The Coffee Shop (a place to chat) Est. 2004

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by emeraldisle

All ya'll come to the party I'm throwing here and on the NES, as I have just passed the 1000 mark, sure took long enough[:D][:D][:D]

Coffee and cake on me.[:D][:D]

Congratulations, Emerald! [bow] Long live NES! [bow]

[philnrunt]

Lupo- those pliers Dave was referring to are also known as jewelers pliers, they make bending trip pins super easy. Micro Mark has them, if you get their catalog, or if you have traveling tool shows, you can pick them up very cheaply.
Do they do that kind of thing in Holland? Or is that an American only thing?

[lupo]

Thanks ! Dave for the tip on the pliers! I have something I my tool collection to do the job, I am glad i can bend them upwards a bit without breaking.
Phil, we do not much traveling toolshows in holland anymorte, because of local brick and mortar businesses succesfully tried to ban them.
but we do have something similar with modelrailroad equipment, if I do not have a proper plier i take a look there next time they are around.

[lupo]

[D)][8D][:o)][:I][:D][^]

congratulations emeraldisle:



[bday][bday][bday][bday][bday][bday]
[bday][bday][bday][bday][bday][bday]
for reaching

1000!

[4:-)][angel][:)][:-^][8)][:O][}:)][8D][C):-)][C=:-)][:-,]
[oops] sorry guys made it less wide!

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by emeraldisle

All ya'll come to the party I'm throwing here and on the NES, as I have just passed the 1000 mark, sure took long enough[:D][:D][:D]

Coffee and cake on me.[:D][:D]

Hi Big E [:)] [:D]

Congrats on your new star status. [8D] [8D] [8D] [8D]

In honor of this great occasion I won't paint your car we talked about (about 6 months ago) BN puke green. Do you remember us joking around about it then? I never forgot it, I just never got the chance to come paint it. Lucky you. lol [}:)] [;)] [:D] Besides who likes BN puke green anyway. I certainly don't but I have Frisco roots. That should say enough right there.

Congrats again. [:)]

Hey this is number 2400 for me, I think. [8D]

But I really don't pay that much attention to the stars anymore. Seriously I don't.

And if I paid more attention to my typing I might not have to edit this either. [;)]

[Anonymous]

Lupo [:)]

I noticed early this morning on my last post that this thread seemed to be a country mile wide. This has happened before and when it did I wasn't able to post in certain threads. Funny thing is it was very limited to just me and several other forum members, but Dan Harmon was one of the others who couldn't post either.

I don't know if your birthday signs were the problem or not but now this thread is normal. As normal as a bunch of us nuts can be anyway. [}:)] [;)] [:p] [:)] [:D]

Have a super day yall. [:D]

[Anonymous]

Noah - ever think about taking up ship modeling in your basement? You could have a two tier layout w/ trains up top and have a helix down to the floor to a seaport, dock, and so on. I'd set the prototype on the Bay of Fundy to explain the severe tide changes between high and low tide. If you timed it just right, lupo could set sale from his home port and bring his new Veranda over to run on your railroad. You might even try using the floating floor approach for your roadbed.

Seriously, your local homecenter 'big box store' have waterproofing brush on products that will seal out moisture, even water under pressure, that may be a help w/ the water coming thru your concrete. You do need to locate where the water is coming from - lack of gutters, incorrectly sloped ground or downspouts directing water against the foundation. Your exterior foundation walls may require a waterproof brush-on membrane be applied - no fun as you have to dig back along foundation to access. Have you noticed an increase in your water consumption if you're on a meter, and not a well? Look for a cracked supply line to house from meter, or in front of meter (utiity company may be responsible for it). Does the water stink? If so, it is coming from a drain line, and could pose a health risk. Either way you'll get a mold and mildue problem if left unfixed, and that can pose a secondary health risk and also lead to rotting wood in your house's frame. Check on floor joists for ugly black or very dark green/gray residue. Some molds are very hazerdous over time to respiratory tract and locomotives (just testing if you're reading this). I'd install a good size dehumidifier (w/ adrain line connected permantly, so you needn't drain it twice a day or more) as a minimum to pull moisture out of basement and that may, overtime. permit you to coat floor, as you'll get better results, the drier the surface is. If you have insulation between floor joist, and it is water logged and "droopy," remove it and replace, as it isn't working anymore as insulation and just holding in moisture and possibly rotting floor above. Replace w/ proper insulation, as not all materials work in all locations within a house. Your problem may be a ground water problem, with a very high water table in the location of your house, and may be seasonable, since aquifers may vary in pressure and volume depending upon snow melt, water usage, etc. Has any new construction, or road realignments (w/ possibly improper drainage control) in your area coincided with your water problem? If you call in a professioal, be on your guard, for there are a lot of miracle workers out there posing as contractors, and vice versa. . .

