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Posted by Cederstrand on Friday, January 2, 2009 9:26 PM

Tall glass of lemon water, please. 

***Robby, nice pics! I forget, do you also weather N scale cars?

***Lee, our Walthers total would have been in line with yours, but my wife had to add that BigTop Circus tent (what would a circus be without one?) and...gulp...that UFO with aliens.Alien She has a concept in mind for it. We're really trying to stay away from kits, as there is already a small stack of them "you know who" will have to put together.

Healing thoughts to those in need.

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Posted by Robby P. on Friday, January 2, 2009 9:30 PM

Rob, I mainly do HO.  N scale shouldn't be bad to do.  Its all about keeping it in scale Wink.

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Friday, January 2, 2009 9:34 PM

 

fec153

Great! Thats one I don't have. It goes with 28175.

Are you, Oh mighty painter of cars, looking for anything in particular?

What do you have to offer?

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Posted by Cederstrand on Friday, January 2, 2009 9:40 PM

***Ryan, enjoyed your video. Especially enjoyed the way Mother Nature detailed her 1/1 Full Scale forest and the reflection of the loco you caught in the window.

Long day tomorrow. Good night all.

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Posted by TMarsh on Friday, January 2, 2009 10:00 PM

Um., I don’t know what it is but… I’ll have what Ryan’s having. With a name like that it’s gotta be good. DinnerGreat video by the wayThumbs Up

Sign - Welcometo the diner John. Pardon the mess they have a wee bit of a mess to clean up. The girls insist the makers should clean it and no ones fessin’ up to it. Be careful of the twins if you’re single. They can get mighty flirty.Whistling

OK now that I see….. Max is a good name. Cute little guy.

Garry- sorry to hear the news, prayers for Nick

Jim- H-L’s 30% off on train stuff is this week, Dec 29th thru Jan 3 Picked up a few things. Now by golly I just went to the website to make sure , and they don’t show anything. But I got the weekly E-mail from H-L last Sunday I think it was and it said 30% off all train stuff, except train sets. I went in Monday and picked up some stuff and it was 30% off. Best call ‘em. I don’t know what’s up.Question

Could I get a Sasparilla please, I’ll just drink this and head on home. Tired from the last two late nights. Might hit the hay early.

Evenin’ all

Todd

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Posted by fec153 on Friday, January 2, 2009 10:05 PM

Name a RR or type of car.Have a single SOO, 50 ft. mech.reefer,Ath  . 50ft.hopper, Chattahoochee Ind. R.R. , E.J.&E.40 ft.reef.-Collectors Corner.  40 ft. hopper, L&N .; 40ft. gon,Monon: 50 ft. gon,C.& N.W. These are one only per RR.

Also have an unbuilt 60 ft metal pass.car.

Flip

 

 

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Posted by blownout cylinder on Friday, January 2, 2009 10:30 PM

Well finished kind of re-weathering F7(?) that we have then got nose out of joint about doing an effect on another old 80's GP40 I had---I think this one turned out a little more tolerably. Maybe....Whistling

I'm going to the LHS in Woodstock to pick up some stuff that came in---yeah! And if I have anything left try to pick up some needed paints----Smile,Wink, & Grin

So everyone---behave yourselves---we do like to see a few pieces of the building left---MischiefWhistling

I'se be heading for someZzz

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01-03-2009
Posted by wetidlerjr on Saturday, January 3, 2009 4:47 AM

Good Morning from Tipton IN ! Big Smile

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Happy B-Day

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Posted by LSWrr on Saturday, January 3, 2009 7:03 AM

Good morning all

Hi of 31 will try to take the outside lights down today.

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Posted by Paul W. Beverung on Saturday, January 3, 2009 7:26 AM

Morning Gang:

Flash I can’t stand that time out feature (if you want to call it a feature)  ether. I had a nice newsy post going the other day and when I hit post I knew that I was in trouble. So it went into the ozone and now I’m going to do mine on word most of the time.

 

PC is that badge of honor like the hand cuffs that you end up wearing at the parties?

