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Posted by grayfox1119 on Friday, April 18, 2008 8:18 AM

Good morning everyone.....did you guys get the wake up call this morning at 5:30??? Shock [:O]Shock [:O]Yes, I see you did. What makes me nervous about this is that the earth is like a big egg shell, one crack leads to another somewhere else within days. And the New Madrid fault is a Big and extremely dangerous faultline. It also is overdue for a release of pressure, so be alert guys.

Glad to hear that nothing too serious happened, better take out some home owners insurance on your layouts and equipment however.

MIKE: I think a nice warmup is headed your way this coming week, so get ready my friend.Approve [^]

66F already here this morning, each morning the temp has increased by about 5F, so today we should hit about 75F maybe even 80F. The grass as really sprung to life and the trees are all red budded heavily....Spring is here !! Great Maple syrup season this year too.

LEE: Thanks for the info on the Loctite Spray-On adhesive, I'll have to check that out HD or WM the next time I stop there.Thumbs Up [tup]

JEFF: We had two permit fires that had been extinguished fan to life again and do some serious damage a few towns west of yesterday. It never ceases to amase me how people will spray some water on the ashes and walk away thinking the fire is out. They don't take the time to rake the ashes out and water the pile down properly. Over $10,000 damage to one guys garage and all his antiques...what a numb$$$#Black Eye [B)]

Time to get going, see you guys at lunch, I wonder if Fergie and John felt the quake? Naaaah, Fergie probably thought he was still at sea, and John probably thought it was waves hitting the wharf. lol

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Posted by rtraincollector on Friday, April 18, 2008 8:00 AM
Hope all are fine within the quake area hope no major damage to any of you.

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Friday, April 18, 2008 7:48 AM
 simon1966 wrote:

What would the earthquake measure in HO scale?

Maybe 11.3?

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Posted by simon1966 on Friday, April 18, 2008 7:45 AM

I'm 20 miles east of St. Louis so about 100 miles from the epicenter.  We felt it good.  My wife, a former EEG technologist, thought I was having a seizure in the bed!  Aside from some figures falling over on the layout no damage here. 

What would the earthquake measure in HO scale?

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Posted by Heartland Division CB&Q on Friday, April 18, 2008 7:43 AM
You know ... I was kinda wondering why the handles on the dresser drawers were rattling, this morning.........They normally don't do that.......

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Friday, April 18, 2008 7:22 AM
They might want to check with Louisiana. I thought I felt something early morning but I dismissed it as a possible explosion out on the army's training center.

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Posted by pcarrell on Friday, April 18, 2008 7:17 AM
We're getting reports now of damage to buildings in Louisville, KY., and all along the southeast of Indiana and southwest Illinois. Evansville, IN. was the closest big town and I'm hearing that they got hit pretty hard.  I didn't see any damage to my house which is about 20 miles northeast of Indianapolis, but the house was definately rockin' and rollin'! News reports are saying that it was felt as far away as Iowa, Chicago, and even Detroit.
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EARTHQUAKE INFO
Posted by wetidlerjr on Friday, April 18, 2008 7:12 AM
EARTHQUAKE INFO
"5.4 (Preliminary magnitude - subject to revision)
Date-Time

* Friday, April 18, 2008 at 09:36:57 UTC
* Friday, April 18, 2008 at 04:36:57 AM at epicenter

Location 38.501°N, 87.898°W
Depth 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program
Region ILLINOIS
Distances

* 10 km (6 miles) ESE (103°) from West Salem, IL
* 10 km (6 miles) NE (55°) from Bone Gap, IL
* 13 km (8 miles) N (4°) from Bellmont, IL
* 39 km (24 miles) WSW (239°) from Vincennes, IN
* 66 km (41 miles) NNW (333°) from Evansville, IN
* 204 km (127 miles) E (93°) from St. Louis, MO

Location Uncertainty Error estimate not available
Parameters NST=021, Nph=021, Dmin=263.2 km, Rmss=1.07 sec, Gp=119°,
M-type=moment magnitude (Mw), Version=1
Source

* West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center/NOAA/NWS

Event ID at00851141"

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04-18-2008...Late this Morning-The earthquake got me !
Posted by wetidlerjr on Friday, April 18, 2008 7:04 AM

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

Clown [:o)]

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Posted by pcarrell on Friday, April 18, 2008 6:32 AM

Mornin' all!