I've been thru this before, and it ain't fun.
BILL

[Anonymous]

Congrat to the 'Big E' at the 1000 mark ! I probably should tread lightly on that subject, huh?

[lupo]

Hello all!
It is the weekend again! 2 days off, so: gonna take a wrench [:p] and adjust the couplers on the "trademarkt violation" I got yesterday,
sorry guys for blocking the shop with a long string of smilies !

[angel] I just was making [bow] emeraldisle a [(-D] DOS worthy [(-D] congratulation post [bday] with his fourth star.[angel]

I noticed before that if you put in a long string of smilies without hitting "enter" it makes the page a "country mile" wide as Jim noticed, I was in a hurry this mornig when I posted that, came back later to correct it. That this milewide topic also blocked posting I did not realise, but otoh it is good to remember that, can come in handy on some [|(][|(] occasions . . [|(][|(]

btw I hope you noticed that all discussions about trademarks and lawsuits made me update my signature
"they" might be all over the place looking for abuse . . . . .

[philnrunt]

Lupo-In the US congress they call that a filibuster. The people call it an unconscionable waste of time and tax money. Like that has ever mattered to congress.
Bill-have you tried the brush on water proofing products? How well did they work, which one did you use? I never figured they'd be worth a darn, but I never talked to anyone that actually used them either.
emeraldisle-another milestone reached in life! Congratulations![:D][:D][bow][tup]

[egmurphy]

I'm also curious about the waterproofing product. Bill, when you said "waterproofing brush on products that will seal out moisture, even water under pressure, that may be a help w/ the water coming thru your concrete" did you mean that they'll work if brushed on the inside of the basement wall (with water pressure coming from outside the wall)?

Congrats Emeraldisle, 1000 is an impresive number.

Happy Friday afternoon everyone, almost cocktail hour here............

Ed

[Roadtrp]

Emeradisle,

Congrats on the 1K!! [bow]

Not sure what I'll have to drink, but I'm in the mood to celebrate. I just got back from a GREAT Minnesota Twins game. We were tied with Detroit in the bottom of the ninth when Tori Hunter came up to the plate and hit a solo dinger to win the game.

Also... Koskie made a leaping/diving catch of a line-drive at third base that was one of the most beautiful baseball plays I've ever seen. All in all, a VERY good game.

Sorry guys, but I share my passion for MR with a passion for Twins baseball. [:)]

[Anonymous]

Lupo [:D]

The not being able to post incident happened some time back. I am really not sure what the problem was but someone pointed out that someone else had used a ton of smilies without hitting the space key. Sometime later that person edited his post and things went back to normal. I am not sure how many forum members were effected in that thread but I made a post call something like, "If I Could Post". It effected only one or two threads and just a handful of people but with my luck I was one of "those" people.

Big E [:)] [8D]

If you remember the BN Puke Green "thing" it was when you were talking about painting a car or truck in NYC gray. Then someone about the same time posted a pic of a van painted like a BN pumpkin. But that was a while back and I have lost track of exactly when.

[Anonymous]

Everyone [:)] [;)] [:D]

I do send out my pics in a mass mailing every now and then. I have dial up and so I usually just send out 2 pics at a time. The upload for just 2 pics is anywhere from 10 to 12 minutes. I am always happy to share my pics with anyone who would like to see them. If you would like to be included in my mailings and be added to my email addy list just drop me an email and let me know where to send the pics.

I am also happy to receive pics you have taken. If you would like to share any pics with me just email them to me. I like getting emails from forum members. Believe it or not I also get regular mail and some phone calls too. I have received models from some forums members [:D] and I have mailed posters to some of the forum member both in the states and in Canada. One of the forum member even drew me a picture of 3 steam locomotives, and that picture I framed and is now on my living room wall.

The forum people are an extended family to me and I very much enjoy reading your posts and getting emails from you all. I am not bashful as I have worked in restaurants, retail and a major theme park. Talking with someone I have never met is very easy for me. I used to do it every day for many years so it just comes naturally now.

OH, I better shut up before I stick my big foot in my big mouth. Better in my mouth than breaking another toe though. That does kinda hurt for a few days. But don't try it at home, I do enough of it for half the forum.

See yall.

Have a great day/evening. Oh, and either watch some real trains or play with your models, which ever you choose. [;)] [}:)] [;)] [:p] [;)]

[Anonymous]

Thanks to all[:D][:D]

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by jhhtrainsplanes

QUOTE: Originally posted by emeraldisle

All ya'll come to the party I'm throwing here and on the NES, as I have just passed the 1000 mark, sure took long enough[:D][:D][:D]

Coffee and cake on me.[:D][:D]

Hi Big E [:)] [:D]

Congrats on your new star status. [8D] [8D] [8D] [8D]

In honor of this great occasion I won't paint your car we talked about (about 6 months ago) BN puke green. Do you remember us joking around about it then? I never forgot it, I just never got the chance to come paint it. Lucky you. lol [}:)] [;)] [:D] Besides who likes BN puke green anyway. I certainly don't but I have Frisco roots. That should say enough right there.

