort in those kits may be more than scratch building, I applaud your efforts. I'm currently working with an electrical engineer from NASA (friend of mine) to scratch build block occupancy detectors and animated semaphores for my layout. He was impressed with my concept and got carried away with the project. We shall see what happens.
Mornin, I'll have some coffee Janie.
Warming up here some suppose to be in the 50's, but rain coming in later. Sunday had a strange start here, I was trying to do a post and heard a couple friends on the CB, one was asking why I called the fire dept for a gas leak [he heard it on a scanner], Bryan didn't know why I would call them for a propane leak. I got on to find out what was going on and they had given the address right, so I went out to meet the truck, sure enough they stopped here. Told them it wasn't us, so they got on the radio and the location was right, but wrong name, it was the next place. Down the hill they went, and no one was home and the door unlocked, so they went in and didn't find anything.
Mother fixed a big pan of lasagna for lunch yesterday and the 3 boys came out with all the kids, so there was 10 little ones here, wasn't much left by the time they all went home.
Been busy with kids' n chores, so have had a chance to hang round much and to far behind to catch up, but will hit on a couple things.
MITCH,, good to hear your moms doing better now.
PC,, glad your boy's doing good with playing basketball and he's having fun. Also hearing your wifes doing good.
JERRY,, to bad bout your daughters wreck. Good to hear there's still a good soul or two around to help them out.
DICK,, HAPPY BURTHRN DAY, [even if it is late] hope you had a gooden and made some great scores at the show. Wish I could've made the party sounds like it was fun.
Sounds like ya'll had a great time at the show. Wish there was a biggen like it close enough for me n Jerry to go.
WELCOME to any newbes that's slipped in while I was gone and hope you came back often.
Enjoyed all the pics you folks been posting and the progress updates. Wish I had some to report, but I'm still fighting the yard. The 3 designs I had drawn up up wouldn't work right [looked good on paper], but the one I'm trying now looks like it will do it. No pics to post, the only rail fanning I've done is from the train room window, which has been interesting. We had a radioactive waste train, a pair of CSX engines dragging a hopper and a heavy weight flat [24 wheels] with a tank on it, another came through with a hopper n 3 tank cars running bout 5 mph don't know what he was hauling, but a friend said CSX trucks were blocking all the crossings as he went through. Seen a couple military trains and one long drag with 2 cabooses on the end [CSX and don't know what the other was, but it looked like a wooden one through the spy glasses]. Course the normal mixed freight, intermobil, grain and coal drags were still around.