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Posted by JimRCGMO on Thursday, December 13, 2007 9:35 PM

Evening, Chloe - Some chicken noodle soup (big bowl of it),


and a cup of hot cocoa, please, too.

Thanks!

Good to see some familiar Diners dropping by. Sign - Welcome [#welcome] back, Attaboy! I like that "Amish Lite", especially about the Amish guy checking out the Harley...Wink [;)]

Garry, that was neat about those railroad chapel cars - thanks for posting that!

Dave V., nice job on the M1 (so far). And how's the computer backup coming along? Do you have another computer you can use while the laptop is in the shop? Very good that you didn't lose your thesis work!

Jeff, I can understand what you;re saying on upgrading to your level of quality. Even before I was reading your post, I was wondering how much memory (for one thing) the low cost computers come with nowadays...

So Paul, are the Milwaukee Road buildings for your layout or the garden one? I'm confused...Confused [%-)] I'm thinking you said earlier that the Clark Garden was 7.5" scale, right?  Do you have a good hiding place for Mary Ann's gift until Christmas, by the way?

Time to finish up my soup and cocoa. Hope everyone else doesn't have a code in da noz...Wink [;)]

 

Blessings and prayers,

Jim in Cape Girardeau 

 

 

 

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Posted by JimRCGMO on Thursday, December 13, 2007 8:32 PM
"Heartland Division CB&Q" wrote:

Toast, please.

Jim ....... sorry you hab a code.....you may tink it funny but it snot.

Laugh [(-D]

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Posted by Paul W. Beverung on Thursday, December 13, 2007 7:27 PM

Evening Gang: I went into town by myself and got Mary Ann's Christmas present or at least one of them. I payed for it out of my train money so she won't get a clue from the credit card. I also went by and talked to my doctor. The more I thought about it the less I liked the dr that I had seen about the stress test. He didn't really set down and talk to me about what he saw in the EKG. I'm going for another one with another doctor. We're still digging through the Part D business. A friend of ours who is a pharmisist ran our drug lists through the computer and came up with 3 good choices. It looks like Mary Ann's drugs will run around $5000 a year with premiums. It really costs to get old.

I went out to Clark Garden and visited with Mr. Clark. He's has some ideas for a 7.5 inch gauge railroad that we will look at after the holidays. I also ordred the Milwaukee Road Milwaukee depot kit with 2 extra train sheds from Walthers. It will take the 2 extra to get a decent looking train shed. Actually from prototype photos I estimate it will take 5 but I'll try with 2.

Garry I talked to Terry and he would like the drawings. If you will drop me a line with the cost and shipping I'll get you a check in the mail.

Dave the locomotive is looking good. I'm sorry to hear that your lap top broke. At least you didn't loose the data.

Well I think that I'll head for bed.

Good Night All

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Posted by Flashwave on Thursday, December 13, 2007 6:55 PM
 Dave Vollmer wrote:

Here's an update on my PRR M1 project.  Added the KW frame to the trailing truck, among other things.  Next step is working on the cab.

Lookin' Good

 

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Posted by Dave Vollmer on Thursday, December 13, 2007 6:47 PM

Here's an update on my PRR M1 project.  Added the KW frame to the trailing truck, among other things.  Next step is working on the cab.

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Posted by Heartland Division CB&Q on Thursday, December 13, 2007 4:46 PM

I found what I was thinking of about railroad chapel cars.

http://www.chapelcars.com/

You may think of interesting possiblities for a kitbashing projects.

 

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Posted by JimRCGMO on Thursday, December 13, 2007 4:33 PM

Hey, PC - thanks for posting the photo of your Christmas lawn decorations! Cool [8D]Laugh [(-D]

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Posted by Heartland Division CB&Q on Thursday, December 13, 2007 4:20 PM

Hello Attaboy and Phillip.  Let us know if Mennonites have Lionel trains under their Christmas trees.

Reminds me for some reason..... has anyone seen old photos of rolling churches that were converted from old passenger cars and once traveled in lightly populated areas?

GARRY

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Posted by pcarrell on Thursday, December 13, 2007 1:46 PM

Yeah, I think I'll take the opportunity to go see the Mennonites.  Supposed to be a snowstorm this weekend and they're way out in the country, so I might wait and go the following weekend (weekend before Christmas.....Ooooo, that'd be cool!).  We'll see!

