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

[inch53]

Early mornin all,
2 AM and can't sleep. It's 80 inside and I'm to cheap to turn the AC on, of course I'd have to take the covers of too. Here's one, just blame it on lack of sleep and time of day

Be sure and cancel your credit cards before you die. This is so priceless,
and so easy to see happening, customer service being what it is today. A
lady died this past January, and Citibank billed her for February and March
for their annual service charges on her credit card, and then added late
fees and interest on the monthly charge. The balance had been $0.00, now is
somewhere around $60.00. A family member placed a call to Citibank:
*ND
Family Member: "I am calling to tell you that she died in January."
Bank: "The account was never closed and the late fees and charges still
apply."
Family Member: "Maybe, you should turn it over to collections."
Bank: "Since it is two months past due, it already has been."
Family Member: So, what will they do when they find out she is dead?"
Bank: "Either report her account to the frauds division or report her to the
credit bureau, maybe both!"
Family Member: "Do you think God will be mad at her?"
Bank: "Excuse me?"
Family Member: "Did you just get what I was telling you - the part about her
being dead?"
Bank: "Sir, you'll have to speak to my supervisor."
Supervisor gets on the phone:
Family Member: "I'm calling to tell you, she died in January."
Bank: "The account was never closed and the late fees and charges still
apply."
Family Member: "You mean you want to collect from her estate?"
Bank: (Stammer) "Are you her lawyer?"
Family Member: "No, I'm her great nephew." (Lawyer info given)
Bank: "Could you fax us a certificate of death?"
Family Member: "Sure." (fax number is given)
After they get the fax:
Bank: "Our system just isn't set-up for death. I don't know what more I can
do to help."
Family Member: "Well, if you figure it out, great! If not, you could just
keep billing her. I don't think she will care."
Bank: "Well, the late fees and charges do still apply."
Family Member: "Would you like her new billing address?"
Bank: "That might help."
Family Member: "Odessa Memorial Cemetery, Highway 129, Plot Number 69."
Bank: "Sir, that's a cemetery!"
Family Member: "What do you do with dead people on your planet?"

tink I'll layback down awhile
inch

[james saunders]

afternoon fellow modellers...

bought an athearn SD45T-2 today... wrote a review on it... very nice

well i dont have much to say now....

catch ya's later

Ozjim

[Anonymous]

Hey guys, how's it goin?

Been a busy day, actually a busy couple of days. Seems like everything is piling up all at once, hate it when that happens. I've been out running the gopher getter, covered about 60 acres today. Dad was running it the other day, and the dog was out on patrol like she always is, until she came wandering up to the tractor pretty slowly, then he saw some blood on her belly, and so he killed the tractor real quick and grabbed her and took her to the vet. She had a cut between her front legs, kind of a V shape about 4 inches each way. It went into the muscle about 1/2 or 3/4 inches deep, so he stitched up the muscle first and then stitched the skin over it. She's gotta go back and get checked up again in ten days, that'll be sometime late next week. We have absolutely no idea what happened to her, we've been looking for something that had blood or hair on it, but haven't found anything yet.

Well, I went digging through the radio station's archives and found y'all a pretty good joke:

A blonde pushes her BMW into a gas station. She tells the mechanic it died. After he works on it for a few minutes, it is idling smoothly. She says, "What's the story?" He replies, "Just crap in the carburetor." She asks, "How often do I have to do that?"

See y'all later,
Greg

[pcarrell]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Duce

Hey guys I cant stay long I have a thunder storm rolling through. I just wanted to say hello AND iM SORRY ITS BEEN SO LONG.

My wife has been on bed rest this whole time so i have been helping take care of her. We are still awaiting the little guy. I have a feeling he will be here this weekend.
I will jump on again soon to catch you all up

Have a happy easter.
Cary

Oh come on, don't be a pansy! [:o)] I just had a tornado go past my house a few minutes ago! Got some nice 3/4in hail to boot! I've probably got a million dents in my car now. Anyways, I was only out of the CS for a few minutes. Hmmmmm,....Maybe I should rethink that plan........[?]

Oh, and we'll be pullin' for the little guy! It's so amazing to watch a new life come into the world!

