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

[Paul W. Beverung]

Hi Gang: I see KenL is here. I'm just going to quick stop. I don't even want to get into the day I've had. Needless to say there has been no MRRing . I'll check back in tomorrow when I've got things together.

[inch53]

evening all, just a barley pop Cleo and please don't tell the CFO,

Well 3 of the grandkids are here till Sunday. The boys did helped with a few thing outside till dark. Hope them doctors get me lined out soon , I'm getting tired of being told to sit down all the time like I'm on my death bed.

KenL , hope your ballisting going ok. It's not one of my favorite chores either

John , guess it'll bout always be supper time round here.

Found out that Rail Images no longer works with Mozlla Firefox, that why I couldn't any pics to show. May Email Casser on how to fix it

Well need to gets ta bed, night all
inch

[wetidlerjr]

Good Morning ! from Indiana. [:D]

[inch53]

MORNIN ALL , a TALL milk Zoe, can't have any coffee today, not happy bout dat

Todays the day for the stress test and Mother up already on my case. Don't do this or eat that. Hope every thing goes Ok so she get off my back side. She's more worried bout it all than I am

Me and the boys messed with the trains last night . they was shaping some foam hills and have them looking purrty good for beginers. If it's up to them, I'll have some road bed and track down even if I'm not ready for it yet. It would be more fun than running them back an forth on 9' of track

No joke today, bout how bout SOME THING to think about

Within the realm of my mind
I have traveled the universe
Only to find happiness within the
Realm of my heart

Thinl I'll go find some thing to eat that the boss approves of. Hope to see ya'll laters in the day.
inch

[Paul W. Beverung]

Morning All: Notice I didn't say good morning. I'm at work and thought I'd make a quick duck in for a cup of coffee. Zoe if you would be so kind as to get me a cup to go.

Mike: I,m with you on that stress test. They did one on me once but they had to use drugs because I couldn't walk. That was a real bummer.

Well I may as well get at it. I'm trying to find stuff for theming the new rides. We have to open them in two weeks so it's ru***ime. Of course the boss knew about this stuff months ago but didn't tell us untill last week. Anybody know where I can get a fake alligator hide about 8 ft. long?

Have a good one.

[pcarrell]

Morning all,

No coffee or anything, gotta fly, thanks.

Stopped by the gas station today. Looked at my gas gauge and this is what I saw....

QUOTE: Originally posted by trolleyboy

Ken I'll trade you ballasting for wiring.

I'll second that!

And now for the joke of the day!

The Amish Elevator

An Amish boy and his father were in a mall.

They were amazed by almost everything they saw, but especially by two shiny, silver walls that could move apart and then slide back together again.

The boy asked, "What is this Father?"

The father (never having seen an elevator) responded, "Son, I have never seen anything like this in my life, I don't know what it is."

While the boy and his father were watching with amazement, a fat old lady in a wheel chair moved up to the moving walls and pressed a button. The walls opened and the lady rolled between them into a small room. The walls closed and the boy and his father watched the small circular numbers above the walls light up sequentially. They continued to watch until it reached the last number and then the numbers began to light in the reverse order.

Finally the walls opened up again and a gorgeous 24 year old blonde stepped out. The father, not taking his eyes off the young woman, said quietly to his son................

"Go get your mother."

[:D]

[Anonymous]

Morning everyone,

Not much new stuff to report on my end. Appears I wasn't mixing enough liquid detergent with my pre-soak water for the ballast yesterday, that's why it kept beading and eroding my carefully-manicured mounds. Increasing the soap density helped but it didn't totally eliminate the problem. I guess a lot of my discomfort results from knowing that this is a "fate-sealing" task - any tracklaying defects that I have not yet discovered will become permanent or, at the very least, 100 times more difficult to correct, once the ballast hardens.

T-Rob: About the trade - no thanx! BT/DT...

Paul: Your boss must think very highly of you if I believes you can read his mind so he doesn't have to tell you what you need to get until right before you need it [:D]...I know what that is like! Hope your day gets better...

Phillip - That joke is priceless, I'm sharing it with my coworkers[tup]...

Inch - Good luck with that stress test, both getting thru it and getting decent results back.

