cheers, krump
"TRAIN up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it" ... Proverbs 22:6
QUOTE: Originally posted by fec153 we left Miami after Andrew. now 40 miles north of Orlando, here comes Charley. can't win. still hope to break even. best to all. keep the coffee hot. Phil.
QUOTE: Originally posted by krump re: Hurricane Charley We're praying for those of you in Florida, and along the East Coast... God Bless You, and protect you. Looking serious and deadly today, so hopefully it calms down very soon. Take care. Krump
QUOTE: Originally posted by TEFFY Originally posted by fec153 JPM335: I've owned several Bachman locos and when I had trouble I call - they get the parts out very quickly and also talked me through the problems. OK, thanks, If my LHS cant help me ill try it. I still just dont understand why they dont have a parts catalog on the bachman website... Edit Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, August 14, 2004 11:49 AM QUOTE: Originally posted by lupo Hi there Emeraldisle ! good to read you came through Charlie without major problems, I saw on the news they predicted the path of that thing going north possibly hitting a lot more states so it seem to keep causing problems for a lot of you! Ya, it's a mean one alright, My brother lives on the west coast about 40 miles from the Charlot Inlet, where this thing came. His power and cable went out about 15 minutes apart. His winds were about 55-75 but just south in Fort Myers, They were up to 125mph. He was on the North side of the storm and Ft Myers was on the southeastern side. What a differance. Edit Mikeygaw Member sinceJuly 2003 From: Philadelphia, PA, USA 655 posts Posted by Mikeygaw on Saturday, August 14, 2004 12:16 PM i feel sorry for my one friend... she was excited about going down to Norfolk to see her brother (who is currently serving in the Navy) and have to deal with Charlie Conrail Forever! Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, August 14, 2004 12:34 PM QUOTE: Originally posted by TEFFY YNCS: Do you display your layout? The wife and I are going to New England and Nova Scotia and will be comming back through CT. We are going to stop at quite a few layouts and railroad museums. We are going to leave around the last of Sept or the first of Oct. This is also a fall color trip. I've been there many times but she always had to stay home and watch the shop, so this is her year. It will be interesting to put a face and voice with the posting. Bob If you want to see trains running around primarily on benchwork, come on down. My email is pnhobson@s-mail.com. Peter Edit Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, August 14, 2004 12:36 PM QUOTE: Originally posted by krump re: Hurricane Charley We're praying for those of you in Florida, and along the East Coast... God Bless You, and protect you. Looking serious and deadly today, so hopefully it calms down very soon. Take care. Krump Ya me too . I pray that no one gets hurt God bless you all In Jesus Mighty Name Amen Edit der5997 Member sinceSeptember 2002 From: Nova Scotia, Northumberland Shore 2,479 posts Posted by der5997 on Saturday, August 14, 2004 12:43 PM Teffy: Good afternoon. Slow start to the day as it's our anniversary, and the morning was given over to cleaning out the drain at the back of the fridge (and while we're at it, the whole fridge inside and out, why not? You know a relationship has weathered some when anniversaries start there, and go on to dinner out! You asked "der5007: I bet the roaches loved that floor. Is your layout N or HO? When I told Stephanie (wife) that we were going to see your layout, her commet was that's two in two days, yours and Fergies. Will I have a long day going from Halifax to Beddeck with time for you and Sherebrooke village?" It would be a full day. The road isn't that great, as you may remember. Sherebrooke will take you an hour maybemore to go around, depending on your interest, and is at least an hour from here. We are 1 3/4 hours from Halifax/Dartmouth. Baddeck is about 130 miles from Sherebrooke. ( first 38 on the highway #7 up the St. Mary's river to Antigonish, the rest on a reasonable twinned highway or major two way ) Then there's eating time, and a minute or two to see the layout here. [:D] On the roaches, curiously, there weren't any. In fact I don't remember roaches being a feature of UK life. Kris is stiring,so it's time for tea. Regards, John. So, I go downstairs for tea, and there's a travel section open in the paper with a half page ad. for Baddeck! Dr. Carl Jung loved this kind of stuff, called it synchronicity or some such, I think. Didn't answer the scale question. I'm in N. (more layout per unit measure) Used to be in HO. "There are always alternatives, Captain" - Spock. fec153 Member sinceJuly 2003 2,124 posts Posted by fec153 on Saturday, August 14, 2004 1:14 PM Phil here. Phil here. Just tired. Work for Lake County Transit taking less able folks to