Yeah Mike, I felt it!  The house was rocking and rolling!  I got woke up the morning just after 5:30 by that 5.4 earthquake.  We have 3 birds in our bedroom, and they felt it before we could.  They started freaking out, which woke me up, and then the house started moving.  Freaked my daughter out!  She'd not felt one like that, and she came running into our room all wigged out.  My son?  He slept right through it!  It's been a while since I felt one that strong.  I used to live in California, so I felt them there, but it's not all that common to have them here in Indiana, and certainly not that strong.

The wife and son are both healing well.  Both send their thanks for all the prayers and well wishes.

Off to work!  Later!

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Friday, April 18, 2008 6:04 AM
 LSWrr wrote:

Jeff, I was just wondering because the local Fire Departments and Police Departments had to get certified in ICS to tap into the Government grant money.  Courses are free if you're interested I can send you the course information.  What make/model fire helmets are you guys wearing these days?  I have a red Metro 550 that I haven't worn since I left the fire department in 1987.

We've already been through the courses here. LSU makes sure we're up on all the latest information. As for helmets, we're using the standard issue safety hard helmet. It's not pretty but it gets the job done.

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Posted by inch53 on Friday, April 18, 2008 6:03 AM

Mornin, an irish coffee please Zoe.

Partly cloudy skies will be around today ahead of approaching rain and thunderstorms. Scattered rain and thunderstorms will be around this afternoon and evening as well as through most of the day on Saturday. Temperatures will still warm up into the 70's today with gusty south winds but will cool off a bit for the weekend. Overnight lows will drop into the lower 50's tonight and only warm up into the upper 50's for Saturday. Sunday will see clouds and rain exiting with temperatures rebounding into the mid 60's.

I was in the train room this morning when the house started shaking and stuff start falling out of the trees hanging over the roof, then the news confirmed my thoughts that we'd had an 5.4 EARTH QUAKE on the Wabash valley fault centered in West Salem IL.  I think it's about 70 mile south of me n Jerry. Some damage to foundations, walls n such, but no injures reported yet

http://www.newser.com/article/1A1-D90475H00.html

http://www.wthitv.com/Global/story.asp?S=8191452&nav=menu593_2

PC, and Garry probably felt it too.

DICK, the tractors and equipment are ready to hit the fields and stir up some dirt. Now if we can just get Mother Nature to cooperate with enough dry weather to do some.

Joke for the day

A hack golfer spends a day at a plush country club, playing golf and enjoying the luxury of a complimentary caddy. Being a hack golfer, he plays poorly all day. Round about the 18th hole, he spots a lake off to the left of the fairway. He looks at the caddy and says, "I've played so poorly all day, I think I'm going to go drown myself in that lake."

The caddy looks back at him and says, "I don't think you could keep your head down that long."

Sounds like most every one on sick call is healing up fine. We'll keep you in our thoughts that it continues. Hope ya'll has a gooden n stat safe.

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Posted by LSWrr on Friday, April 18, 2008 5:52 AM

Jeff, I was just wondering because the local Fire Departments and Police Departments had to get certified in ICS to tap into the Government grant money.  Courses are free if you're interested I can send you the course information.  What make/model fire helmets are you guys wearing these days?  I have a red Metro 550 that I haven't worn since I left the fire department in 1987.

Paul, Dale is the guy that gave me the boats.  As soon as I get the storage room remodeled and the dock area of the layout started I'll refinish those 2 ships.

I found new glue!  Wal-mart's paint department has "Duro All-Purpose spray adhesive" in a blue can, made by Loctite.  It's less than $3 for an 11oz spray can.  It's safe for plastic, wood, foam, etc...  It worked very well on our tree project yesterday.

Garry, thanks. Yesterday was rather rewarding for me, Alex will be 8 in July and he was completely thrilled to spend 6 hours in the yard switching cars around I can only imagine what his reaction will be when there is power to those tracks.

Well I have a bunch of work to do down in the train room everyone be safe and have fun.

Lee

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Friday, April 18, 2008 4:30 AM
 LSWrr wrote:

Incident Command System   Might have heard of ICS 700, 800, 100, 200, etc...

Emergency site command and incident control. Already been through it.

 

 Paul W. Beverung wrote:

Jeff that's good news about your foot. I hope that it continues. What are you doing to take care of it?

