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

[pcarrell]

QUOTE: Originally posted by wetidlerjr

Good morning ! from Indiana.[:D]



07-03-2006

[:o)]

What! No donuts! FOR SHAME!!!!! [:o)]

Good Morning to you too Bill!

Oh, and GTM,
You said a mouthful! One of my Grandfathers was in one of those B-17's that was shot down over Germany and he spent 2 years in a German concentration camp. It boggles the mind to hear the stories that he RARELY tells!

[Anonymous]

I've been gone...
BUT I'M BACK AGAIN
did ya guys miss me [:P]

[grayfox1119]

Good afternoon gents, an outstanding day weatherwise today, 83F for a temp, Dew point (DP) is at 61F, and the Relative Humidity ( RH) is 48%....just ideal. We have been doing a ton of weading outside, flower beds, landscape , veggie garden. With all the record rains since April, the growth is unbelievable.

On the Train front, the General Forum has a thread or two regarding the new set up as of July 12th. Some people are really PO that they now have to subscribe to Trains or MRR in order to get the "perks" that Bergie's message outlined. I subscribe to both for multi year rates which is really the best way to go financially if you buy the mags each mnth or nearly every month. It has raised the ire of some people who threaten to quit the forum. Good Lord, I cannot see why such small perks can cause such a radical uprising. You might think that someone let a fox loose in the hen house. LOL
Or is it a Weasel in the hen house ???[:D][;)][(-D][(-D]
Hey, if the LHS will not survive unless I buy the monthly mag from him, then he already has one foot in the grave and the other on a banana peel. I love getting the mags in the mail because I don't get to the LHS each month at the time that the mags arrive, so getting them in the mail is very predictable, also in fowl weather when travelling is not good. And, with the savings in the multi year mag rates, I can take the savings and buy more things at the LHS, so he wins also. Kalmbach wins also because they have predictable customer base, which in turn helps hold down the prices of the mags and THIS FORUM!! Server maintenance and upkeep is NOT cheap. Some people have the idea that Bergie and team does this for free, no pay raises either each year, no medical benefits or 401k's like many of the still working MRR's, or like we retired people had while working.....think out of the box guys!! [2c]

OK, time to get back outside, and Cloe, please set up my tab for Mike, Ryan, JP, John, Fergie, Luc, Paul, Bill, Ed, our Aussie friends, and all the other guys in the Coffee Shop today.... Colatas , and Rootbeer floats, the guys will be really thirsty today, very hot out.

[grayfox1119]

Well how about that, I didn't even know that I would make the top of the page when I opened my tab!!!!!
I forgot one thing Cloe...make sure that DUKE gets a big piece of Strawberry Rhubarb pie.....he dies for this pie.

[Cox 47]

Afternoon all..Sunny hot and humid here today...Thanks *** I will take a double root beer float...anythig cold.....does't take much of this kind a weather to get a old fat man down even under a/c and a fan breathing is sometimes tuff...I cut out the main building for my coal mine this morning I have to watch the size doesn't look out of place..This may just end up being a mock up no big deal cause I'm using a For Sale sign from Wall mart....*** its change most of us are just naturally worried about we are all comfortable with the way it is now but most of the time we find out that when it gets here change ain't so bad.....You all have a safe and great 4th...Jerry

[egmurphy]

QUOTE: ***: Kalmbach wins also because they have predictable customer base, which in turn helps hold down the prices of the mags and THIS FORUM!!

More importantly, I believe that advertising rates are tied to subscription numbers, not including issues sold in stores, etc. So subscriptions help even Kalmbach even more.

QUOTE: Jerry: ...its change most of us are just naturally worried about we are all comfortable with the way it is now ...

My feelings exactly. I always hate it when one of my forums puts in new software and I have to get used to new formats, new colors, new icons, etc. They recently did that over on TrainBoard and I'm still finding new bells and whistles. And the older I get the less I like change.


Amazingly, I'm still ballasting. Bothers me a little to bend over and do detailed work like that for extende periods, so I have to take frequent breaks, which is why I'm back here instead of over there at the layout. Now I just have to work up my courage to start making trees.................