[Duce]

Hey guys I cant stay long I have a thunder storm rolling through. I just wanted to say hello AND iM SORRY ITS BEEN SO LONG.

My wife has been on bed rest this whole time so i have been helping take care of her. We are still awaiting the little guy. I have a feeling he will be here this weekend.
I will jump on again soon to catch you all up

Have a happy easter.
Cary

[pcarrell]

QUOTE: Originally posted by dingoix

pc, it's been a hot day so I'm thirsty[:p]

Chloe, could you bring that pitcher of iced tea over here please? Thanks.

Concider yourself "hooked up"![;)]

[inch53]

Evening all, barly pop please Cleo

Went in to the regular doc's today and found out I didn't have a heart attack, bad part is he doen't think my lungs will ever fully recover. All the damage over the years is catching up. I'll be Ok, just short winded. Meet with the heart doc next Thursday

Got some more done outside. Getting close to having the worst of it cleaned up. Still have a long way to go though.

Storms are moving through IND tonight, hope PC fares OK, looks like one may have been close to him on radar

Fergie , I use the few finder some, but the moving shotts I use the screen, easier for me.

DER , guess I'm going book diving on the light ajustment

RT , I'll let that joke pass with out futher comment [ funny funny ]

JP , Hadn't notice that on Rail Box, I'll have to check it out

Got some pics for posting tommorrow, even got some today here, sure hope they come out enough for posting. But now it's time fur beds.
Our thoughts and prayers for all in need
inch

[JPowell]

One last thing before I deffinately leave for the night...

Has anyone else noticed that alot of the Railbox Cars are now labeled with TTX?

[JPowell]

Final Score... Red Sox 2, Seattle 1. Schilling is now 3-0, his best start since 2001, or '02 when he was with the D'backs. Papelbon got save # 5.

Still ongoing - Yanks are losing to the Twins, 2-1 in the 7th, or so I think it's in the 7th. I do know the score is 2-1 Twins on top.

JP

[JPowell]

At last look, the Red Sox were winning at Fenway, over Seattle, 2-1 in the 6th. Waiting for ESPN2 to scroll on through the scores again and I'll post the current score.

JP

[Paul W. Beverung]

Evening Gang:

Fergie: Where do you plan on putting the extra weight? I haven't tried to do anything with my 2-10-2 yet or my 2-8-0 ether. No MRRing today, we spent another day cleaning up the yard. Three more loads of tree limbs. We also went and looked at dump trailers for ourselfs. $5675 and its ours. That is a 14 footer with 7000lb axles and a 3 way tail gate. It's alot to spend but I'll have the feel alot better than using one I borrowed.

Right now it's time for bed. Tomorrow is a workday. So I need to hit the sack. My best to all and a very Happy Easter.

[JPowell]

Well, I had started a nice long post. As I was typing along, I had to go to another ' internet window' to make sure I had the right info before I posted it. Well to make a long story short, As I was going along, that 2nd window disappeared and went to using the one that had my nice long, almost completed post in it and I lost it all!

I was at walmart today for a new wiper blade. went to the toy dept and figured out that with my current diecast car & truck collection, that the John Deere 1:64th construction equipment they have would be just fine to use on my layout as most who come to visit would not notice the scale difference. Also, I discovered they have another line of diecast cars. All they offered in this line - Malibu International Toys - were 1:87th scale sports cars, both classics and modern for, get this... $1.97! I thinks me needs to buy stock in Wal-Mart as I could spend lots of ca***here on just these things alone!

Well all, I'm going to go. I'll put the rest of the post out tomorrow as I just made a cake and need to frost it and cover it before the cat gets into it.

Take care!
JP

[Anonymous]

pc, it's been a hot day so I'm thirsty[:p]

der, I was worried about having an extra coat but I will primer it and keep it light

Fergie, I am going to *try* to get a wheelset for the 3rd axle with the gear on it from B-man. I was too busy this week but I'll try to get a hold of 'em next week. I sure miss having a Steamer[:(]

Busy day tomorrow so no layout time. Not much on Sunday because it's Easter. But maybe some on Sunday night. I think I will get down to the basement and have some layout time now.

Cya.

[egmurphy]

QUOTE: inch: I still have trouble with the zoom on our Kodak camera. Part of it is that I can't see the view screen outside very well.