Keeping it clean and wrapped. I also have to periodically trim down the edges of it so it will continue healing. Have to keep the calluses filed down.

 

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Posted by sleeper33 on Friday, April 18, 2008 1:04 AM

cheque please girls

 see ya in 4 days

Gav

 

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Posted by modelmaker51 on Friday, April 18, 2008 1:01 AM

Hey Folks!

Thought I'd stop in for a couple of slices of pepperoni pizza and a large hot tea to go. Takin' a break from the workshop, been finishing up a couple of custom Alco RS-3ms for Phil Martin (a fellow member here) and a D&H RS-3m for me, (which I was somehow able to sandwhich an NCE D13SRJ into). The nose/windshield/numberboard/etc castings are my own. I had to do the castings twice as it turned out that the casting compounds I had used had gone off. I didn't realize this until I had the models nearly finished as they are now, except that the paint on the castings wouldn't dry because they were "weeping" an oily substance. I've had this happen before when the resin is too old and the weeping never stops. So it was do over time!

Well I geuss I better get back to it and get the handrails on these suckers and get'em finished. Happy Rails! Jay.

 

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Posted by Heartland Division CB&Q on Thursday, April 17, 2008 10:54 PM

Hello ... Ryan asked: "Garry, you like my new avatar! That's me in the snowmobile suit standing on the Divide from this past Saturday at Winter Park, Colorado. Took the 2 hour guided tour with Monique and Ben to the Continental Divide, thats one of the ski slopes in the background behind me!"

Ryan ... Actually, I've been in that part of Colorado several times. I have skied on the Winter Park slopes back when I could do stuff like that. The avatar is remarkable.

Lee ... nice layout pictures!  

 

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Posted by CNCharlie on Thursday, April 17, 2008 9:15 PM

 Good Evening Fellow Dinners!

It's been some time since I've visited this fine establishment  but I have peeked in from time to time. If you don't it would be a big job to keep up with all the posts!

Happy to report that it has hit 60F here this week and is supposed to go to 65F tomorrow. I know that probably seems rather cool to some of you but it's all relative to what temps you've had for the past few months. All our snow has melted and the garden clean up has begun. May and early June are hectic months as all the winter clean up has to be done plus buy plants and plant them, get the boat ready and launched, etc. The transition from winter to summer is quite sudden so a lot has to be crammed into a short time.

Ryan, please go back to a more summer-like avitar. Your new one is eerily too familiar. The fewer reminders of winter the better, mind you it sounds like you did have a great time.

Jeff, Great news about your foot. You mentioned that it was 65F there this morning with 100% humidity. We have 28% right now but that won't likely last long. You are so right about the effect of humidity on how warm a particular temp feels.

Jim, perhaps you can send some of your rain up here. It is very dusty with all the sand on the roads from winter and the trees could use a good wash too!

I've just spent some time adjusting the track in my service yard and was able to add another siding plus get rid of a switch back. That is one advantage of sectional track. If you don't like a siding changing it is  a relatively simple task.

Well have to get to bed relatively early as I have to work all week-end. I have to attend a trade show, so must put on my smiley face-not easy for a credit guy.

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Posted by Paul W. Beverung on Thursday, April 17, 2008 9:10 PM

Evening Gang:

Jeff that's good news about your foot. I hope that it continues. What are you doing to take care of it?

Lee: Every time I see that ore boat I get green. That is a real nice model. I need to get back to work on mine.

I spent the afternoon moeing the front yard and the upper back yard. After that I went over to the track and started to rebuild a switch at West Fork. Terry had done a band aid job on it but it really needs rebuilding with new ties. Working on my knees is really hard now. I could have done this job in half the time 30 yrs ago.

We had a big storm come through a couple of hours ago. Rotation just north of us and about 1 inch of rain here. No hail to speak of and the wind didn't seem to be that bad. We did hear a crash like a tree splitting but I couldn't see anything in the vicinity of the house. I'll look around tomorrow.

RT: I'm sorry ot hear that you place hasn't sold. I really hope that dosen't blow the job for you.

Well I guess I'll head for bed. There isn't much on TV except weather reports.

Good Night All

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Posted by LSWrr on Thursday, April 17, 2008 9:04 PM

Incident Command System   Might have heard of ICS 700, 800, 100, 200, etc...

