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Posted by john1947 on Tuesday, January 6, 2009 4:12 PM

Yes thats my truck. 1956 IH with a Maxim body. Came from Plymouth Twp. Pa. I've had her for about 5 years now.

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Posted by Packers#1 on Tuesday, January 6, 2009 3:53 PM

Robby P.

Yeah its the same here, cold and rainy.  We are also under a winter watch.  7am to 7pm.  Snow showers tonight, tomorrow, and the next 5 days.   Nothing major thou, just a head ache for people on the road.  So take this weather Chargers!!!  It will be here for you Sunday.

 

Hewy, the chargers will take it and have a snow day with it Big Smile

It'll be interesting to see how Philip Rivers, San diego's WR, Darin Sproles, and LT match up against troy P{olomalu (or however that's spelled) and pittsburgh's D. BTW, if the steelers win, then I hope they win the superbowl, it'll be nice to see Big ben win at elast two.

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Posted by inch53 on Tuesday, January 6, 2009 1:25 PM

 

Afternoon all, just an irish coffee ta-go please.

Just dropped by to leave a couple bad jokes

A Doctor was addressing a large audience:

"The material we put into our stomachs is enough to have killed most of us sitting here, years ago. Red meat is awful. Soft drinks corrode your stomach lining. Chinese food is loaded with MSG. High fat diets can be disastrous, and none of us realizes the long- term harm caused by the germs in our drinking water. But there is one thing that is the most dangerous of all and we all have, or will, eat it. Can anyone here tell me what food it is that causes the most grief and suffering for years after eating it?" After several seconds of quiet, a 75-year-old man in the front row raised his hand, and softly said, "Wedding Cake."

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John was on his deathbed and gasped pitifully.
'Give me one last request, dear,' he said.
'Of course, John,' his wife said softly.
'Six months after I die,' he said, 'I want you to marry Bob.'
'But I thought you hated Bob,' she said.
With his last breath John said, 'I do!'

 

 I will quietly slip out the back door and disappear for a while now

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Posted by SilverSpike on Tuesday, January 6, 2009 11:13 AM

 Howdy folks!

Was out of root beer last night so I made myself a Cheerwine Float.  Cheerwine is a cherry soda in these parts and it was great with a few scoops of vanilla ice cream on top.

Welcome back Garry! Thoughts and prayers for Nick too!

Thanks Jim!  Good to hear a positive response to the menus. DPM is great stuff, your building backdrop sounds like it's coming right along.

Yup Sue! So far...so good! My SEE food diet resolution is still in full swing and shows no signs of stopping anytime soon! Oh...and been spending more time on the layout too this past week with Monique being out of town...Whistling

Dick, with all that firewood from a few weeks ago the wood stoves should be stocked up for a good long time now! Hope the heating improves real soon though! Keeping up a wood fire is a lot of work.

Rob, your finishing up the fine touches is encouraging. That plumbing issue should have been on them though! But time is of the essence and contractors are hard to find sometimes....Banged Head And we been getting a lot of rain too the past month, most likely only about 5 days without rain in the last 30 days it seems. Can you say "water logged?"

PC, that's cold man! And the temps here are dropping all day, the high temp for us today was at sun up this morning.

Today's Lunch, Dinner and Mid-Night Snack Diner Menu


 

How appropriate....TOPS for me! Ohhhhhh Chloe....here's the plastic.... 

 

 And for dessert..... King Cake.

 

A little history about King Cake:

The Mardi Gras season officially begins on the Twelfth Night of Christmas which is January 6, and is also known as Epiphany. It marks the day the wise men brought gifts to the Christ Child. By doing so they 'revealed' or 'made known' Jesus to the world as Lord and King. Read more here....

 

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Posted by ewl01 on Tuesday, January 6, 2009 10:34 AM

re; the 4 leggeds.  While I don't presently have a layout, I have a test track that I have been progamming my new fleet of sound-DCC units.  Running trains 8 feet is better than not at all.  Horns and air letoff have the cats, (Ceasar and Augustus) curious and confused. I had Augustus actually jump when I blew the horn. It's a lot of fun!

 

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Posted by howmus on Tuesday, January 6, 2009 10:32 AM

pcarrell

It's a lovely morning around here!

