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Posted by Cox 47 on Thursday, January 3, 2008 11:22 AM
Good Morning All....Its sunny but cold here today with a skift of snow..wind not so bad but wind chill still bad....Checking out Ryan's Menu I'll have the Chicken Fried steak and a double order of Hot buttered rolls please...Thank You and make sure you get tha on PC's tab....

Ran the new BL 2 yesterday it runs better than I thought it might..Its one of the old runs by Life like...gota figure out how to put some new couplers on it...I was gonna repaint it C&EI but the C&O is pretty nice?...Started work on a 4 wheel caboose its in pretty sad shape no couplers and hand painted looks like twice...Hope I can strip it...

Phil....Good luck at the Ft. Wayne show....I use to attend alot of NMRA meets in the Indy, Anderson area...went to a bunch at the labor hall on the East side.. I had a good friend who lived in Terre Haute and I would drive there and then go with him...

Mitch.....Thanks for the OC info...Gotta love all these short lines....

Sue....Shay and scenery look good....keep posting photos!....

Ryan...I think we should make you the Menu planner for the dinner....and I was gonna try to cut down for the new year...

Rob...Hope your wife is feeling better....

You all have a good one.....Jerry
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Posted by Flashwave on Thursday, January 3, 2008 11:29 AM
 bogp40 wrote:

So I hope everyone had a great day. I must say Ryan keeps coming up with that tastey prime rib, so I guess this one's on JPowell. Welcome back to the diner. And that brings me to: 

Hey -

  I just realized that in 8 days, I will have been a forumn member for 6 years! Does that constitute for anything on here?

Well John, you know that and a $1 will get you a coffee while you're here.

sanonaterry:  Welcome to the diner, another fellow carpenter. Now, c'mon, we really don't pound nails anymore, right? Those nail guns sure have made life a bit easier. I just save the hammer for hitting a nail set, chisel or tapping something in place-- 'til you wham w/ the gun! The hammer does look good in the nail bags though. So what aspect of the trade are you in? Framing, finish, cabinets or a bit of all. Used to be one of those "lone wolves", but in a good sized club for over 14 years http://www.ssmrc.org/

NJ Bob: Another welcome. Where is Philipsburg? Just got back fron NJ, my wife's family is in Chester, Denville and Roxbury. I like that RR name. SW7 looks good and nice weathering job also.

Flashwave: so you're into the "circus train", a fellow club member loves that stuff. At shows the kids go crazy watching that train. It takes up the longest yard track and just hopes no one will touch it and knock all those wagons all over. Great part of the hobby. I wanted to take one unfinished area of the layout and give him enough space to have the unloading track and set up the big top circus tent. This is Eric running his train http://www.ssmrc.org/Eric.jpg

To all the regulars, enjoy a good diner on John. Just need to keep it short tonight. BTW, I didn't show my only train related Christmas present, kept it low key for this year. It is actually our latest club car (15 of them so far)  http://www.ssmrc.org/store.htm they won't last after the Springfeild show. I would have bought a couple anyway, but a nice token gift. Have to get some trains from Santa ya know...

Gd' evening all

Looking good! You guys apperently have a larger yard than my club does, and certainly a veery large large yard. 

REMINDER TO ALL HOOSIER AND AREA MRRs: The Great Train Expo (???) is at the State Fair Grounds this weekend!!!

Oh yeah. And as of an hour or so ago, I'm now offically 16. cake around the house.

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Posted by avenger on Thursday, January 3, 2008 11:34 AM
 pcarrell wrote:

OK, whats it going to be?

Hmm, something simple and warm. Ah Ha! Chloe, could I special ordera nice bowl of chicken noodle soup?

Cocoa and Coffe on me!!

Phillip, I hope your wife get's better soon. We all need one big happy family!Cool [8D]

( Chloe, don NOT tell Zoe abot this tip. Buy something nice with it!!Whistling [:-^])

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Posted by gear-jammer on Thursday, January 3, 2008 12:13 PM

Hey,  my menu came out blank.  Does that mean that you are cutting me off?  My appetite does get out of control sometimes.Laugh [(-D]Laugh [(-D]Laugh [(-D]  I do need to push away from the table a little to manage the overeating over the holidays. 

 But how did you know that? ROTFL 

Thanks, Jerry,  I will try to post more.