RT - If you're looking for sample club by-laws, try a website of any well-known club (such as Baltimore's BSME) and email them - I bet they can send you an electronic version of their bylaws document.

Hope I didn't miss anybody. Prayers for those who need them. Back later!

[rtraincollector]

Thanks Ken I emailed them asking.

[der5997]

Paul:

QUOTE: Anybody know where I can get a fake alligator hide about 8 ft. long?

..no, but you may have to hide from this one![(-D]

Ken L:

QUOTE: Appears I wasn't mixing enough liquid detergent with my pre-soak water for the ballast yesterday, that's why it kept beading and eroding my carefully-manicured mounds. Increasing the soap density helped but it didn't totally eliminate the problem. I guess a lot of my discomfort results from knowing that this is a "fate-sealing" task - any tracklaying defects that I have not yet discovered will become permanent or, at the very least, 100 times more difficult to correct, once the ballast hardens.

…I’m feeling your pain, which is why most of my layout remains unballasted. I especially relate to your remark yesterday about the stuff getting onto the inside of the rails. At least now that I’ve modified the turnouts, when I finally paint the rails the odd bit of paint on the point rail contact won’t matter.[tup]

PC: The Amish joke had Kris groaning too![(-D] It’s going out to friends this afternoon. LOL.

Grackle wars continue. To replace the old vent is a major task, given its position, and the glue with which it was installed. The creatures pecked the flap off and were building again this morning. Getting the flap back on will perhaps be best achieved with a duct tape hinge. But, guess what? we are out of duct tape [:O] How could that have happened?[B)]

TTFN

[TrainFreak409]

Howdy y'all. I have nothing to do here in school. I have finished my term paper, and am now waiting for lunch.

Ken M: How do you want me to send you a copy of the paper?

Trolley Rob: I have had plenty of roller derby experiences. Pushing and shoving during races. Sliding some ten to fifteen feet on the floor. Running into walls, almost going over a few. Yeah, I've done it.[:D]

Catch y'all later tonight, after I get my car in for an oil change.[C):-)]

[Paul W. Beverung]

Almost Afternoon Gang:

Der: That is one big gator. I have found a fellow in South Carolina that does exactly what would look good. He has a 6ft 5in gator full hide treated for $1650 shipping and handling included. The thing looks really awsome. I'm going to get with the boss this afternoon and see what he thinks. I'll guess he'll be awed by it and tell me that it's too much money.

Ken: I've heard that using alcohol instead of soap works very well. In fact in one of the articles I think that they used straight alcohol. It would dry faster.

Well lunch is uninspiering. Left over chicken strips and french fries from Monday. The thing is that it saves $3 to put for more train things.

I'm going to head out and read the new copy of Trains Magazine. Have a good day.

[grayfox1119]

Good afternoon gents...another spectacular day here today...69 right now and clear skies, but we have showers and clouds due by evening. I tried to burn the last pile of bru***oday, but all of central and eastern Mass is under a Red Flag due to high winds and dry conditions, so we have to wait until after the showers tonight.

Did any of you guys get the email from Internet Trains yesterday? They are giving $10 certificate towards your next purchase for checking out their new website and ordering something of $10 value or more. The web site really looks good to me, easy to navigate.

Well, time to get back out and complete the outside work.....have a great afternoon guys, and have fun !! PS watch out for the alligators.

[Cox 47]

Good afternoon all....Sunny warm and wind here...I'll have a Diet Coke please...Its been to nice to stay in havn't got much done on the layout..

Mike...Good luck on the stress test...

PC...I'm still laughing thats a good one...

You all have a good one...Jerry

[Cox 47]

Belly up looks like I'm buying....Jerry

[steveblackledge]

Hello everyone
i have lost all track of things in here of late, hope you are all well.
It's been a tough few week's trying to get the house extension done, and i have developed an alergy to accohol, even though i drink very little i have a very bad time breathing if i as much as taste some, i'm sick of waiting for the surgery on my sinus's and stuff. As if that were not bad enough a close friend at work took his life after a bust up with his wife of over 30 years, at the funeral over 500 people came to the service and his daughter read a poem, all very emotional stuff.

take it easy folk's

[inch53]

great after noon, I ESCAPE , coffee this time Zoe,

Stress test went Ok I guess, they let me go anyway. PAUL, I had the chemical test also, what a trip that was. Thought I was having a heart attack there for abit, when my chest felt like 300# sitting on it, but the girls said i didn't do to bad. Sure glad it's over, I'll find out the results next Friday. At least it's got Mother off my case some what for a while.