Later all!

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Posted by Attaboy on Thursday, December 13, 2007 12:57 PM

Good afternoon everyone, remember me?  I know, it's been forever since I posted last but I saw PC's post about the Mennonites and just had to chip in.

I grew up right next door to a Mennonite church and attended Sunday school and church there for years.  My mother still attends church there even though we are not Mennonites.  If the Mennonite folks in Indiana are anything like the ones here, you won't meet a nicer group of people.  They are among the precious few who truly live their faith.  The ministers at the church I attended visited with our family regularly, even my aunts who lived nearby and didn't attend the church.  Everyone was made welcome there no matter their beliefs.  The church has a community picnic every summer and you see every type of person there from old order Amish to folks riding in on Harley motorcycles.  It was kind of funny to see an elderly Amish gentleman checking out the motorcyle with the guy that rode in on it.  Their services aren't much different form most other Christian faiths they just some slightly different beliefs in the way people should dress and behave.  I suspect you will rather enjoy your visit.

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Posted by Cederstrand on Thursday, December 13, 2007 12:27 PM

 in a UNION PACIFIC mug, please & thank you!

***Jim, sure hope you get that bug knocked out soon.

***Philip, "Amish Lite", that fella has a sense of humor.Laugh [(-D]

***Dave, you don't know your own strength! Kidding aside, hope it keeps working until you can dig up enough money for repairs. Kinda surprised the innerds out-lived the outers.

***Jeff, CONGRATS on the 2-10-2.

Looks like a touch of rain here today. Cowboy [C):-)] Rob

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Posted by Heartland Division CB&Q on Thursday, December 13, 2007 11:51 AM

Nice steam loco, Jeff!  Let me guess.  2-10-2. CN.  Fergie's the friend.  Heck-of-guy.

Der ..... good for you .... an Englishman turned into a Canadian. ... Terrific.

Lunch time....  Cheeseburger w/angus beef. Everything but mustard. No fries. (I don't like fies anymore).

Cheers!

 

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Posted by Cox 47 on Thursday, December 13, 2007 11:45 AM
Good Morning All....It cloudy and cool here this morning after a rainny nite...Posta get snow friday nite and saturday...I'll have coffee and a couple of Bill's dougnuts please....Thank You...Sallie and I slept in today our caregiver is off the next couple of days so we got the place by ourselves....Sallie is doing much better so things will be OK...

Jim...Hope you Kick the bug soon..103 fever is nothing to mess with....

PC..I think going to the Mennonite church will be a good experience....We have some of the Old Order Amish up in the Aurther area here in Illinois...They are kind and giving Folks...and you have to admire their "simple life"......

Gonna work on my turntable in a round baking pan this afternoon....You all have a good one...Jerry
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Posted by GMTRacing on Thursday, December 13, 2007 11:33 AM

Good Afternoon All,

    Poked my head out the shop door and it's snowing like at the north pole. 2-3" down already and the guess was for 6-10" overall. It's a good day to stay late at w..k.   CUL, J.R.

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Thursday, December 13, 2007 10:59 AM
 LSWrr wrote:

Jeff; is that a new 4-8-2?  Very nice!

 
 
Negative Ghost Rider. That's a 2-10-2 and it takes 18" radius curves with no problem at all.

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Posted by LSWrr on Thursday, December 13, 2007 10:31 AM

Jeff; is that a new 4-8-2?  Very nice!

This Afternoon: Periods of rain, mixing with snow after 3pm. High near 40. South wind between 10 and 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Tonight: A slight chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. West wind around 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday: Snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35. West wind between 13 and 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Friday Night: A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. North wind between 10 and 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Cleveland/Burke Lakefront
Lat: 41.52   Lon: -81.68   Elev: 597
Last Update on Dec 13, 10:53 am EST

Light Rain Fog/Mist

34°F
(1°C)

Humidity:

85 %

Wind Speed:

N 5 MPH

Barometer:

29.94" (1014.3 mb)

Dewpoint:

30°F (-1°C)

Wind Chill:

30°F (-1°C)

Visibility:

6.00 mi.