Sue





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Posted by pcarrell on Thursday, January 3, 2008 12:17 PM
 gear-jammer wrote:

Hey,  my menu came out blank. 

Pics will do that sometimes if you pull up a page and start scrolling too quickly before they fully download.  Just hit the refesh button and don't do anything for a few seconds........we don't want you to starve!

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Posted by Heartland Division CB&Q on Thursday, January 3, 2008 12:18 PM

Nice effort on the menu, Ryan.......... but where are the New Orleans Po' Boy sandwiches?  Must I special order one?  .... Also, may I suggest Kentucky burgoo?  It would hit the spot on a cold day?

Happy Model Railroading!

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Posted by gear-jammer on Thursday, January 3, 2008 12:28 PM

Thanks.  Thats better.   I will have chicken fried steak.  That should stick to my ribs on this chilly day.  Since Philip is buying,  I will bring the pie.  Would you like my homemake huckleberry cheesecake?

Sue

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Posted by Flashwave on Thursday, January 3, 2008 12:34 PM

Yeah! nd my Shas- I mean Pasta Daylight! You gotta have the blessing that is Spaghetti!

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Posted by Heartland Division CB&Q on Thursday, January 3, 2008 1:00 PM
 gear-jammer wrote:

Thanks.  Thats better.   I will have chicken fried steak.  That should stick to my ribs on this chilly day.  Since Philip is buying,  I will bring the pie.  Would you like my homemake huckleberry cheesecake?

Sue

Y Y Y YES!

My sweet tooth is on "vibrate": !!!!!!!!!!!

GARRY

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Posted by Cederstrand on Thursday, January 3, 2008 1:24 PM

Back in for some of that BROILED ATLANTIC SALMON. Add a heaping helping of garlic mashed potatoes on the side, please & thank you. Dinner [dinner]

Have been back at organizing/cleaning the dungeon this afternoon. Making good progress.

Have a great day all. Cowboy [C):-)] Rob

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Posted by Paul W. Beverung on Thursday, January 3, 2008 1:50 PM

Afternoon Gang: Not much going on here. It's somewhat cold here but not as bad as further north.

Gary I got the plans and took them over to my friend Monday. He was very pleased with them and will be dropping you a line. Thank you very much.

I've got to go. I'll stop back in later.

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Posted by Heartland Division CB&Q on Thursday, January 3, 2008 2:58 PM

Paul ..... I'm glad you received it! Hope your friend found them to be useful. 

Everybody:   Here's a sandwich (Kentucky Hot Brown) to warm your innards on a cold day:

 

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

Jump to: navigation, search A traditional Hot Brown. A traditional Hot Brown.

A Hot Brown is a hot sandwich originally created at the Brown Hotel in Louisville, Kentucky, by Fred K. Schmidt in 1926.

The Hot Brown is an open-faced sandwich of turkey and bacon, covered in mornay sauce and baked or broiled until the bread is crisp and the sauce begins to brown. Many Hot Browns also include ham with the turkey, and either pimentos or tomatoes over the sauce, and imitation Hot Browns sometimes substitute a commercial cheese sauce instead of the mornay sauce, but fans of the dish usually decry this substitution. Some restaurants even offer a 'veggie brown' nowadays to attract vegetarians as the recipe is easy to modify with avocado, or, less commonly, soy burger.

The dish is a local specialty and favorite of the Louisville area, and is popular throughout Kentucky.

On menus within the Louisville area, the Hot Brown often appears as titled "Louisville Hot Brown", elsewhere in Kentucky outside Louisville as the "Kentucky Hot Brown" and outside the commonwealth simply as "Hot Brown."

GARRY

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Posted by Fergmiester on Thursday, January 3, 2008 3:00 PM

Good Afternoon All

Not much on the home front today except it's COLD ! -17C this morning. At present it's a balmy -10C (-15F) Anyway Made it to the LHS this morning and picked up another Rapido passenger car and two True Line Train Cabeese My Birthday present from Lisa.

Dick and Lee here's something you'll find interesting. The ship in the rear is the Terry Fox, the last ship I was assigned to before the Hudson. There are also "Lakers" doing there thing as well

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqvoRGsPbUQ

Later All

Fergie 

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Thursday, January 3, 2008 4:46 PM
Been kinda cool here lately. It was down to 23 last night and is a balmy 43 right now. The expected low for tonight is 29 with tomorrows high in the low sixties. That's good old Louisiana yo-yo weather for ya!