By the way, in the presidential election down here, with about 98% of the precincts reporting, the two main candidates are only 1% apart in votes. No electoral college business down here, it's total votes that decide the presidency. So there will be an official recount starting tomorrow morning, with final results due on Wednesday. But unless some hanky panky comes into play, 1% of the vote (about 500,000 votes) is tough to overcome in a recount.

Regards

Ed

[Paul W. Beverung]

Hi Gang: We took the daughter and family to the airport this afternoon. They should be taking off in about 30mins. I'm thinking about doing some practicing retirement and taking a nap. Ed, that is the way it's done, right?

Ed: Why are you bending over to ballast? With your layout just set it up higher. I really hope that there are no problems with the election.

Well I feel a nap attack coming on. I'll drop in later.

[egmurphy]

QUOTE: Paul: Why are you bending over to ballast? With your layout just set it up higher.

I suppose I could, but then I'd have a harder time reaching into the center. Besides, with my short attention span, this gives me plenty of excuse to step away.

QUOTE: I really hope that there are no problems with the election.

I don't expect there to be. Looks pretty open and clean through this point. They did a nice job, decent voter turnout too.

QUOTE: I'm thinking about doing some practicing retirement and taking a nap. Ed, that is the way it's done, right?

Eh? What's that you said? (he says, rubbing his eyes and stretching.....) Must have just dozed off......... Yeah, I think you've got the idea.

QUOTE: Well I feel a nap attack coming on. I'll drop in later.

Now you're sounding like a ORPIT. *



Regards

Ed
(* Old Retired Person In Training)

[TrainFreak409]

Ugh...I hate the heat...

Wish I had some train news to share...But I don't.[V] Busy busy busy. Two eight hour days Saturday and yesterday at Bose...At least we finished the fiscal month with 120% to goal, and started the new fiscal month with a bang by more than doubling our daily sales goal.[8D]


[bday] and [#welcome] to those who apply.[;)]

Catch ya later.

[Railfan Alex]

HELLO HELLO!!

Since I'm kinda new to the forum, I guess this would be the place to meet everyone!

[^]

Alex

[rtraincollector]

[#welcome] ALEX Tell us about yourself ( what scale/gauge trains you collect/model what railroad you model real/makeup ect ect.

I'm the odd ball in here I collect 3 rail O/O27 gauge mainly old Lionel. No layout as of yet but it will be coming one of these years lol.

[Railfan Alex]

I'm 12 years old, and i'm building a 10 by 11 foot layout in my basement.
I'm a new member at the local HO train club "The West Island Modular Railroad Club". I'm a regular at the local hobby shop, and I LOVE trains[:D]

Alex

[egmurphy]

Welcome to the forum Alex. You're certainly welcome to join us here in The Coffee Shop. Just keep in mind that when you say "...I guess this would be the place to meet everyone..." that this thread is just a small part of the Model Railroader General Forum. In fact, there are only about 35 people who post more or less regularly in this thread. It has so many pages and so many posts because it has been going continuously for more than two years!

In other words, you will also want to branch out and post on other threads or create new ones yourself. Once in a while we actually talk trains in here.

Again, welcome to the forum and to The Coffee Shop.

Best regards

Ed (who is going to Canada on vacation next week.....)

[JimRCGMO]

Good evening, Zoe! I'd like a root beer float, please - need something to help cool me off from the drive home. [whew!] Thanks, !

[#welcome] Alex - good to have another (what the rest call) Horribly Oversized MRR'er in the Shop, too. [yeah] We have some other younger MRR'ers in the shop - Scott/Trainfreak409, Noah Hofrichter (and others - I'm just having one of those brain freezes [;)]) Anyway, there are probably a half dozen who are in here from time to time. You'll get to know them as they come in. What RR line or time period do you model, by the way?

For example, my layout is currently a couple of (approximately) 2' x 4' each, with the aim of eventually combining them into a spare-bedroom size layout. I'm modeling a freelanced short line set in the Southwest (Four Corners area) in the 1950's (steam/diesel transition era). But in here, we have a variety of RR lines that people model, too.