 

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Thursday, December 13, 2007 10:20 AM

Good morning.

Today's Weather for:      
Sundown, LA  71446-6114      12/13/2007


Wind Chill:  48°F
Humidity:  96%
Dew Point:  49°F

So Far Today
High:  57°F
Low:  48°F
Rain:  0.27"
Rain Rate:  0.00"/h
Gust:  10mph NNW

Today    High: 58    Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers in the morning. Much cooler. Highs in the upper 50s. Light and variable winds. Chance of rain 40 percent.    
 
Tonight    Low: 48    Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Light and variable winds becoming northeast around 10 mph after midnight.

New aquisition.  A Mehano T-2-a Canadian National 2-10-2. A gift from a friend.

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Posted by der5997 on Thursday, December 13, 2007 10:03 AM

Trackside Diners:  A cold one here, but not as horribly windy as forecast, so the wind chill isn't as bad as we had thought it might have been.  Sunny and clear, which is good as we are off to town this p.m., as soon as we've rescued Kris' mom from the Thursday day clinic (It's her not-such-good-company-as-the-other week-is week) after lunch.

Dee Dee: Welcome!  Glad to have you aboard.  Virtually anything you desire is on the menu, and our kindly and efficient staff will be only too pleased to fill your order. (But then Lee has doubtless filled you in on all that Big Smile [:D])

Garry:

Der John..... yesterday you said you went to Canada in 1967.  Where are you from?
...We emigrated from North Eastern England.  Specifically, in Google Earth fly to Crawcrook, County Durham. Then set pointer to 54º 57' 47.26"N and 1º 47' 12.03" W at 670 ft altitude.  That should be the middle house on a set of 3 row houses at the right hand end of a row of 4 unit row houses.  The lean-to green house is after our time!  The field out back would be built over if it wasn't for the mining subsidence under it. Horses in that field used to come and eat our roses over the fence!  Where too before that is various, but I married the girl who lived at (Fly to Hadlow Kent England and set pointer to 51º 13' 12.99" N and 0º 19' 53.18" E at 517 ft altitude.) That should be the northern house in a duplex, the second to last south in that row, before the (hugely extended after our time) Kent Farms complex with that round tank thing.

Greg: back!  Glad you made it in.  Now gang, who's heard from Noah lately?

Mitch:  So that's your pin oak? Our oaks keep their leaves pretty much all winter.  Not that there are many on the island here, but there are a few small ones here and there.  I don't know the exact variety. A G Scale track around your tree would be great, but raise it a bit so the neighbours can enjoy it too!

Johnboy:  Looks like the cold you sent has finally got here!

Jonathan: Your loss of radiator reminds me I've got to get some card to block the radiators in the van and the car.  It took a while to warm up the van this morning for my MIL.

Lee:

shown an interest in trains
...check out Dee Dee's signature, that's solid identification, I'd say! Yeah!! [yeah]

Rob: 

by Mitch.. keeping fingers crossed for your wife's test results. She's really been carrying a load lately! Let's hope for the best! .
.Sign - Ditto [#ditto]
mainly from so much dust.
...is that from open joists?  Is it possible to close them off at all?  That could improve the lighting / reflectivity over that area as well.

CapeJim: Hope you get over that cold soon. Angel [angel]  There's a few real snorters going around up here too.

A very big to all for the advice on Norton etc.  Kris' computer is now working so well that we are spared it's repair or replacement, by the look of it.  I may yet change the anti-virus from our ISP's to the one that I now have working on my machine.  I've also got some programs to help speed up the inner workings of my PC, and done some maintenance that should have been a regular item.  Much happier campers on Sober Island!

Some small mrr progress in all this.  I've begun to fill in the ground cover across the river, on the last remaining bit of blue desert before I tackle the whole of my upper level yards area. (The tracks are not even painted there yet. Only about 2 weeks of effective time left before New Year...will the 2007 resolution be kept?...await further bulletins, but don't make a book on this one!

Got to go. TTFN.

 

 

 

 

 

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Posted by Dave Vollmer on Thursday, December 13, 2007 9:50 AM

Ack...