 

Jason welcome to the diner. I’m in Parker county half way between Weatherford and Aledo 3 miles south of the parker county airport. Where in Ft. Worth did you live?

 

I went out to Clark Gardens yesterday and lo and behold the E-7s for the Hiawatha set were there. They a beautiful locomotives. Now I need to get the layout cleared off so I can give them a run. The next are the super dome and the Sky Top lounge then the set will be complete. It’s been a long year + wait.

 

I see that it’s getting light so I’d better get going. I have to put out hay and I’ll also give the cattle some range cubes. My new method is to dump a bag or two into the bucket of the loader and pour them out while I back up, that works better then trying to avoid getting trampled while pouring them out of the sack.

 

Temp yesterday was 80f, supposed to be around that today and tomorrow back to winter high of maybe 40f with rain. 

See you all later.

 

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Saturday, January 3, 2009 7:27 AM

fec153
Name a RR or type of car.Have a single SOO, 50 ft. mech.reefer,Ath  . 50ft.hopper, Chattahoochee Ind. R.R. , E.J.&E.40 ft.reef.-Collectors Corner.  40 ft. hopper, L&N .; 40ft. gon,Monon: 50 ft. gon,C.& N.W. These are one only per RR.

The Chattahoochee hopper sounds good. Haven't got anything from that road. Got some bad news. I took a really close look at the # on the SAL reefer and it's 28175, not 28173. Part of the 5 is missing making me think it was a 3. I had to look really close with a magnifying glass to catch it.


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Posted by blownout cylinder on Saturday, January 3, 2009 7:45 AM

Good morning everybody-highs today and tomorrow -3C and 4C respectively. We are expecting ---" a mix of sun and cloud today"---don't you just love that phrase? and for Sunday ---FREEZING RAIN---with the occassional bout of freezing drizzle turning over to a few scattered showers. Monday ---sunny with a high of -5CWhistling

Have a day for running to Woodstock ---catch up on some people we missed and pickup some stuff at their LHS.Smile,Wink, & Grin

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Saturday, January 3, 2009 8:07 AM

Good morning.

It's 69 and cloudy. The high should be in the mid 70's with a chance of thunderstorms.

Spent part of yesterday doing a little work on some freight cars I received in the mail. Nothing major, just loosen a screw here, adjust the height of a coupler there. Today I'll be getting grocery shopping done and do some general work around the trailer picking up things here and there.

Today's Weather for:
Sundown, LA  71446-6114      1/3/2009


Wind Chill:  69°F
Humidity:  84%
Dew Point:  64°F

So Far Today
High:  69°F
Low:  66°F
Rain:  0.00"
Rain Rate:  0.00"/h
Gust:  18mph SSW

Today  High: 72    Showers and thunderstorms likely. Some thunderstorms may be severe. Highs in the lower 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.

Tonight  Low: 58    Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening...then partly cloudy after midnight. Lows in the upper 50s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.


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Posted by howmus on Saturday, January 3, 2009 10:04 AM

Mornin' everyone! 

Flo I'll hvae the #2 Special this morning over easy on the eggs, with bacon, homefries, and sourdough toast.  And a pot of dark roast! 

It's a nice seasonable 26°F outside right now in the Finger Lakes.  A few little white things falling out of the sky at the moment but not supposed to amount to anything.

I will be leaving soon to drive to Richester for a Lakeshores Division NFR NMRA Committee meeting.  I have managed to put a half dozen good people who are all hard workers together to get busy on some division activities.  Hopefully it will be a good and productive meeting.

Got an e-mail from Kappler last night that some scale lumber I need to complete a project is in the mail to me....... YES!

Hope all of you have a great day! 

 

Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO

We'll get there sooner or later! 

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Posted by twhite on Saturday, January 3, 2009 11:22 AM

Morning everyone from SunnyCal.  We had a bit of a rainstorm yesterday (and about a ton of snow in the Sierra), but it's cleared up and kind of cold--yah, I know, cold out here in California is a HEAT WAVE back East, LOL! 