A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect for much of central Indiana until 1PM this afternoon, 4pm in my area. Radar is indicating freezing rain and sleet moving through the state. Major accidents have already been reported just south of Vincennes on Highway 41 and as far north as Muncie. I65 was closed for a while, but is now open again. This precipitation should be light but as we all know it doesn’t take much to slick up the roads. 

 

Oh yeh!  Then you're going to ship it off to me in the Finger Lakes for tonight and tomorrow.  Thanks!Grumpy 

It is currently 22°F here in the Finger Lakes with a high aroiund 26°F sometime this afternoon.  "havin' a Heatwave, Tropical Heatwave!"

I went to the Phlebotomist this morning.  Every single chair in the place was taken.......  Took over an hour of sitting and 3 minutes having my blood drawn.   Now I am about out the door to go pig out for Brunch with my son.  Flo, I'll have the #2 special with bacon, over easy on the eggs and a double order of sourdough toast!

Might actually get a few minutes to work on the layout today. 

See you all later! 

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Posted by blownout cylinder on Tuesday, January 6, 2009 10:12 AM

This afternoon is go with Audrey---I find these things out a couple of hours BEFORE I run out to do something that need to be done on the OTHER side of town---Banged Head ---maybe I'll do it tomorrow(?)----Grumble, Gripe,----

Jim; He, at least, didn't go after the other locos which get put away in the display case---padlocked of course----'Spring' keeps poking at the padlock though. He hasn't figured out the lockpicking thing yet---Whistling

ewl01-eric;-so I take it that your 2 fellows are in the forestry business?---mine tends to want to kidnap--trainnap?--whatever is loose----WhistlingSmile,Wink, & Grin

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Posted by Buggyman on Tuesday, January 6, 2009 9:55 AM

 Mawning Everyone,

Today is "Recovery Day" after baby sitting the wild..... Oops... I didn't say that did I? Grandsons.

 Duh Wifey went back to work today and I get to enjoy the Peace a quiet while I repair the damage left behind.

Grandkids... gotta love em heh? Big Smile

 Anotherwarm day today around here, But on the cloudy side as they expect rain to move in around here. Still no cold stuff in sight yet.

 

Any Bagels left over around here?

 Buggy Big Smile

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Posted by JimRCGMO on Tuesday, January 6, 2009 9:45 AM

Cederstrand
She now wants a double track so she can run two trains at once. One passenger train and of course her cricus train. Anyone know where a reasonable price can be found on any brand of HO scale ICE train or similar high speed European train?

Rob, quick! - Hide the Walthers catalog from the wife - it's your only hope! ShockSmile,Wink, & Grin

 

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Posted by JimRCGMO on Tuesday, January 6, 2009 9:40 AM

Good Morning, Zoe - looked like a bunch of Diners were heading out for that 'w' thing as I pulled in. I'll get there soon enough... Oh, yes, I'll have a glass of Ed's OJ and a cup of the Tim Horton, please. Thanks. Smile

Looks like some of you east and north of Cape G. are getting some of that deeee-light ful weather we had around here yesterday evening. But amazingly, most of the slippery stuff went north and south of Cape. I had some light ice to scrape off the car this morning, but it was already 31 F by then, and warming up. ]yeah] Think the prognosticators of precipitation are saying we'll reach 40 F today, so no further icing, thankfully.

Yeah, Unca Rog, I could just picture you and your teacher as you were telling that story. You might be about right on there being some other board somewhere (maybe oprah.com?Smile,Wink, & Grin) where she's posting her side of things... On your poetry experience, I was thinking of how they talk about giving an "A for effort" and wondering about that B+ Whistling  (Just kiddin'...)

Lee - from my operating with wireless DCC on our club's layout (borrowed throttle), I'd agree that it is easier to be there with the loco when doing the switching. Enjoy!Thumbs Up

Barry, I hope your train room floor has carpet and lots of padding, if Spring knocks the locos off very often.OopsBlack Eye

Well, I'll finish up my cup - about time for me to get back to that w**k thing. May your weather moderate and mellow out today.Thumbs Up

 

Blessings and prayers,

Jim in Cape Girardeau (grey and drizzly today)

 

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Posted by Robby P. on Tuesday, January 6, 2009 9:31 AM

Yeah its the same here, cold and rainy.  We are also under a winter watch.  7am to 7pm.  Snow showers tonight, tomorrow, and the next 5 days.   Nothing major thou, just a head ache for people on the road.  So take this weather Chargers!!!  It will be here for you Sunday.