Speaking of computer problems...  The Gateway laptop I've been using to write my PhD dissertation broke.  I mean it broke.  The metal hinge on the left side of the screen broke when I opened it this morning here in the lab.  The broken hinge then peeled up part of the keyboard cover.

It still works, of course (I'm on it now).  But it's going to cost me $225 to get it fixed at Gateway.  That's $225 I don't exactly have lying between the couch cushions this time of year.  Dang.

Of course these things never happen during the warranty period.

This afternoon I'll need to do a full backup of this system.  I have a 500 GB external drive I've been using for my research data; there's enough room to backup all of my papers and graphics too.

Not what I was hoping to deal with today.

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Thursday, December 13, 2007 9:44 AM
 ModelTrainLover wrote:

 jeffrey-wimberly wrote:
 Cox 47 wrote:


Jeff....Hows your computer problem coming?

My main problem is that some of the components on my main board won't recognize Windows XP. Went and looked at a new board yesterday. It's made by MSI and meets all my criteria. Those are that it has dual core processor support, it has dual IDE ports and that it's not a cheap two slot wonder. It compares favorably with the board that I currently have and it's upgradable all the way to Windows Vista (I can't imagine why I would even want that bundle of problems) if need be. The board is $312 with the processor (AMD 6000+X2 {dual core}) included. I'll have to buy another display adapter, my current one is an AGP card. No one uses AGP anymore. I have my eye on a PCI Express card for $49. Also have to get new memory. My 2700 DDR2 sticks won't work on the new board. A one gig stick of the new memory is about $30.

wow Jeff with all that $$$ your pouring into comp parts you might be better off buying a new one.

You must be joking. Those low priced computers are low priced because they're built with cheap and what I consider to be sub-standard parts. I need tough, reliable and fast. You usually don't get that from the Dell and HP low-priced wonders.

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Thursday, December 13, 2007 9:38 AM
 Heartland Division CB and Q wrote:

Jeff. .. good to hear from you and good luck with the computer. are you healing from that surgery now?

Slowly but surely. The removal of the infected area left a hole a little bigger than a pencil through my foot from the bottom left to the right side in front and below the ankle joint. That has healed up leaving the outside areas to heal. The hole in the bottom is a little bigger than a fifty cent peice and the one in the side is about the size of a nickle. They started off quite a bit larger.

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Posted by pcarrell on Thursday, December 13, 2007 9:29 AM

Morning all!

Well, the freezing rain / sleet thing never happened, and I'm OK with that!  Been praying for those poor folks out west though.  Thats a tough one!  We are looing like we're going to see some decent (for around here anyways) snowfall Saturday though.  They're talking 4-6 inches at least.  Right now it's not bad though.  It's almost 40 degrees now, but it's been raining all night, so everything's good and wet.

Gotta get more schoolwork done today.  I have my finals for one class and the first weeks homework for another.  Fun, fun, fun!

Oh hey!  I got invited to visit a Mennonite church this weekend.  Think I might go just to see what it's like.  I met the pastor there by chance and we got to talking theology and he gave me the invite.  I asked him a bit about what to expect and he said basically it's kinda like "Amish Lite" jokingly.  I mean, they drive cars and have electricity and all, but they live a very simple life.  I think it might be a good experience to go and see that though.

Rob, sounds like the wifes test went good.  I'm happy for you both!

Alright, well, I'm off!  Later!

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Posted by Heartland Division CB&Q on Thursday, December 13, 2007 9:09 AM

G'morning...

Toast, please.

Jim ....... sorry you hab a code.....you may tink it funny but it snot.

Cheers everybody!

GARRY

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Posted by JimRCGMO on Thursday, December 13, 2007 8:47 AM

Good Morning, Zoe, I'll have some TOAST with apple butter, couple of scrambled eggs, glass of OJ and milk, and a cup of coffee, please. Thanks, Bill T.!

Dave V., loved that Toast topic - sound very much like some talk at our MRR club. Is there a directory online of MT clubs? Evil [}:)]Laugh [(-D] I'm partial to the Zephyr style of toaster, myself....