Have a cup (or a soda) on me, and watch out for the TOP (top of page) - the custom here is that if you start a new page, you get to buy the drinks and muchies for the rest of the folks on the page. But not to worry - Phillip C, aka PC usually find the TOP pretty easily, so you probably won't get it much! [swg]

Blessings and have fun here,

Jim in Cape Girardeau

[Paul W. Beverung]

Good Evening Gang: I just thought I'd drop in before going to bed. The nap turned ou tobe short and didn't help much. I guess I need more practice. I didn't get any MRRing done today unless you want to count brain storming. Lara, our daughter called to say that they were leaving, so we'll see them again in about 3 1/2 weeks.

Welcome Alex. Have a soda and an order of fries on me. Onion rings if you prefere. Stop in often and don't be shy.I started in HO about the same age as you are. I was 11yrs old when I let my American Flyer go and got HO. I'm 63 now so it's been a long time of having fun.

I'm about to nod off so I guess I'd better head for bed.

[bjdukert]

Evening all and Chloe did you say that you kept a piece of Strawberry-Rhubarb pie from *** for me?? Thanks and how about a Pepsi to go with it, please. Thanks ***.

Mikey and Paul come on over to the booth and sit a spell.

Also let me give a belated and a new [#welcome] to all the newbies.

Ed If you leave for your trip before I get back from Philly,have a save and good one.

Flip has sent me some pics that he has taken of his layout as well as some 1:1 and I told him I would post them for him. So,I will post about 5 at a time each day and will try to get them up before I leave for Philly on Fri morning. Ok Flip here you go and the microphone is all yours for the narration.











If these are too many at one time for those on dial-up let me know and I will cut the amount down.

That’s about it
Talk to you later

Duke

[grayfox1119]

Welcome ALEX.....I too received my first train set, a Lionel, when I was about 11, can't remember the exact age anymore now that I am 67, it seems so far back in time....1950 WOW , was it that long ago???

We had a quick hitter TS about 2 hours ago, some areas received 60 mph winds, and hail along with severe C to G lightening. Luckily, it died out just as it approached our town. One good thing about living only 50 miles from the 58F Atlantic Ocean, the colder air being drawn into the storm takes the pins right out from under the storm.

SCOTT I am happy to hear that BOSE is doing so well, especially the store where you work, nice job with sales Scott !!!!![^][tup]

JERRY Ahhhh....change. It always bothered me for years. Then I started working for a hitech company that was "leading edge", and then I found out what CHANGE was REALLY all about. We had new bosses, new Org charts, new everything about every 18 months, talk about change. I got so used to changes after 10 years of it, that nothing bothers me much any more, I guess I'm just oblivious to it. And, after 45 years of marriage, if you don't know what change is by then, well, you must be living on another planet...LOL Put the sofa over here, no, I don't like it there, move it over here, etc etc, year after year. Change? It is mental gymnastics for the slowly moving towards Dimentia crowd.[:D][;)][(-D]

CUL

[james saunders]

Hey all...

Hope all is good for one and all...

On the MRR front, I just recently Ran a train the entire 16 feet on the main! woohoo!!
On thursday I will be going to My local electronics store to buy some wire to supply all the sidings where the power can't reach. so hopefully by the weekend My wiring will be done, atleast temporarily, until i solder the wires to the track.

I've also asked for a three year subscription to MR which will cost me A$185 here the mag costs $9.95ea month! so I'm saving a considerable amount!!!

I've also been running my SD45T-2 and it has been getting quieter not louder!! unusual for an Athearn isn't it?! also the front axle on the front truck likes to derail on my 22" radius, anyone know what to do? I'm guessing Joe Fugate would be the one to ask.... I think he had a similar problem....

All for now

OzJim

[pcarrell]

[#welcome] Alex - Glad you stopped in! Thats a big project you've got going there. Is your club helping out?

QUOTE: Originally posted by JimRCGMO

Have a cup (or a soda) on me, and watch out for the TOP (top of page) - the custom here is that if you start a new page, you get to buy the drinks and muchies for the rest of the folks on the page. But not to worry - Phillip C, aka PC usually find the TOP pretty easily, so you probably won't get it much! [swg]

Hey! I resemble that remark! [;)][B)][:p]

[wetidlerjr]

Good morning ! from Indiana. [:D]



07-04-2006

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY USA !