I ordered a Athearn engine (Cotton Belt), a Conrail 2-bay hopper, and some road bed the other day from MB Klien.  They were on clearence.  You know I have to make them dusty, and rusty.  That wiil give me something to do.  The engine was $89 and on sale for $29.  Now that was a steal, and I need one.  I plan on using it on the lower part, kinda like a switcher.  My other engine is WAY to big.  He will either stay on the mainline or the upper part. 

I am already hungry and its 10:30am.  Thats what I get for getting up with the wife.  Its to early for lunch. 

Well I will be back in later.  Time to hit the basement, and see how my bushes came out (blender style).

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Posted by ewl01 on Tuesday, January 6, 2009 9:29 AM

Morning,    Had breakfast home today, I will have a muffin and coffee for the mid morning visit Flo.

    2nd day back at work and ready for a vacation.  Expecting yuck this afternnnon for weather.. That means I go to work when they send people home early.  My turn with the sand truck.

See Barry(?) has 4 leggeds (cats)  I have two.  Funny, they never went after the trains when they were running, (or stopped) just watched.   Scenery?  I lost more trees, looked like a hurricane went through.  Never chewed on, just torn out since I never glued them down.  I'd find them under the layout, in the corner and under the bed.  Got to love it.

Hey, everyone enjoy their day!  Stay warm, stay dry!

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Posted by pcarrell on Tuesday, January 6, 2009 9:19 AM

Morning all!

It's a lovely morning around here!

A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect for much of central Indiana until 1PM this afternoon, 4pm in my area. Radar is indicating freezing rain and sleet moving through the state. Major accidents have already been reported just south of Vincennes on Highway 41 and as far north as Muncie. I65 was closed for a while, but is now open again. This precipitation should be light but as we all know it doesn’t take much to slick up the roads. 

Here's what it looks like right now.

Pretty nice out there, huh?

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Posted by Cederstrand on Tuesday, January 6, 2009 8:45 AM

Both the little creek and the big creek are cresting. Half the neighbors pasture is under water and it sounds like a waterfall. I will have a lot of repairs to do to fences & swinging gates (if they are still there) in a day or two, when the water receeds.

New MRR mag arrived. Always enjoy viewing the trackside photos. Makes me realize I will never actually finish a layout. Wife wants the "train room" to be a place of fun and mental therapy. That might be the right approach. She now wants a double track so she can run two trains at once. One passenger train and of course her cricus train. Anyone know where a reasonable price can be found on any brand of HO scale ICE train or similar high speed European train?

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Posted by gear-jammer on Tuesday, January 6, 2009 8:27 AM

Just a quick stop by and off to work.

Sue Good Morning 





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Posted by LSWrr on Tuesday, January 6, 2009 7:54 AM
Garry, sorry to hear Nick isn’t doing well; we will keep you guys in our thoughts and prayers.  Glad you had a good trip.

Jeff, don’t you just hate shorts, I think I have a ground fault on track 3 in one turnout.  When you finish up with your issue stop by and help me with mine. 

 Lee

 

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Posted by LSWrr on Tuesday, January 6, 2009 7:39 AM
Good morning all,

Last night I finished hooking up the Super Chief and took my 2-8-8-0 for a little spin around the layout with 20 hoppers and 1 caboose in tow.  No real issues.  The coolest thing about the DCC is the radio control.  Having the ability to be right there when coupling and switching cars instead of running 10 feet back to the throttle and running back to the locomotive is great.

 

 Lee

 

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Posted by blownout cylinder on Tuesday, January 6, 2009 7:15 AM

Good morning. I'll just be having coffee and toast this morn please----

We woke up to a sunrise with a temp reading of -15C. It is going to cloud up then give us some snowflurries turning to snow and ice pellets with a risk of freezing rain as it warms up to 0C overnight---tomorrow will give us some snow---only 2" worth total but we are expecting winds up to 70kmh----Smile,Wink, & GrinWhistling  

Right now 'Spring' is walking around with his beanie fish in his mouth meowing pitiously---looking for safe haven for his babies? He is a funny fellow---this one. Oh well---he only popped the GP40 off the table once last night----not everything else----Whistling

Everyone----have a great day---Whistling

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Tuesday, January 6, 2009 6:27 AM

 Good morning.