I have that problem with my Kodak too. What I do is just use the viewfinder window (like we used to do before they invented screens). That's the easy fix. And requires no manual reading.

QUOTE: derJohn: a Kodak C330. ...... I’m trying to figure out how to focus close ups with the x3 optical and x5 digital zoom. Results so far unprintable!

I'd guess your problem could be not selecting 'macro' mode. Does the camera have a dial that selects modes? Should be one that has an icon of a flower. That's usually the macro (close-up) mode. You can't get there just with the zoom, it needs to close-focus.

Regards

Ed

[pcarrell]

Alright boy's, it's time to play "Kill the credit card" again! Drink up!

[pcarrell]

RT,

WOW, that is so WRONG!!!!! [(-D]

[rtraincollector]

okay my joke for the day

A man walks into a restaurant with a full-grown ostrich behind him. The waitress asks them for their orders. The man says, "A hamburger, fries & a coke," & turns to the ostrich, "What's yours?" "I'll have the same," says the ostrich. A short time later the waitress returns with the order. "That will be $9.40 please," & the man reaches into his pocket & pulls out the exact change for payment.

The next day, the man & the ostrich come again & the man says, "A hamburger, fries & a coke." The ostrich says, "I'll have the same." Again the man reaches into his pocket & pays with exact change. This becomes routine until the two enter again. "The usual?" asks waitress. "No, this is Friday night, so I will have a steak, baked potato & salad," says the man. "Same," says the ostrich.

Shortly the waitress brings the order & says, "That will be $32.62." Once again the man pulls the exact change out of his pocket & places it on the table. The waitress cannot hold back her curiosity any longer. "Excuse me, sir. How do you manage to always come up with the exact change in your pocket every time?" "Well," says the man, "several years ago I was cleaning the attic & found an old lamp. When I rubbed it, a Genie appeared & offered me two wishes. My first wish was that if I ever had to pay for anything, I would just put my hand in my pocket & the right amount of money would always be there." That's brilliant!" says the waitress. "Most people would ask for a million dollars or something, but you'll always be as rich as you want for as long as you live!"

"That's right. Whether it's a gallon of milk or a Rolls Royce, the exact money is always there," says the man. The waitress asks, "What's with the ostrich?" The man sighs, pauses & answers, "My second wish was for a tall chick with a big butt & long legs who agrees with everything I say!"

[rtraincollector]

Fergie nice looking foilage.

okay nice looking engines also.

Not much happening here just a quick hi talk to you all later

[Fergmiester]

QUOTE: Originally posted by der5997

PC:

Fergie: Hope the house work didn't keep you out of the train room too long.[swg]

House work?!? Oh ya knew I forgot something[:I]

Well She works to my standards and with additional 2oz of weight she should haul more, especially as she is now balanced on the centre driver.







Later Gents

Fergie

[pcarrell]

der5997,

I think thats so other RR's won't steal the hub caps.

[der5997]

PC:
I hadn’t noticed the reporting marks on the truck side frames. Is this a general practice now?

Ding: Primer, but I’d keep it light so as not to cover the detail. Remember it’s an extra coat.

Mike:

QUOTE: Part of it is that I can't see the view screen outside very well.

This one has a way (I haven’t tried yet of course!) to adjust the brightness of the screen for outdoors. Yours probably does too. The trouble is that means reading the instructions! [Gasp] [:O]

Fergie: Hope the house work didn't keep you out of the train room too long.[swg]

TiptonBill: those glossy donuts sure look temping. Good thing it’s Good Friday, and so are verboten!(sp?)[swg]

Jerry: I hope your drug plan woes are shortlived. No one needs extra stress. Remember the Sober Island motto “I’m old and I don’t need to be upset!”[P)]

Dave: Perhaps it’s just me, but I still think you aren’t quite getting it as far as the jokes go.[2c] How’s the layout? Any railfanning lately? [:D]

Dekruif: Nice going on the airbrush and compressor deal. The El Cheepo one will come in handy too for broad stroke scenery painting and such like.