Reached my doctor's office (well, left a message - you know how likely it is to actually speak with even your doctor's nurse nowadays ('nuther rant there...)) and they called in a prescription to my pharmacy. Nasonex - go figure. I always associated it with allergy problems, but guess it's good for reducing inflamation in the sinuses, too. Started it last night. Had a fever (103) last night and was wiped, so I went to bed early. Slept pretty well, except for one short interruption (helping a co-worker with some forms for her on-call), but that was fairly early (10:30-ish). Slept pretty well through the night after that.

Lots o'Kleenexes on order today - I'll sit at the back table so as not to 'share' this with any other Diners.

Got word that my 'order is here' from our LHS/MRR club member by email yesterday. From the amount he told me, I'm thinking it's the Grandt Line doors and windows I ordered for the church I'm scratchbuilding. Haven't heard back yet from my email asking him.

I'd love to take off now for the rest of the week to rest and get rid of this thingee/cold/whatever. But I'm at w**k today.  Have some things to do over the weekend, so I would like to be over this by then, at least. Say a few Angel [angel]Angel [angel]Angel [angel] for the medication to kick it out.

Paul, when I get eligible for Medicare in a couple/few years, I'll need to do some checking on that part D.

Well, back to the grindstone - have paperw**k that I didn't get done from yesterday to do. Take care of yourselves and I hope the weatherguessers up there toward Indiana & Ohio continue to miss it on any ice predictions for you.

 

Blessings,

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Posted by ModelTrainLover on Thursday, December 13, 2007 6:53 AM

 jeffrey-wimberly wrote:
 Cox 47 wrote:


Jeff....Hows your computer problem coming?

My main problem is that some of the components on my main board won't recognize Windows XP. Went and looked at a new board yesterday. It's made by MSI and meets all my criteria. Those are that it has dual core processor support, it has dual IDE ports and that it's not a cheap two slot wonder. It compares favorably with the board that I currently have and it's upgradable all the way to Windows Vista (I can't imagine why I would even want that bundle of problems) if need be. The board is $312 with the processor (AMD 6000+X2 {dual core}) included. I'll have to buy another display adapter, my current one is an AGP card. No one uses AGP anymore. I have my eye on a PCI Express card for $49. Also have to get new memory. My 2700 DDR2 sticks won't work on the new board. A one gig stick of the new memory is about $30.

wow Jeff with all that $$$ your pouring into comp parts you might be better off buying a new one.

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Posted by wetidlerjr on Thursday, December 13, 2007 5:59 AM

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

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, December 13, 2007 12:01 AM

Thanks for the re-welcoming guys, it feels good to be back.

I need a bite to eat, all I've had this evening is cookies....Mind fixing me something up?

Well, I guess I'm heading back home for break tomorrow morning, my last final was at noon on monday of this week, and I've just kind of been hanging out waiting for tonight to come, hall government had an event every night this week, and of course I got in the group to plan tonight's (that's what happens when you follow the girlsBlush [:I]).  We decorated cookies and watched Home Alone (it was the only thing we could come up with that was Christmas related but doesn't actually mention Christmas...Dang political correctness). 

I got a new set of passenger cars at the OKC train show just before I came back up here last time, so I'm kind of looking forward to getting some track time on them...the Rocket has been needing something more appropriate to drag around. 

Well guys, I hate to eat and run, but I'd better get to bed if I plan on getting home in good time tomorrow, so I guess I'd better make like a banana and split.

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Posted by eeyore9900 on Wednesday, December 12, 2007 10:21 PM

Evening folks!

Pepsi & one of Dave's steaks! (medium rare) Dave, pay no mind to my OSU shirt-I'm also a fan of PATERNO (one of the last legendary coaches to still be doing so)

Not too bad of a day (except for getting the gas bill) Dead [xx(] We got the overnite "foster" pup taken care of with our local animal control-who assured Dawn that since she was young & healthy, she would be kept until adopted at our local humane society (they don't euthanize).

Been working on my ATW ex SM boxcar today mostly-starting to "try" to make convincing rust on the roof. Also been browsing online for a suitable cut bar bracket. Haven't found what I wanted yet, & hope I don't have to fabricate them myself!