It's 50 and raining out here by the lake on this dark, dreary morning. The high is projected to be in the mid 50's and there's more rain on tap.

Got the short in the turnout wiring sorted out yesterday and made sure there weren't more waiting in the wings and ran down a bad connection in the layout sound system. Today I think I'll just sit back and listen to the rain on the tin roof.

Today's Weather for:
Sundown, LA  71446-6114      1/6/2009

Wind Chill:  48°F
Humidity:  100%
Dew Point:  50°F

So Far Today
High:  50°F
Low:  46°F
Rain:  0.00"
Rain Rate:  0.00"/h
Gust:  6mph SSE

National weather service Doppler radar continues to indicate areas of showers and rain falling over southeast Texas...southern Louisiana and the adjacent coastal waters. Rainfall amounts are averaging less than 1/4 of an inch per hour. In addition areas of fog is lowering visibility to less than 1 mile along the coast with visibility inland ranging from 1 to 3 miles.

Today  High: 55    Areas of fog early in the morning. Showers and thunderstorms in the morning...then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 50s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain near 100 percent.

Tonight  Low: 40    Mostly cloudy early in the evening then clearing. Colder. Lows around 40. West winds 10 to 15 mph.


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Posted by inch53 on Tuesday, January 6, 2009 5:55 AM

 

Mornin, an irish coffee please Zoe

We're under a winter weather advisory here, it's 27 outside with freezing rain again. Nobody I know can ever remember a winter with this much ice. I'm guessing we'll get a blizzard one of those days.

Seen a report on last year's weather finished up for this area. Above normal precip [15"] and below normal temps.

Can't keep up with all the post here lately. I've started writing down the last page I read, cause there might be 2 or 3 more pages since the last time.

TODD.... Don't know if celebrating your B-day in a stop makes you a red neck or not, but it would come close anyway.

PAUL... good to hear the kitten came home ok. Our cat showed up after missing for 2 days with a hurt paw and a chewed up ear. Guessing he got into a fight again with the neighborhood tomcats again.

GARY... good to hear you made it home ok and we've got Nick in our thoughts.

DICK... glad you got by cheaper than you figured on the furnace repair.

Well I best gets round, almost time to wake Mother up for work and scrap ice off the car windows. By then it'll be time to get Beth up for school. Thoughts for those in need and hope ya'll has a gooden.

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Posted by rtraincollector on Tuesday, January 6, 2009 4:55 AM

Okay to many pages since last post but did read some and its only been 5 day geeze anyway

LEE you asked if the Jeff Gordon car was the coast Gaurd car doesn't look it but I really don't know nascar that much as not a big fan but something just caught my eye on these guess the price as they started out at $129 and were on sale for $29.95 kinda gets your attention and theres even at the best price I can get $12.76 in track in it so acually I paid $17.19 for the 3 cars inside them lol.

I'm looking at maybe getting a few more lol.

Not much happening getting ready for work talk to you all later

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Posted by wetidlerjr on Tuesday, January 6, 2009 4:00 AM

Good Morning from Tipton IN ! Big Smile

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Posted by Cederstrand on Monday, January 5, 2009 11:31 PM

Tall glass of cool lemon water, thanks.

Y'all have been busy posting.

Caulked the upstairs bathroom shower. Belt-sanded down the scrap boards contractor nailed in (between bedroom and dining room) so carpet can be laid evenly.Also drained 3/4 of the water holding tank out front to make room for over 1" of rain currently falling. Might be overflowing by morning...time will tell.

Healing thoughts to those in need.

Exhausted...Good Night! Rob

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Posted by grayfox1119 on Monday, January 5, 2009 11:09 PM

Good evening, just got in from Monday night candle pin bowling, rough night, we only took 2 points.

SUE: The two wood stoves are supplimental heat, although when they are both ON, and the temps are 20F and higher, the furnaces never needs to run. We have plenty of wood stored, so we should be Ok.

JIM: Yes, I was happy that the bill wasn't higher, and by me doing the TS ahead of time, I saved a big bill for sure. As for parking spot at HD, I have a bag of salt in the car to keep in clean, occasionally someone tries to sneak into my spot though.

JOHN1947: CT John, yes, I will save whatever coins I can between now and the BIG E show. That is the biggest and best MRR show in the Northeast each year, wouldn't miss that even in a blizzard.