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Posted by avenger on Thursday, January 3, 2008 5:15 PM

Well, an odd thing happened today here in Florida. This morning, it started snowing in Stuart Fl.

Okay, call me a liar, but I'm not lying.

Chloe, a cup of coffe please.

 

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Thursday, January 3, 2008 5:50 PM
I know you're not lying. It's been all over the weather reports.

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Posted by LSWrr on Thursday, January 3, 2008 7:02 PM

Good evening all,

A friend sent me this web site: http://alabamamaps.ua.edu/historicalmaps/railroads/x_travelersguide1877/

Its historical maps of North American Rail Road's, some of you may find this interesting.

I see Cox47 got his avatar to work, nice job.

Well the snow fall totals around here run from 12" to 16" from the past 2 days of snow we had, but Monday and Tuesday I'll be outside in my shorts taking down the Christmas lights since 50F to 59F is forecasted.

Lee

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Posted by Flashwave on Thursday, January 3, 2008 7:40 PM

Stoppin' in for a glas of milk to go whilst I loaad my new Bday presents. (or 2 of them, as I still have the family party coming)

I found a bag on the table, and in it was the 3Dtrainstuff Donner Pass and Storm of 52 add-ons for MSTS! SO That's where I'll be.

*Sigh* Daylights and Cab Forwards. Can't get any better*

 

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Posted by egmurphy on Thursday, January 3, 2008 8:04 PM

Good Evening Coffee Clubbers,

Another beautiful, if coolish, day down here in Paradise.  Cool [8D]  Yup, it was a real ‘break out the sweaters' type of day.  Supposed to start getting back towards normal starting tomorrow.  As far as I'm concerned, it could stay this way for a while.

Continued with a few laps on the layout, and more work trying to organize the area.  Turning out to be more of a problem than I originally thought.  But we'll get there eventually.

I just realized that in 8 days, I will have been a forum member for 6 years! Does that constitute for anything on here?
We'll let you buy the round on your anniversary date if you want to make it a special occasion.  Big Smile [:D]  I'm 11 days short of 5 years myself.  I started looking around at model railroad forums and started getting interested in model railroading again as I started my last year of work, thinking that I'd finally have time for it in retirement.

Flashwave - Happy Birthday!!  Happy B-Day [bday]

Garry - that recipe for Kentucky Hot Brown looks good.  Unfortunately, I'm not sure how to make a mornay sauce.

Not much more to add tonight.  Catch you guys tomorrow.

Hasta mañana,

Ed

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Posted by Heartland Division CB&Q on Thursday, January 3, 2008 8:19 PM

Howdy everybody:

Ed:  Mornay sauce (Kentucky style) is a cheese sauce combining white chedder and parmesan cheese 50/50. You can probably find a mor fancy recipe on the internet, however. It's easy to make KY Hot Brown and it's tasty.  Even I can make it. Ryan could do it in his sleep.

Cheers everyone.

 

 

GARRY

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Posted by Flashwave on Thursday, January 3, 2008 9:28 PM

*Ducks out of a Cab Forward on his way through*

Thank you.

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Posted by Paul W. Beverung on Thursday, January 3, 2008 9:39 PM

Evening Gang: I'm just stopping in for a quick one. we just got back from the hospital. The baby is doing fine. She has put on a coupleof real oz. of weight. The weight before was water retention. They have taken her off the breathing machine and she is on her own. She is a winner for sure.

I have an appointment with the cardiolgist tomorrow for a strees test and another test in the afternoon. No breakfast untill the first test is over. I'm going to be hungry for sure.

Well I'd better get to bed.

Good Night All

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Posted by JimRCGMO on Thursday, January 3, 2008 9:52 PM

Evening, Chloe - are Ryan's menu choices still available? If so, I'd like the Blue Plate Special with a side order of fries and a Dr. Pepper, please. Thanks, Jeff!

gear-jammer wrote:

Jim,  Thankmoo.  I have more to weather.  When I get the stockyard in place, I will need cattle there.