drs. dialysis, work-whereever they need to go. Had about 4 hours sleep when phone got me up. Had to take folks from the shelters to their homes but to wait for the police to tell us the areas are safe. My area was lucky. Storm stayed south.Minimum damage ,mostly tree limbs.Don't know how the "G" men made out. Thanks to all for your prayers and good wishes. Keep 'em rolling and stay safe. Hope you Yankees have as much luck as I have. Modelers are good people to know. Best wishes to all, Phil. fec153 Member sinceJuly 2003 2,124 posts Posted by fec153 on Saturday, August 14, 2004 3:15 PM lupo- Ever hear of Django Reinhardt ? Had two lp's by him till Andrew. Could only find one cd since. Missing some of his better stuff. True it's music of the 30's and 40's but he could play. I have a cd I got at Cracker Barrel restaurant called " the Lonesme Whistle". All instruments-fiddle,banjo,mandolin,guitar,dobro andbass. Wabash Cannonball,City of New Orleans and 12 more rr songs. Some good southern style music. Love to play it while in my car. Peace to all. Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, August 14, 2004 3:42 PM [:D][:D][:D] started laying track on my new layout today. Dont have much done and lots more to lay. but i should have trains running on at least 1 main by next week. Got a question though. Is that blue foam board strong enough to support yard tracks? my benchwork is 18" between each support and its a 10 track yard. Edit Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, August 14, 2004 3:43 PM [:D][:D][:D] started laying track on my new layout today. Dont have much done and lots more to lay. but i should have trains running on at least 1 main by next week. Got a question though. Is that blue foam board strong enough to support yard tracks? my benchwork is 18" between each support and its a 10 track yard. Edit fec153 Member sinceJuly 2003 2,124 posts Posted by fec153 on Saturday, August 14, 2004 5:40 PM Depends upon its thickness. Probably safer with 1/8 sheet of plywood underneath it. Other modelers will have more/better ideas. Phil der5997 Member sinceSeptember 2002 From: Nova Scotia, Northumberland Shore 2,479 posts Posted by der5997 on Saturday, August 14, 2004 6:24 PM YNCS: Peter you wrote regarding Teffy's visit "If you want to see trains running around primarily on benchwork, come on down." That's all Bob is going to see when he comes here, but really I don't think he's concerned. What is, is. Sort of what they call in England, "Hobson's choice", which you would appreciate! [:D] John Wood, Nova Scotia. (Awaiting the remnants of Charlie Sunday night.) "There are always alternatives, Captain" - Spock. fec153 Member sinceJuly 2003 2,124 posts Posted by fec153 on Saturday, August 14, 2004 8:16 PM der5997- may the winds be soft and the breeze mild. Florida Phil. der5997 Member sinceSeptember 2002 From: Nova Scotia, Northumberland Shore 2,479 posts Posted by der5997 on Saturday, August 14, 2004 8:53 PM QUOTE: Originally posted by JPM335 [:D][:D][:D] started laying track on my new layout today. Dont have much done and lots more to lay. but i should have trains running on at least 1 main by next week. Got a question though. Is that blue foam board strong enough to support yard tracks? my benchwork is 18" between each support and its a 10 track yard. JPM I've yards with no plywood and 32 inches between supports (brackets), but with 1x2 all along the back edge, (at the wall). It works fine for N on a 12 inch shelf. However, there is a noise component to the mix. The foam acts like the speaker cone! So, if you are going to need quiet for sound effects, etc, use some ply, and a sound deadening roadbed. I'm not undoing what I've got, but when I built out the rest of the layout, I used 1/2 inch ply. Oh, almost forgot, 1 inch blue foam, not that the color is of any consequence. John. "There are always alternatives, Captain" - Spock. Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, August 15, 2004 12:37 AM OK thanks. Sound isnt really an issue for me but if it gets too loud i guess i can stuff about a million cotton balls up in there[:P][:P][:P] Anyway i think ill at least test out some of the foam. If i like it ill do the rest of the yard. My mainlines are on ply so it wouldnt be constant noise anyway. just when i did some switching or picked up a new train. Once again thanks for the help. Edit tomwatkins Member sinceDecember 2002 From: US 736 posts Posted by tomwatkins on Sunday, August 15, 2004 8:51 AM Good Mornin' Everybody, It's a beautiful morning in the mountains. The coffee is wonderful, and there isn't too much on the schedule for today. I hope everybody in Florida and on the East Coast came through Charley OK. I think breaking even is about the best you can hope for when one of them gets close. One of my Aunts lives in Orlando. She had some damage to her house and several big trees down, but fortunately she went over to her daughter's to stay so she is OK. Everybody