John--Sign - Welcome to the diner--I think you'll find--as I have--that it's a pretty great bunch of folks that hang around here.  Enjoy yourself. 

PC:  AWWWWWWWW!  Max is just CUTE!  And the more I look at his picture, the more I realize that Max is a pretty perfect name for him.  You're lucky.  Remington came pre-named, and the longer I have him the more that I realize that he should have been named Wotan or Thor or something Norse and fearsome, LOL! 

Robby:  I enjoyed those W&LE photos very much.  That paint scheme reminds me of something--hmmmm--Whistling  Let's just say it used to run in Colorado. Tongue

Well, had a busy Friday--had to play a Memorial Mass in the morning for a Deputy Sheriff--never played a Police funeral before, it was pretty darned impressive.  And LONG!   Then I met with Jim's widow and the Priest at their Parish to plan out his Memorial Mass.  The Priest immediately let us know what music was appropriate and IN-appropriate for his parish.  I mentioned that Jim had been a classical conductor all of his life and the Priest brushed it away with "This is what we allow and you have to abide by it."  Which kind of stunned me, as at my own Parish, we're allowed to use whatever music the family prefers (within reason, of course).  We finally talked the Priest into allowing a short choral work by Mozart for Presentation of Gifts, but other than that, he insisted that we go by their music or not at all.  So some former members of Jim's choir are getting together at my place to rehearse Mozart's "Ave Verum Corpus" this Monday evening.  I'm still stunned at the fact that with all of the great 'classical' religious works running around that this particular Priest insists on going by a set of rules that don't make much sense at all.  Oh well, it's not MY Parish----Confused 

As we left, I asked Kay "Is he like this all the time?"  Kay just shrugged and said "All the time."  I don't think that's a Parish that I would enjoy very much. 

Well, it's Zoo time, Remington just hopped up on the computer desk and is staring at me, while Spooky is in the doorway meowing.  Which means--FOOD, Daddy! 

Best to all, prayers to those in need. 

Tom Big Smile 

 

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ELLOIT'S Trackside Diner VI: The Full MEAL DEAL!!
Posted by New Haven I-5 on Saturday, January 3, 2009 12:08 PM

 Morning all! 

 

          I'm going to be busy for most of the day because I have  family coming at 12:35 pm. 

 

 

                                                  Gotta run,

                                                        Luke  

 

         EDIT: It looks like I'm buying! darn, there goes my non buying streak..............

- Luke

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Saturday, January 3, 2009 12:25 PM

 MMM! Lunchtime! I'll have the chili dogs.


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Posted by New Haven I-5 on Saturday, January 3, 2009 12:38 PM

 Those dogs are on me. I'll get 2 too with no onions please, Zoe.

 

                                          Luke

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Posted by fec153 on Saturday, January 3, 2009 12:54 PM

Hey Jeff- just eyeballed my unit. Its alum. roof, dark green body and gold lettering.

Keep yours ,please, don't like dupe. #'s.

Flip

 

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Posted by fec153 on Saturday, January 3, 2009 1:05 PM

 Wish you Yankees would stop posting your low temps. Gives me the shivers and shakes. Here in mid Fla. today will be a nice 79 to 81 with a low near 50.

Sorry can't send a couple tank cars of warm air along with Ed's o.j.

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Posted by Buggyman on Saturday, January 3, 2009 1:16 PM

 Hey Hey!,, found the Diner!

Thanks Luke Wink

 

Rather than retype all I said in the other thread I'll just link it (hopefully right) to the other thread for anyone interested.

About Buggyman

Thanks

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Posted by Packers#1 on Saturday, January 3, 2009 1:17 PM

 Wat up guys. I rolled outta bed at 10:48 this morning, lol.

Well, it's wild card saturday. I got:

Chargers over Colts (if LT and Antonio Gates are out though, then it's up to San Diego's D and Philip Rivers and his WR)

I love that Arizona made it to the playoffs, but Matt Ryan and Michael Turner are just too much. Falcons over Cardinals.  