Wow! Weather your cows?? Never thought of that, Sue... Confused [%-)]

last mountain & eastern hogger wrote:

Well here I am at work for the third time in 2008. Just 357 days till Christmas.  Got your shopping done yet??Confused [%-)]

Uh, no, Johnboy... but thanks for reminding us, so we can get on that! Smile,Wink, & Grin [swg]

Ryan, excellent menu design (and offerings, prices, and...)! But it looks like you may have got yourself back into being a restaurantier! Shock [:O] 

Looks like Fergie and Johnboy are competing for the "Brass Monkey" prize for lowest temp of the evening...Wink [;)] That is way too cold, Fergie! We're only getting to about 20 F (-5 C), and it's currently about -4 C (24 F) currently. Supposed to start warming up over the next two days, so that by Sunday afternoon it should be about 61 F (16 C). Much better, IMHO! Unless Avenger is hoping to get some major cold weather in Florida... Laugh [(-D]

Fairly busy day today - all of my appointments showed, and I had on one to figure out if I was going to see the client (due to some paperw**k that wasn't there and that I needed). I may have to adjust if they all keep showing up. Usually when I have one that misses, I can get my notes done that I didn't have time for earlier in the day. I'll need to finish up some of today's paperw**k in the morning before my first appointment.

PC, hope things level out and get better soon for your wife & the rest of your family. Time for more of the Diners & family members to heal up from their ailments. Yeah!! [yeah]

Paul, great news on your granddaughter picking up some weight! Sounds like she's a fighter, all right. Smile [:)] 

I'd better get going on my burger now.

 

Blessings and prayers,

Jim in Cape Girardeau 

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Posted by philnrunt on Thursday, January 3, 2008 10:51 PM

      Just wanted to announce that global warming has been put on hold for a few days. It will return to it's regular "mentioned every 2 minutes" schedule as soon as possible.

   Heartland- you are right about the trips to the airport being worth it, I like seeing people going somewhere, and especially enjoy seeing them greet each other when it's been awhile between visits. And watching planes take off and land is never a bad day, if you can't watch trains, that is.

    JimRC- your request for 2 cups of coffee (one for your car) reminds me of the time I was on patrol, and was sent to an elderly female's residence. Upon arrival, I noticed the windshield of her car was totally missing. It looked like someone had professionally removed it, until I saw the glass covering the interior. She told me she had decided it would be easier to throw a pan of boiling water on it than it would be to scrape the ice off. She even got a big kick out of my comments about it being the clearest windshield I'd seen that day!  

    Silverspike- you aren't the only one wanting to see my pictures on a computer! I thought, a few years back when we bought our digital camera, that it would be a breeze to snap fantastic shots, and plug the camera into a puter and presto! Phil pix everywhere! But nooooooo, I still hold the @%%&#(& thing up to my eye to take pics, I can't begin to read the settings or make heads or tails out of the little drawings that tell you what setting to put it on. Rats. Thats why I am waiting for Amyjo to assist, she took right to it, takes pretty good pics with it, and tends to worry that I'll pitch it into the ground one day!  I like my old Olympus OM-10, I know where things are and all of the controls are big enough that I don't activate 3 at a time!

   Cox-47- my stepdad worked at Delco Remy, I spent many an hour in the 662 Union Hall, but only attended one train show there, and that was after I had moved to Yorktown. No one ever mentioned train shows at the Hall, and I guess I missed alot. My s-dad was into N scale steam, but we only went to shows in Darke Co, or Indy. Oh well. I'll let you know how it goes in Ft Wayne.

   Just talked to Amyjo, she is a 911 dispatcher at our county jail, she is working with an officer who truly does not belong in police work. He just called in a plate for her to check on, and advised her it was either "Virginia JTW-something, or if not that ...." Hey, we can guess at the state of issue and put any numbers in we want, but it doesn't tell you what you need to know! He is such an idiot. One bad apple in an otherwise decent dept. Sorry, just had to rant a bit.

    Gentlemen-and Sue- take very good care, and stay warm.

      

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Posted by Canondale61 on Friday, January 4, 2008 5:41 AM

Morning all

Hate to say that we had a real cold one this moring -11 in the mill parking lot. Dumpster truck was out starting many vehicles that just did not have enough ummmmph. Drive home it never really got warm in the Jeep.

Paul glad to hear your grandbaby is doing better. Must be a relief.

PC hope your wife continues to improve.

Wife is putting dog out and he is having a hard time going to the bathroom feet are cold.

Well time for bed HAve a great day.

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Posted by wetidlerjr on Friday, January 4, 2008 6:02 AM

Good Morning from Tipton IN ! Big Smile [:D]

Clown [:o)]

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Posted by LSWrr on Friday, January 4, 2008 6:36 AM

Good Morning all,

 

Paul I hope all goes well with your tests and glad to hear the little one is doing well.