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Thursday, April 17, 2008 7:28 PM
 LSWrr wrote:

Jeff, have you taken any of the ICS courses?   That is good news on your foot, sounds like your healing inch by inch (no pun intended).  Can I borrow you mail box, LOL!

Not sure what you mean by ICS courses. I was trained through the LSU Fire Fighter Training Center. They may have the same courses under a different name.

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Posted by LSWrr on Thursday, April 17, 2008 7:24 PM

Evening,

We had a good train session today; Dale and his son Alex stopped over to help with the layout.  Dale soldered power leads to the tracks while I ran the wires under the layout.  Alex shunted cars in the yard for 6 hours.  The three of us took a midsession break to make 9 trees for around the ice house.  Dale volunteered to help build a couple of buildings for the layout so he and Alex departed with my supply house and a sanding station.  I ran the Challenger around the #3 and the #2 main lines with only minor issues I need to address.  The 2-8-8-0 Mallet has an issue I need to address concerning dropping the tender off whenever it feels like it. I need to run the power under the layout for the #1 main line tomorrow.

http://rides.webshots.com/photo/2960508280029441264NBoDew?vhost=rides

http://rides.webshots.com/photo/2433089520029441264QqdBst?vhost=rides

http://rides.webshots.com/photo/2189296560029441264YxzuSZ?vhost=rides

Jeff, have you taken any of the ICS courses?   That is good news on your foot, sounds like your healing inch by inch (no pun intended).  Can I borrow you mail box, LOL!

RT, good luck with the sale, I'm sure the right person will come along soon.

Lee

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Posted by sleeper33 on Thursday, April 17, 2008 7:16 PM

hi rob

yes all mine darn computer too much caffine not enough sleep im as taught as a spring at mo need to chill out.

 good luck with the course Jeff hope it goes well

 i think ill have anothe tea pleaseMischief [:-,]

 Gavc

 

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Thursday, April 17, 2008 7:05 PM
Well, tomorrow night I'll be a little busy elsewhere. I start in on my short course for fire dept leadership training. Not that I really need it but it's always good to go over material.

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Posted by Cederstrand on Thursday, April 17, 2008 7:03 PM

One lastrefill, please & thanks!

***Ryan, sounds like you had a great trip. It's certainly beautiful country up there.

***Gav, were those 3 psychotic episodes yours or other folks?Laugh [(-D]

Guess who visited that LHS today? Nope, it was my wife. She said it is all N scale and the two fellas (perhaps in their 30's) were in the back on their computers. (not answering my e-mail I might add Whistling [:-^]) She saw a factory and thought of buying it for me but didn't. I was glad, as I am probably going to sell most of my remaining structures off as it is, to simplify my layout. One main industry is all I need and perhaps an abandoned mine or two.

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Posted by sleeper33 on Thursday, April 17, 2008 6:43 PM

CHEERS P.C.

Ill have a tea with you ta.

well works going great only 3 psycotic episodes so far computer's stressing me out big time.

oh well back to it

Gav

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Posted by SilverSpike on Thursday, April 17, 2008 5:39 PM

Saddle up pardners....PC's buying again!

I'll have a BLT with a big bowl of Tomato Basil Soup, please Zoe! Oh, and a tall root beer float too!

Garry, you like my new avatar! That's me in the snowmobile suit standing on the Divide from this past Saturday at Winter Park, Colorado. Took the 2 hour guided tour with Monique and Ben to the Continental Divide, thats one of the ski slopes in the background behind me!

 

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Posted by pcarrell on Thursday, April 17, 2008 4:43 PM

And for my efforts, I get to buy you all some dinner!

 

ORDER UP!!!!!!

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Posted by pcarrell on Thursday, April 17, 2008 4:42 PM
Hey all, how's everyone been?  Seems like I haven't been on here in ages, though it's not really been quite that long.  Life just keeps getting in the way, ya know?  Shoot, I'm at school now just waiting for class to start.  Got a lot of reading to do to catch up.  I see Jeff's foot is doing better, and he's busy rebuilding trains.  I see Rob is getting ready to tke his train room by storm.  Much beyond that, I'll have to catch up later.  Oh well, I'm off!
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Posted by sleeper33 on Thursday, April 17, 2008 4:01 PM

evening gang

just a tea please girls

 well its dark overhere and blowing up.

 got a bit to do tonight so might not be on much last night though so some hope

 

 Gav

 

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