FLIP: So all the shoes went to Haiti. Well that is good, they sure can use them in the ultra poor country.

OK, time for bed, see you guys tomorrow,

Dick If you do what you always did, you'll get what you always got!! Learn from the mistakes of others, trust me........you can't live long enough to make all the mistakes yourself, I tried !! Picture album at :http://www.railimages.com/gallery/dickjubinville Picture album at:http://community.webshots.com/user/dickj19 local weather www.weatherlink.com/user/grayfox1119
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Posted by last mountain & eastern hogger on Monday, January 5, 2009 11:08 PM

Whistling

Evening Gang,

Just a cherry coke before bed Zoe,  Thanks much.....

Garry........ Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. Not a great time of the year for such things, but I guess there is never a good time for it anyway.

Sawyer (packer)   Don't waste a lot of time on that poem,  just do a remake of Casey Jones.  It will be more interesting for you and I bet you can make it really great and knock them dead with it .

We are very fortunate with all the new members of the diner that have come in over the Holidays.  (I think they have all been lurking outside and peering in the windows occasionally.)  However when they saw Ryan's Pecan Pie they lost their shyness and made a run for the counter.  They all sound like a great bunch of fellas and I would like to Welcome them to our Special Place as well.     I have had some interaction with Buggyman in another thread, and boy when he gets started I know we are going to see some great work, and I am confident by the sounds and questions from the others that they will shine too.

Well I am batching for a few days as my wife has gone to some Corporate meetings in Edmonton, but she takes good care of me and left me lots of grub, so I won't have to come to the Diner for supper the next couple of days.

How about those Canadian Junior Hockey players.  Tonight they beat the Swedes and won WORLD GOLD for the fifth time in five years..   WAY TO GO FELLAS, WE ARE REALLY PROUD OF YOU>

Well off to get some ZZZZZZs now, check back in tomorrow if I can break myself away from the Wobbly.

Good Night Guys and Gals,  sleep well,  blessings to all.

Johnboy out................

May the rails never be silent..

 

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Posted by fec153 on Monday, January 5, 2009 10:38 PM

Gary-add our prayers Deb and Flip.

Todd and Jason- Be nice. Best friend works at the T&P. Expert modeler also.

pc- I'd love to but after two weeks of being too ill to work, I'm back to work and wont have the time to compete.Need the income for the outgo.

Dick- the shoes are going to Haiti.Wont tell you about our weather. Hate to see old men cry.[ See Buggy's report]

John1947- What is that vehicle? GMT racing is in DanburyQuestion. I was born in Norwich, gramps farm was on the Colchester Road just west of Fitchville.

Prayers for all. Goodnight.                 

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Posted by Paul W. Beverung on Monday, January 5, 2009 10:37 PM

Evening Gang: Just a quick note to say hi. We have an early wake up tomorrow, 4am so I'm off to bed.

Good Night All

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Posted by gear-jammer on Monday, January 5, 2009 9:56 PM

Welcome to all the new diners.  Are you making New Year's Resolutions to spend more time on layout related things?

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Posted by unca roggie on Monday, January 5, 2009 9:55 PM

Hi, all...man, going back to real LIFE was quite the experience, today (I'd gotten used to not thinking about work AT ALL for about 12 days there.)  At least nothing awful happened. 

Hey, Sawyer: I recall having to do POETRY junk in high school, back in those good old days, when we walked 18 miles to school in a snowstorm, naked and covered in our own excrement, backwards, uphill both directions, battling hungry dinosaurs, and all that. 

I thought anything to do with poetry was so GIRLY and wondered why our MALE teacher was forcing such crap on us GUYS.  So, told I better come up with SOMEthing as a poem, or face a failing grade, I thought back to a childhood saying, that most everyone is familiar with (the one about "rich man, poor man, beggarman, thief...) and turned in this ridiculous item, assuming I'd get slapped upside the head: "The buttons on my coat tell me I'm going to be an INDIAN CHIEF.  I'm a girl."  The teacher gave me a B+ for that, to my great surprise. 

One of those girls who was all competitive about getting the best grade in every class, had a total FIT over it (it was tacked up on the wall, as if it was GOOD, just to twist the knife blade into her twisted little soul.)  Next day, "THIS IS TERRIBLE" was written across it in her shade of lipstick, so no one had to wonder who did it. 