KenL , I use Ivory dish soap at 25%, alcohol 25%, the rest water, seems to work for me most the time

PC , liked the joke, I've sent Mother on evey elevator I could find sent I heard it the first. No luck yet, but still trying

Der you might try cutting a coffee can in half ( or just a piece of metal ) just big enough tolet the door open. but keep the birds away from it, and putting it over it , till after nesting season

Steve Sorry to hear of your friend. Our prayers be with his famaly and freinds

Thanks for all the prayers, must have realy helped, I'm still here
inch

[Fergmiester]

Good Afternoon All

KenL: Doing the ballasting thing eh?!? I just finished the freight yard and will be setting the ballast next rain day. As far as mixtures go they vary. I normally do a 5% soap, 45% alcohol, 45% water and the remainder I add India Ink and a dash or two of water based burnt sienna just to make it all grungy and grimy. Works real well!

Paul: I got the 2-10-2 today and hopefully what I'm experiencing is teething pains as it seems to hopping the rails and running a bit slow and rough. Any thoughts?

Well that's it for me as supper is almost up.

Later Gents

Fergie

[grayfox1119]

Ahhhh , I see that Fergie calls it "Supper" at the evening meal also. I guess only the "socially elite" call it Dinner at the evening meal. I have only known it as Supper since boyhood.....

STEVE Sorry to hear about your friend, it really is hard to understand why people split after such a long time together and all the memories with family, etc.
I hope you operation is soon, sinus problems are really annoying, I have several friends that suffer from the same malady. Hang in there Steve!!

INCH53 Mike, that is real good news on the Stress Test and the Dye test. It is always a good feeling when the results are OK. Make sure you do plenty of walking Mike, it is the best exercise over all the rest.

Fergie The curve radius isn't the problem is it? Have you also checked the pickups for mfg residue oil, etc. giving your loco poor pickup? Give it a "stress test" for stall current also.

There goes the Supper bell, Spaghetti and Meatballs.....YES !!!!!!!!!![dinner][dinner]

[pcarrell]

inch,

Glad to hear the test came out good. I'm not quite to that point of doing one of those, but I'm not looking forward to it. Good to hear about your deal though. Mama will be happy, for a while anyways.

[rtraincollector]

original by greyfox

QUOTE: Ahhhh , I see that Fergie calls it "Supper" at the evening meal also. I guess only the "socially elite" call it Dinner at the evening meal. I have only known it as Supper since boyhood.....

When I was growing up it was called dinner or supper at the eveing meal and lunch at the noon meal till we moved to Mississippi then we were taught that in the south dinned is the noon meal and super is the evening meal us dumb yankees din't know any better LOL

well all got sad news today I'm so sad (yeah right ) was told I can't go back to work at least till tuesday as my doctor is on vacation till then and the other doctor didn't know my history so I would have to wait. Can't really afford it but can't do anything about it either as my work won't let me return either without a note.

Hello poor house I guess . I guess I can try selling a couple of trains but there not bringing what they should from what I see on ebay righ now.

you all have a good evening talk to you all later like tomorrow probally

[TRENT B]

HEY GUYS,
Fergie- do you have a NMRA standards gauge? You might check the wheels and re-gauge them. We had a couple come in the shop with that problem.
RT- glad you are gettin better, like the RR tracks you should find a temp tat.....lol[(-D]
Question for all---- do I need a rev. loop mgr. for each loop? I've heard that yes and also no. SSOO CONFUSED< MAKE IT STOP!!! lol[:P]
Update: We also are going to model the hoppers from Martin Merrietta. We will probally make some to sell also. Also we are making our oun smoke fluid with scent and unscented. Stay Tuned.
Trent

[grayfox1119]

Hey TRENT, have you considered making "orange juice" tankers from Ed's place in olde Mexico? I'll bet everyone in the CS would buy one, how about it ?