Congrats again. [:)]

Hey this is number 2400 for me, I think. [8D]

But I really don't pay that much attention to the stars anymore. Seriously I don't.

And if I paid more attention to my typing I might not have to edit this either. [;)]

Vaguely but so much has happened the last 6 months or so, I'm doing good to remember what occured last month, but thanks anyway. Don't worry about the edit tool, "EDIT and I are the greatest of companions. In my line of work of 34 years, we always used whats known as "short form". It plays h@$% with your spelling, so I'm constantly asking my 27 year old daughter how to spell a word I should know but can't remember. She gets a kick out of it and I'm too old to be embarrased.[:D][:D][:D]

[Anonymous]

Re: brush on water proofing product(s) - I'm not endorsing them, for I haven't used them personally, because I was able to midigate moisture problems by regrading, dehumidifying, and ensuring that outside of foundation was waterproofed - many contractors skip this, even if required by code, for 'new-home municipal inspectors' don't always do what they are supposed to, or said another way, they don't nail their buddies who don't follow the building codes. From personal observation, it is amazing how many favors a fifth of Jack Daniels will buy a contractor. . .

However, I suggested this as a possible solution based on what others have claimed to me as having worked for them. The manufacturer - an old reliable brand - claims that their product will block water under pressure from penetrating it's coating. I'll have to get the names of the brands - I believe there is more than one - and I'll post them here. I'd suggest that trying out it's effectiveness in one spot first, rather than do the whole basement floor and all the walls, would be best. I believe it can be rolled on, as well as brushed on.

Also, I would then consider some kind of subfloor - preferably pressure treated 1x4 or 2x4 material be laid down as 'sleepers', in conjunction with a moisture barrier (6 mil poly sheething), and then covered w/ 5/8 or 3/4 plywood (ideally tongue and groove), so as to not wear thru the barrier coating. (As a cost effective approach, one could confine this subfloor to the area that has foot traffic, although that could be more of a hassle to install than its worth.) If one used this subflooring in their entire basement, foam insulation sheets could be installed between the sleepers in cold climates. As a side benefit, the subfloor would be far easier on one's feet, legs and back over time, as well as a slightly friendlier place for something to fall off of the layout, than concrete.

There are some new, but somewhat costly, products that replace the wood sleepers with an extruded plastic material that permits water to dry out in the pockets molded into the extrusions. Some home centers now carry these products. A subfloor of plywood is still used w/ such a material. As a finishing touch, indoor/outdoor tight weave carpeting would be great.

[lupo]

On this day with lots of heated discussions going on I found a reason to celebrate (AGAIN)
our distinguished forum member mr Bill Mathewson was the coffee shops
# 500 visitor,
let's all smilycate this occasion![bday][D)][C=:-)][(-D][:-,][:-^][tup][swg]
CONGRATULATIONS BILL!!

btw I like my coffee on the rocks, medium milk, sweeeet, stirred and not shaken!

[:D][8D][:o)][:o)]

[Noah Hofrichter]

Well this certainly is a reason to celebrate. Now lets get to 1000. We aught to win something for that.
[bday][bday][bday][bday[:D][:D][8D][8D][8)][8)][:)][:)][:P][:P][;)][bow][bow][C):-)][C):-)]
[dinner][(-D][#wstupid][#wstupid][tup][tup][yeah][:-^][wow][swg][swg]

On Jim's request, I fixed it!
Noah

[Noah Hofrichter]

Oh boy! I pushed it out again!

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Noah Hofrichter

Oh boy! I pushed it out again!

Only you can prevent forest fires. I mean only you can edit your post. You might want to add a few spaces in that sucker. [8D] [;)] [:D]

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by lupo


On this day with lots of heated discussions going on I found a reason to celebrate (AGAIN)
our distinguished forum member mr Bill Mathewson was the coffee shops
# 500 visitor,
let's all smilycate this occasion![bday][D)][C=:-)][(-D][:-,][:-^][tup][swg]
CONGRATULATIONS BILL!!

btw I like my coffee on the rocks, medium milk, sweeeet, stirred and not shaken!

[:D][8D][:o)][:o)]

Congrats Bill. [;)] [8D] [:)] [:D]

[TrainFreak409]

I LIKE TRAINS
I LIKE TRAINS
I LIKE TRAINS
I LIKE TRAINS
I LIKE TRAINS

Okay, I have said what needed to be said.



[8]TrainFreak409[8]

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by bill mathewson

Congrat to the 'Big E' at the 1000 mark ! I probably should tread lightly on that subject, huh?