I have a feeling she grew up to become a women's prison warden.  And SHE is probably on a message board somewhere, right now, telling this story from HER perspective, about this annoying twerp in her senior English class, ending with how this creep no doubt grew up to become an INSURANCE AGENT.

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Posted by JimRCGMO on Monday, January 5, 2009 9:33 PM

Evening, Chloe - I'll have a Southern Crescent Fudge Brownie please, with a cup of decaf in a Rio Grande mug, please. Thanks!

Came by over lunchtime, but then got called away before I could give Zoe my order. So I'm back. Dinner A guy's got to have something to keep body and soul together, right? And Mark - it's just as well that I got pulled away; I was thinking seriously about snitching that steakburger you had at lunchtime! Oops

Garry - sorry to hear about Nick's health. Will add him and the family to my prayers as well.

Eric, I hope somebody was nice to you as a newbie and helped cover the lunch tab - I saw you walking in as it hit TOP, and thought "Whoa, what an introduction to the Diner, with that crowd of chowhounds in the place!"Smile,Wink, & Grin I see that you found out about PC's taste for pies... Glad a few of the Diners tipped you off on how to figure if you're close to the TOP so you can either try for it, or avoid it. Whistling

Barry, you sound pretty determined to make that F7 into a workable and beautiful loco. Have you seen Jeff's one loco that's beside his enginehouse - the 'retired' steamer? Maybe you could do something on that order. Hey, what'd Spring want earlier today (when he was soooo insistent?)? And as for your weather up there, puhleeeeze keep it there (or send it north to the polar bears)! [brrr]

And my apologies to Germanium - I think I missed when you came into the Diner; I must've been dozing off like Duke does...Zzz But my belated Sign - Welcome to you!

Todd, I'd say you have a good start on your RR's history - just have to get a name for it, eh? Thumbs Up

Rob, with all the 'finishing up' projects that you're doing, you could about be your own contractor on your next house! Shock

DerJohn - best wishes on a great checkup with your doctor in the morning!

Luke, congrats on your RR's newest addition to your motive power!

Unca Rog, I hear you on the too-sharp photo dilemma. Luckily, right now if I want to post pics, I have to use my (w**k) cell phone's camera, so no worries about its pics being that well-focused...Wink

Paul, great to hear your fourth kitty showed up - for you and for him/her! Better lock them up really good at night now!

Dick - that sounded like an expensive repair (and would have been worse, likely, if you hadn't been able to pinpoint the problem for them already. Yeah!! Glad it turned out less expensive - after all, you have to keep your parking spot at HD warmed up so the ice doesn't build up on it, right?

Buggy, it looks like everybody else got to answering your question about the login problem before I got to it. Hopefully, you won't have much difficulty with that from now on. Main thing I wanted to suggest was to copy your last page location (URL) and save it in your bookmarks (if you have one already, use organize bookmarks - if you use Firefox; forgot what it is in MIE (Microsoft Internet Exploder...). Wink)

Ryan, good to see you back to form with the menus again. Love those menus! DinnerBig Smile

Yeah!! Sawyer, but if you learn just enough of that poetry stuff, you'll be able to impress the ladies with kludging together a rough copy of a real poem for them....Whistling

Jason, your new caboose sounds like a beauty. You don't have any cats in the house, do you? Wink Good job of explaining to the CFO how it's worth the extra My 2 centsMy 2 cents!

Got half of the walls for my background building started yesterday - the ones with blank wall on the lower floor and windows on the upper level. I found out I didn't have the DPM modules with the freight doors, so I'll have to order those from our LHS owner/club member this week or next club meeting.

Today at w**k, I went along with my new co-crisis-w**ker  to have him assess a person at the County Jail. He'd been to the local city jail but hadn't been to County yet (with the computer voice announcements and warnings, and the electronically controlled doors, "just like a real prison should have", eh?). He did pretty good, but said the paper gowns they put 'em in when in isolation should be (his words) "gender-specific"...Whistling He knew some of the officers there, from going to the shooting range (and he's taking a 'concealed carry' course for a permit which involves going to that range).

Everyone take care and stay warm - except for our Florida Diners (who can stand some rainy weather, I'd guess. Prayers for healing and comfort for those in need of same.

 

Blessings,

Jim in Cape Girardeau

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