Lee, good to see your better half Dee Dee here-nothing like having a supportive lady in the hobby (I have one too! Big Smile [:D])

JR-if you're at Yosemite again & perchance notice a park service fire engine that looks a lot like the one from the old TV show Emergency, that's because it is! Still in service there, & once it's retired (possibly 2011) it will be put in a museum with the original Squad 51. From what I understand they keep it parked outside it's station bay as much as possible since it gets a lot of visitors & photographs from folks who know it's history. (just a bit of trivia)

Rob, keeping fingers crossed for your wife's test results. She's really been carrying a load lately! Let's hope for the best! Wink [;)] Seems you're in the same boat with basement/layout as I am. Tentative plans laid out, & even space marked off on the floor w/masking tape-but still thinking some re-configuring, mainly towards the train workbench, & around the washer & dryer. ("shop" & staging tracks)

Garry-Love that dog! (I got that same pic in a forwarded email some time back-looks like the back of my king cab Dakota if I get another report of one of the handful of locomotives still lettered for Chessie System is headed through Sterling!) Big Smile [:D]

Phil-cool names! I named my '73 Duster (1st car) Christine because she had a habit of overcoming problems on her own, until the frame went. (typical of them-but geez was she fast! V8-& after she got scrapped my bud took the motor & put in his Dodge Stepside & drag raced it in Youngstown where we went-& actually won a few races!) I'll be sure to add a few chapters for you also Wink [;)] we also had some 4 wheeling adventures ourselves, but would rather the statute of limitations ran out before I published it! Mischief [:-,]Evil [}:)]

"Finishes up"-AWESOME steak Dave! On my way home to pass out with a full stomach-stay warm & safe folks-nite! 

 

 

Mitch (AKA) The Donkey Donkey's Dirty Details
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Posted by philnrunt on Wednesday, December 12, 2007 10:17 PM

   Don't know how the weather guesser's are doing anywhere else, but like pcarrell said, they are missing it here on a daily basis. I'll give them the benefit of the doubt on this one, the line between freezing rain and regular cold as ice rain is pretty hard to get right. We've been under watches since Mon, still no ice here. Tonight will be another chance for them to hit it, we are under and Advisory for ice again.

   Lee- I had planned to be the last one to wish you a happy B Day last night, but we had a robbery and stabbing as I was visiting the forum, had to go rather quickly. So let me be the VERY LAST person to wish you a happy B Day! I bring up this page and do a little reading, then a little typing, then a little police radio work. Seems to do ok, but sometimes I need to sign off before I get stuff done. Ah well, whachagonnadoo?

    eeyore- Glad to see you name your vehicles too. I had to explain more than once to a passenger that "No, no, the person I am introducing you to isn't named such and such, thats his Jeep!"  My Scout II was Muskrat, that was also was my CB handle way back when. Ahhhhh, the good ol' days. And if you do write a book about your cars, save a chapter for me and I'll throw in some 4-Wheelin' tales! Nothin' any funnier than 16 4WD's on a trip and 15 of them breaking! And the 16th one loosing it's windshield on the way home! Again, good times.

    Trainwreck- Seems I remember that moniker from a ways back, glad to see you back at your regular table!

     Paul B- Sounds like you need to drag your doctor to your farm, then do your daily chores, and charge HIM for the stress test.

    Our room addition is creeping along, with every nail driven- well, actually screw screwed, I get just that much closer to having the other room available for a layout! Can't hardly wait!

    Guys, and gals- gearjammer and DeeDee come to mind right off, take good care and stay as warm as you can.

   

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Posted by GMTRacing on Wednesday, December 12, 2007 9:46 PM

Rob,

     Best of luck to the missus on the test. With your choices, the upstairs is probably going to be limited to a shelf or around the room - difficult with the windows already there. My layout is in the old coal bin area of the basement next to the new furnace and water heater. I put up ceiling tile and made a floor over the old uneven bin and then paneled in the area I was granted to keep out as much dust as possible. So far it's worked very well with the track staying clean with minimum cleaning. I acquired the rest of the basement through eminent domain (or was that manifest destiny?) and now have my model bench, storage, computer, and drum set in it. Oh yeah and the CFO's treadmill and the weight set. Crowded but cozy and the train room is safe as it is walled off. Patience and cooperation worked just fine in this case. Big Smile [:D] J.R.

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