[james saunders]

Oh! I believe Congratulations are in order for you Yanks...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Hope you all have a great 4th of July!


and Hello To all the New Folks in here! come over here to the "cool" corner [:D][;)]

Nahhh just kidding, every guy IN here is really cool and are nice guys!

OzJim

[Fergmiester]

Yes

HAPPY BIRTHDAY Everyone

Have a happy and safe 4th of July!

Fergie

[Anonymous]

Good Morning all! And

HAPPY 4th. OF July!!

Being an American living in Canada is great! I got to celebrate Canada Day and 4th. of July!
Get two Thanksgivings too!
David

ps. did you get my email fergie?

[Anonymous]

OOPS! Free Tim Hortons and donuts for all!

[inch53]

Mornin all, Farmers special, OJ and coffee, Zoe,

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to U S. I hope we all take the time to remember all those who served our nation to make this day possible.

Another hot for here today, temps in the 90’s, heat index 100++, we had a temp 99 for a little bit yesterday. Think I’ll spend some time in the AC today. Weather guesser, says there a chance of severe thunderstorms also.
Went outside abit ago and the airs so humid, you almost have to swim through it already.
Gotta cookout at the MIL’s at noon, then home for a while, then over to some friends in Marshall for fireworks.

BMT , didn’t notice ya gone [just kidding] welcome back, what you been up to.

Alex , [#welcome] to the CS, hopes you enjoy your visits here. It be a good place to hang around.
I’m a HO’er also, the Yard Sale Lines [YSL], freelanced loosely here in the Midwest, and I have a grandson with the same name [I call him Leroy], he’s 4 now and luvs trains.

Flip got the photos yesterday and was going to try n post them today, but I see Duke beat me to it, Thanks to both of you for the pics. [tup]

Jerry / *** , changes don’t bother me much, except all this @#$newfangled electronic stuff, bout the time I figure one out, I have to learn a learn how to use a new one.

OZJim , sounds like congrads are in order on the main line run, may you have many more.

Heres the photo of the grandkids that were at Kris’s cookout Sunday, I think Mother said there was 10 missing



NEWS from CASEY is that Huisinga Grain there has been sold to ADM, and there will be an Ethanol plant built on 10 acres beside it. Rail traffic is expected to increase also. Might have to do a little more rail fanning over that way.

Bout time for morning chores, thoughts and prayers for all, and hope every one has a good day.
inch

[Anonymous]

happy BIrthday everybody
Happy fourth o July
Duke, Do I see a B&M GP38-2 by P2k [:P][:P][:P]
gotta love em [:P][:P][:P]
I'll have um
um
um
oh yeah a coke and um
and um
and um
oh right a glazed donut

Cheers

[james saunders]

From Downunder (again)

[inch53]

Just a quick stop and a cup Zoe,
A rain came through while ago and i thought the air was heavy before, it's even worse now, and more rain headed this way. Looks like the cookout at the MIL's will be in the pole barn.
Forgot tosay I did get over to the LHS and got every thing I went after, well every thing the CFO allowed, including my new scale rule.
Most the have to chores are done, time for fun in the train room.

[pcarrell]

QUOTE: Originally posted by james saunders






From Downunder (again)

Now how am I supposed to follow that show?!? [:D] [;)]

Happy Birthday America!

[fec153]

[#welcome] Alex. Glad to have you on board.

pc- Just look at it and enjoy.

Lets see. From top to bottom. The wall is north and the 4x5 table is west. The 2 shelves are 19' long.
Top shelf has the only 2 structures on the "layout". The controll area is crude but it works for me. { See Teffy's Rules} The east table is 4x6 shows the bridge piers I used to get to the upper shelf. The outer loop is 22" diam. and the inner is 20"
Fergie- I told you I have a mess.
Partial view of the OLD cars that will be either fixed or scrapped.

Duke- Thankyou. Did you notice on the back of the pixs is an explanation?

Happy 4TH . Please be careful with fireworks.
Flip