Thanks and never to you light treading, Congrats on being the big 500th in the Coffee Shop, Have a seat, I'm buying the Java.[:D][:D][:D]

[Anonymous]

Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you. etc. (I'm dying to ask two questions - why is this spaced out so far? and do I get a you know what for being the 500th? - That was a joke ! Just kidding. Woops! I'm so excited and it isn't even my birthday, and I spent most of today removing a couple hundred feet of fencing in my backyard in preparation for a new deck and fencing, and rock retaining walls. I did briefly visit a local garden railway at an open house, and had a momentary urge to build one in my backyard which has the perfect terrain for a logging or twisty branchline, but the 'boss' quickly intervened and gave me a choice - the basement for my HO or a little patch of ground for G scale, and then added, sell off one of them to finance the other. HO won out. Whew! I'm glad that's over. . .

I had mentioned in an earlier post that I'd post the brand name of the waterproofing material that I had momentarily forgotten - it's made by UGL (United Gilsonite Labotatories) and the product is called "Drylok Masonry Waterproofer". It is available at either Home Depot or Loews (in their paint departments) here in Georgia, and most likely, everywhere in the US. Look for an informative brochure (item # 515 40) that describes their entire line of masonry waterproofing and related products. They have a website also: www.ugl.com FYI for lupo - it apparantly isn't available in the Netherlands, as it makes no claim to plugging holes in dikes. . .

I prefer a strong Colombian coffee w/ a large scoop of vanilla ice cream, and since today is special, I'll splurge and have it w/ coffee ice cream instead. Do you have pie? I would also like a slice - no make that two - of rhubarb/apple pie w/ a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top. Thanks.

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by jhhtrainsplanes

QUOTE: Originally posted by Noah Hofrichter

Oh boy! I pushed it out again!

Only you can prevent forest fires. I mean only you can edit your post. You might want to add a few spaces in that sucker. [8D] [;)] [:D]

I just email Noah and ask him to fix this little problem. I am sure he will do so when he gets the email. [;)]

It sure does make it hard to read the post when it gets stretched out. [}:)] [8D]

[Anonymous]

Noah - here's another product you might consider - Behr "Concrete & Masonry Waterproofer", also available at Home Depot. I still believe that the UGL stuff may be better for your application. Good luck.

[krump]

anybody else watching the D-Day commemorations at the Normandy Beaches? it's always been important within our family circles, and I feel honoured to see it on TV. wow! the Canadian service in France just concluded and now the American service is beginning.
I need a coffee (and a tissue)... I'm in awe, so thankful that my family and I don't need to repeat the experience of 60 years ago. Blessings and thanks to all veterans. Though it is a difficult memory, Remembering History is important.

(this is compelling for me at 3 am, not intended as a soapbox - have a good Sunday)

[philnrunt]

Bill-congratulations on your 500th.Thats alot of whatever it is! Also, I came in here just to catch up on posts from yesterday, I was sorta hungry but I figured I'd read a bit and then get joe and a PB&J sammich, then I got to the rhubarb-apple pie joe with icecream post and had to get up and get the joe started, and poke around to see what I might have to cover that pie. Hav'nt found anything yet, but I will.
Krump- The folks that lived and fought thru WWII were by far the greatest generation this world has produced. My father was a combat engineer in the USMC,(17th CE's, detached to the 1st Mar Div) won the Navy Cross on Pelilu, so I grew up knowing of their sacrifices. They were so much better than the vast majority of people that came along after.I had pretty much given up hope for the new generations, and then Korea, Viet Nam Panama, Grenada etc and now Iraq come along and another group of very brave and decent kids prove their worth.They put their lives on hold and go where we send them, to do a god-awful job that few appreciate.. [bow][2c][soapbox][tup]
Wrapped up our little town festival last night, no fights, only 1 missing kid and good weather, so now I can start taking some unbuilt kits with me to work and get them cobbled together. I have a box of 50' mill gons that have been calling to me.
Have a good day, guys.

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by lupo


On this day with lots of heated discussions going on I found a reason to celebrate (AGAIN)
our distinguished forum member mr Bill Mathewson was the coffee shops
# 500 visitor,
let's all smilycate this occasion![bday][D)][C=:-)][(-D][:-,][:-^][tup][swg]
CONGRATULATIONS BILL!!

btw I like my coffee on the rocks, medium milk, sweeeet, stirred and not shaken!

[:D][8D][:o)][:o)]

APPLAUSE! APPLAUSE! [:D]
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Well I've polished off my third cup of coffee on a beautiful Sunday morning. Six days before my (ahem) 42nd b-day...and I'm undecided on how to 'reward' myself. I want to purchase either BLI's T1...or a UP FEF. Decisions, decisions. Any casual suggestions, gentlemen? [%-)]