else in the family came through fine. Stevie Ray Vaughn was a great guitarist ! Fantastic music. He was another of the great ones who left way too soon. But we still have the music. We've got to take Shawna, our daughter, down to college Wednesday morning. So the ladies will be taking a look at stuff and making sure that everything is ready to go. The best thing I can do while that's going on is just to stay out of the way. Hope everybody has a great day, Tom lupo Member sinceNovember 2003 From: the Netherlands 1,883 posts Posted by lupo on Sunday, August 15, 2004 10:31 AM QUOTE: Originally posted by fec153 lupo- Ever hear of Django Reinhardt ? Had two lp's by him till Andrew. Could only find one cd since. Missing some of his better stuff. True it's music of the 30's and 40's but he could play. I have a cd I got at Cracker Barrel restaurant called " the Lonesme Whistle". All instruments-fiddle,banjo,mandolin,guitar,dobro andbass. Wabash Cannonball,City of New Orleans and 12 more rr songs. Some good southern style music. Love to play it while in my car. Peace to all. I know the music yes! brings back some fine memories! ! do not have any albums myself , but on old friend of mine , a guitarist himself, played Django Reinhardt a lot , always created a special atmosphere, listening to these old songs! L [censored] O fec153 Member sinceJuly 2003 2,124 posts Posted by fec153 on Sunday, August 15, 2004 11:10 AM Darn it! Torn 'tween NASCAR and 4449 running at 3 p.m. on RFD. Hawks05 Member sinceOctober 2003 From: Southern Minnesota now 956 posts Posted by Hawks05 on Sunday, August 15, 2004 11:44 AM i'm going to a parade at 12:30. should be pretty boring i think. i'm just staying to see our towns court then probably leave. then i'll come home and fix some track on my layout and probably play poker again later tonight. Mikeygaw Member sinceJuly 2003 From: Philadelphia, PA, USA 655 posts Posted by Mikeygaw on Sunday, August 15, 2004 12:09 PM QUOTE: Originally posted by fec153 Darn it! Torn 'tween NASCAR and 4449 running at 3 p.m. on RFD. stick Nascar! watch the 4449 Conrail Forever! Fergmiester Member sinceFebruary 2004 From: Out on the Briny Ocean Tossed 4,240 posts Posted by Fergmiester on Sunday, August 15, 2004 12:28 PM Good Afternoon Everyone Made it back in one piece as the rads are not their best these days. But Anyway I got some good photos of bridges and other RR related stuff which I will posteither tonight or tomorrow. Teffy do you have some firm dates as to when your passing through? Let me know as I go back to sea Wednesday. Regards Fergie http://www.trainboard.com/railimages/showgallery.php?cat=500&ppuser=5959 If one could roll back the hands of time... They would be waiting for the next train into the future. A. H. 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Originally posted by fec153 JPM335: I've owned several Bachman locos and when I had trouble I call - they get the parts out very quickly and also talked me through the problems.
QUOTE: Originally posted by lupo Hi there Emeraldisle ! good to read you came through Charlie without major problems, I saw on the news they predicted the path of that thing going north possibly hitting a lot more states so it seem to keep causing problems for a lot of you!
QUOTE: Originally posted by TEFFY YNCS: Do you display your layout? The wife and I are going to New England and Nova Scotia and will be comming back through CT. We are going to stop at quite a few layouts and railroad museums. We are going to leave around the last of Sept or the first of Oct. This is also a fall color trip. I've been there many times but she always had to stay home and watch the shop, so this is her year. It will be interesting to put a face and voice with the posting. Bob
"There are always alternatives, Captain" - Spock.
QUOTE: Originally posted by JPM335 [:D][:D][:D] started laying track on my new layout today. Dont have much done and lots more to lay. but i should have trains running on at least 1 main by next week. Got a question though. Is that blue foam board strong enough to support yard tracks? my benchwork is 18" between each support and its a 10 track yard.
QUOTE: Originally posted by fec153 lupo- Ever hear of Django Reinhardt ? Had two lp's by him till Andrew. Could only find one cd since. Missing some of his better stuff. True it's music of the 30's and 40's but he could play. I have a cd I got at Cracker Barrel restaurant called " the Lonesme Whistle". All instruments-fiddle,banjo,mandolin,guitar,dobro andbass. Wabash Cannonball,City of New Orleans and 12 more rr songs. Some good southern style music. Love to play it while in my car. Peace to all.
QUOTE: Originally posted by fec153 Darn it! Torn 'tween NASCAR and 4449 running at 3 p.m. on RFD.
http://www.trainboard.com/railimages/showgallery.php?cat=500&ppuser=5959
If one could roll back the hands of time... They would be waiting for the next train into the future. A. H. Francey 1921-2007