Well, we'll see if I'm right, my sister is a huge colts fan, but I like San Diego more, and I think that Indy's D will still be split up when San Diego passes, and of course, darin sproles can crack off a big run now and then.

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Posted by Buggyman on Saturday, January 3, 2009 1:24 PM

 Hey Packer, I'm one of them guys who are running around with a Brown Bag over my head because (whispering) I'm one of the Jaguars fans!

OH how embaressing Banged Head

 

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Posted by gear-jammer on Saturday, January 3, 2009 1:27 PM

Good morning.  At least for 37 minutes.  We got   a late start.  Larry didn't get in until 3:30, so I tried to be quiet.  I put together a vegetable beef soup that I plan to make dumplings in for a late lunch when we get back in from moving wood into the woodshed from our pile  in the lower field.

We got another dusting of snow yesterday and today.  When will it end.

Later,

Sue

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Posted by Robby P. on Saturday, January 3, 2009 1:31 PM

Good evening guys and gals. 

Jeff, those dogs look gooooooooooood!!!  That made me hungry again.

Father in-law just installed a 5ft heater in the bedroom.  That will help out alot.  Its suppose to be cold in the next few days.

I will say the Colts over the Bolts.  As long as the Steelers, can do something next week.  Falcons over the Cards.   The Cards just not playing good at all.

Well I better go help the wife put the closet back together.  The closet is right above the power box in the basement.  That was a quick way to get heat to the bedroom.  A straight shot. 

I am sure shes wondering where I am.

 

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Posted by Packers#1 on Saturday, January 3, 2009 1:33 PM

Buggyman

 Hey Packer, I'm one of them guys who are running around with a Brown Bag over my head because (whispering) I'm one of the Jaguars fans!

OH how embaressing Banged Head

 

Buggy Smile,Wink, & Grin

 

hey, no sweat, I'm a Packers fan. IDK what was up with our D this year, they just caught November Met-ietiss is all, I guess (meaning they choked in the 4th just like the Mets keep choking in November.

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Posted by markpierce on Saturday, January 3, 2009 1:46 PM

My stereotyped mental image of people living in cold country is that they crank up their house thermostats to 80 degrees and don't venture outside unless they're packaged in a survival suit.

A friend of a friend is visiting central California from Calgary.  She has frequently complained of the cold here in central California where the lows have been in the mid-thirties with the highs in the 50s. (I find this weather to be wonderful as long as the wind don't blow and the sun shines.)  Asked how cold it was when she left Calgary, she said minus 20 degrees Celsius.  Isn't that about minus 10 Fahrenheit!?   I justed checked the current temperature there, and it is minus four Fahrenheit now.

Mark, happy as a clam with a current indoor temperature of 64.

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Posted by Buggyman on Saturday, January 3, 2009 1:46 PM

 Well our Coach made the excuses that you can't rely on last year's team for this year's performance!

Uh HUH? Confused

If that's the case then why did they (locally) act like they were Championship caliber when they were promoting ticket sales during the past summer Question

 

Anyway.. I'm glad you guys got your team back. Between the Packers and the Steelers and The Titans, they are the physical teams.

 

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Posted by pcarrell on Saturday, January 3, 2009 1:58 PM

Paul W. Beverung
PC is that badge of honor like the hand cuffs that you end up wearing at the parties?

Naw, you've got me confused with RT.  That's his badge of honor!

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Posted by Cederstrand on Saturday, January 3, 2009 2:24 PM

in a Santa Fe mug and a couple of those Chili Dogs like Jeffrey is eating, please & thanks.

***Sawyer, I'm pulling for the Falcons, but having grown up in AZ, I wouldn't be upset about it if the Cardinals won. That being said, I would prefer a Falcons vicotry, because I want to see them go all the way "Without Vick", just to show him he is not needed anymore.Evil

Have had trains on the brain all day. Wife mailed in that big Walthers order. (I snuck in a couple N items: International Harvester Flatbeds and the small Triple Fuel TanksWhistling)

Well, need to get back to the easel here. Have a good day all.

Cowboy Rob

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