[bjdukert]

Supper[^][:)][dinner][dinner]

Talk to you later

Duke

[Anonymous]

Sorry I missed us hit 1000 pages. I was so busy I didn't even notice it until today.

nice warm weather today. Nicest day all year[swg].

Tomorrow I'm going railfanning to watch IANR (Iowa Northern Railway) again. Then it's off to the library to buy any remaining train tapes (I almost cleaned them out last week[swg])

[james saunders]

late morning all!

supper/dinner arguement: well here we call it tea or dinner so supper doesnt even come into the equation.

all: finally gonna be going to the LHS saturday! im going to stock up on gear and probably buy a locomotive...or two... model train show here in brissie is 16 days away, that should be a hoot...

last day of work and then a 4 day weekend, how cool ..... [8D] and sunday.... well sunday means chocolate...and lots of it....mmmmmm

i must go and gorge on some chocolate now!

later all

Ozjim!

[inch53]

Evenin all, barley pop please Cleo then bed,
flat wore out tonight, me n the boys did get a little yard cleanin done out back this after noon. Then spent the rest resting n visting with freinds and on the phone it seems. Got 4 kids soending the night and tomorrow 3 more a comin, at least my 2 baby girls will be here. We haven't seen much of each other the last week till today, both would have stayed with no problem.

PC , as far as Mother being in a good mood for long!!
We've been togaiter a lot of years now. At first it was PMS, now it's the change, so an hour of happy is great to me. Found all you can do is luv the H--- out of them.
There'll be days days you may like like them very much, but you'll still luv them. And the fact she's a great cook makes it a might easier

*** , I've always walked alot. I get too bored and stiff sitting still for long and I don't like being stuck inside without going out for air. Never did could last on a factory job

well time fur beds, night all
inch

[Paul W. Beverung]

Evening Gang: Well it's two days off and than the week end duty. On the week ends I get the park turned on and checked out and then just stay out of sight and trouble.

Fergie: Check my reply to your post. like I said I've had no trouble so far. My curves are very broad. They are over 36in and 38in on the main line.

Steve: I'm very sorry to hear about your friend. I'll keep his family and friends in my thoughts.

***: The OJ tankers sound like a great idea.

Trent: Put me down for one.

Well I guess I'll hit the sack. have a Good Night All

[TrainFreak409]

Good late evening everyone.

I finally got my car in for an oil change today. Yay! Now it's ready to make the trip to Ocean City this Friday. That'll be almost five hours of driving. Good thing me and my older brother are going to alternate between us. And having two vehicles for eight people is great, too.[:D] I can't wait. Maybe I'll tan this year, instead of come back lovely shades of pink, red, and purple.[B)]

I may be doing a little railfanning tomorrow morning before work. I love being able to drive.[8D]

I'll talk to you all later. It's bed time for me.[|)]

[sunsetbeachry]

Hi All;

............INCH....Good news for you glad everything came out fime.. I took the same thing once and still remember about that 300# sitting on my chest too.

..........TRENT.........I'll take two OJ cars from Ed's PLEASE

..........PC.....Kathy and I can't find an elevator to try it on LOL
............KEN L.......I have used this for a long time and found that it works, just take your time.10% soap any kind of liquid soap will do ; 50% alcohol. We usually buy the cheepest kind that we can find; A couple of drops of prem black India ink [ to suit your sence of color ] 45% water [ we use distilled water that comes in a bottle ; no metal ] and last a little bit of Raw Umber for color.....Drys quick and looks yuckey like its been used for years and never been moved.........

...........ALL.......Sitting in the shop cutting down cedar for 2/4's,,2/6's,,2/8's etc,etc,etc,.........and then staining........fingers are getting black

...........Prayers for all.........Kathy and Chuck............

[Train 284]

Hi everyone! Looks like all kinds of stuff is going on here! I thought I would just stop by and say hi! I dont think i'll have anything, too late, maybe a soda......anyway, I am still constructing my garden railroad and if you would like to see progress on it, visit the new site..... www.bcwgardenrr.8k.com

Nite everyone, I am heading to bed!