Lee

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Posted by SilverSpike on Friday, January 4, 2008 6:58 AM

Morning folks!

I see Bill has the requisite morning donuts delivered and the regular diner menu posted, thanks Bill!

 pcarrell wrote:

Ryan!  You're having mercy on me!  Thank You!

PC - you know I'll take care of you man!

 Cox 47 wrote:


Ryan...I think we should make you the Menu planner for the dinner....and I was gonna try to cut down for the new year...

Jerry - I'll try to have a healthy choice item on the daily special menu, and I'll try to post a special board menu every day, but on may days off...well...Bill's regular menu will have to suffice. Oh, and your avatar finally works, looks great!

And speaking of daily specials.....

Today's Daily Specials

Sue - You were just too quick there on the draw, Bill posts the regular menu and you can order from that anytime, the daily special menu is just for that day only.

 Heartland Division CBandQ wrote:

Nice effort on the menu, Ryan.......... but where are the New Orleans Po' Boy sandwiches?  Must I special order one?  .... Also, may I suggest Kentucky burgoo?  It would hit the spot on a cold day?

Happy Model Railroading!

Garry - I'll have to add those items to the menu for next week, I done already made out the daily specials for this week. And yes, I can make a Mornay in my sleep, that "Hot Brown" looks good too!

Thanks for the link to the railway maps Lee!

Happy B-Day [bday] Happy Birthday Flashwave!

 Heartland Division CBandQ wrote:

Mornay sauce (Kentucky style) is a cheese sauce combining white cheddar and parmesan cheese 50/50. You can probably find a more fancy recipe on the internet, however. It's easy to make KY Hot Brown and it's tasty.  Even I can make it. Ryan could do it in his sleep.

Yes, a Mornay sauce is really a Béchamel Sauce with the addition of shredded or grated cheese. And a Béchamel Sauce is one of the five major sauces, it is a fancy name for a cream sauce made with milk and thickened with a roux. A roux is a mixture of flour and butter.

 JimRCGMO wrote:

...excellent menu design (and offerings, prices, and...)! But it looks like you may have got yourself back into being a restaurantier! Shock [:O] 

 

You are right Jim; I am living out my virtual restaurant menu dreams! I guess after watching the movie Ratatouille over the holidays it got me to thinking about culinary delights again.

Phil I know what you mean about cameras, I have an old Olympus OM-10 and it worked just fine too!

Hey now Kevin -11° F is down right cold alright, I thought 12° F was cold here this morning.

Good luck with the tests Paul!

Have a great day all!

Ryan

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Posted by GMTRacing on Friday, January 4, 2008 6:59 AM

Good Morning All,

     It's twice as hot as yesterday morning - a veritable heat wave is engulfing us. Global warming come on Friday. Oh wait it's 15F. I'll have a regular and one of Bills' donuts please. Mighty nice of you to keep bring those donuts in Bill - thanks.

Paul - good to hear that the lil ones putting on weight and better yet breathing unassisted. It always amazes me how strong these little tiny people are. Oh and I hope you don't get too stressed out with your stress test (ask RT).

PC - good to hear your CFO is doing better and I hope the next round of surgery goes better. Perhaps you could arrange a donation of a new torgue wrench for the person who puts in the surgical bolts since that seems to have caused the problem in the first place.

And a belated Happy Birthday to Flashwave. So did you get the cab forward?

Avenger - are you in Stewart? I need to call my buddy down there and rib him as he was up here in Connecticut two weeks ago and hadn't been is snow for aout 2 decades.

Well - lots to do today - no MRR work last night just reading for research though I did find a picture of the repainted diner car I'm doing. I'll check in later    J.R.

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Posted by ModelTrainLover on Friday, January 4, 2008 7:06 AM

hey guys.!

well it's back to school unfortinuatly (spelling?) I got a swimmeet for the high school in waterville, Maine home to former Maine Central 470 and former Maine Central engine repair and servicing facilities, which are still in use, and there is even a hobby shop there.

The best part is that I have another swimmeet tomorrow for the YWCA team at the same pool. so I'll be staying overnight. hopefully I can convince my mom to bring me to the hobby shop, before the meet and maybe after the meet we might see the 470.

Maine Central rules! Lewiston High School Swimteam nickname: Loco Colby

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