MS Word question. How do I re-set the page template? (Normal?) My defaults have disappeared after a dialogue box told me something I didn’t understand about “Normal” having been saved, or not. I clicked “Cancel” and it popped right back up. Wouldn’t go away until I clicked “OK”. Now, my defaults are gone, and I’m stuck with Word’s default settings for each page.[banghead]

Have to get more firewood in, but it’s raining, so it will be just one basket to see us through.

Coo! Have you seen the new look Photobucket? [8D]

Here’s a couple of bunnies not from the standard springtime stable.[(-D]




TTFN

[SOU Fan]

Hey all,
I bought a Paasche H, badger 150, and a paasche air compressor for $120. I also got a heavy tip for the badger 150. It came with a hose for the Paasche but not for the badger. I also got nine jars. I also got another airbrush but I can't figure out who makes it. I think it's just a cheap $20 one. That's all for now

[Anonymous]

How do you tell if a women is wearing pantyhose? When they fart they get wrinkles around their ankles.

[Cox 47]

Good morning all....partly cloudy and warm here too warm for this time of year...I'll have a Diet Coke with lots of ice please....I finished 2 walls of the DPM building I am redoing I tried Sobo glue for the small windows seems to be working but I think I'll stick to the stuff in the kit for the big windows...Its kinda hard to do much i am so stoved up My DR. the guy at the drug store and my new Medicare plan are all fighting about what who will pay for what...As the guy from the drug store said this morning " I just love this new plan"

Well you all have a good one...Jerry

[wetidlerjr]

Good Morning ! from Indiana. [:D]





Here they are !

[Fergmiester]

QUOTE: Originally posted by dingoix

Fergie Bachmann Steamers can be quite a hassle. I need to contact B-man and see if they will send me a new wheelset for the third driving axle on my 2-8-0 as the gear has stripped off.

Not good! I had the same problem and ordered a replacement gear through NWSL. When I tried to put it on I slipped and snapped a side rod. Called Bachmann and ordered a new wheel assembly. They sent me the wrong one so I sent the whole loco back to them (It was several years old). Waited a couple of months then called. They scratched their heads then realized the had put it on the wrong shelf for servicing then realized it was first generation and had no parts for it[:(]
So they sent me a new one... for free[:D]

Well it's a rain day here so I'll help clean the house then disapear into the depths.

Ken: I skped ya but you must still be in the bunk[|)]

Well time to boogie

Later Gents

Fergie

Speaking of which...

Bill! Wake Up!! Where's the Donuts!?!

Once ya start something you better follow it through[:D]

[inch53]

MORNIN ALL , coffee Zoe

Warm this mornin here, 68 at 4:30, looking for a record high of 85 and afternoon storms.
Gotta doc's appointment at noon today, so maybe I'll know a littile more , won't see the heart doc till next week for all the details and a POA.

DER , I still have trouble with the zoom on our Kodak camera. Part of it is that I can't see the view screen outside very well. Good luck with it, I'm sure you get it mastered

PC , stradling an electric fence Will not only get your attention, but Will RECHARGE your battery.

Found this Caboose on display over in the Linton,Ind city park





Well time fur chores
inch

[Anonymous]

der the GP30s are gray, which would easily be covered by CGW colors, but the gray is pretty shiny.. maybe I should primer them?

here in the midwest, lunch is anywhere from 11AM to 1PM, dinner / supper is around 6PM.

Fergie Bachmann Steamers can be quite a hassle. I need to contact B-man and see if they will send me a new wheelset for the third driving axle on my 2-8-0 as the gear has stripped off. That's a major problem for my RR because the perfect weather would be great for a steam excursion but my only steamer is in pieces because of a 'gear failure'.[:(]. But maybe in a month or 2 I will get an IHC 4-6-2 or 4-6-4[swg]

Cya later.

[Anonymous]

Quick stop tonight, but thought I'd say that it depends who i'm talking too-if Mom's around it's Breakfast lunch dinner, because she's a city girl (grew up in a town of 15,000. If it's anyone else it's breakfast dinner supper, because we're not from the city (grew up outside of a town of 500).

Greg

[TrainFreak409]

Good late evening again everyone.

I thought I would drop in to say that I hope that everyone has a safe, fun, and overall pleasing Friday, Saturday, and Sunday; since I won't be on those days. Hi-ho, hi-ho, to OC I will go.

[:D] See you all Monday. [:D]