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

[JimRCGMO]

Good evening, Coffee Clubbers! Chloe, I’d like a hot fudge sundae and an order of cheese fries with my coffee, please. Dingoix - RT’s buying, so what’ll you have?

QUOTE: Originally posted by trolleyboy
CapeJim Good to see you stranger [tup] I see that you missed Zoe and Chloe's memo on all request for tabs or late paymenst needing to be forwarded through the "business manager " Vinnie Cementshoes ESQ.

TrolleyRob, umm, that’s pretty close to what Chloe told me when I asked her about a ‘payment plan’...[:O]

QUOTE: Originally posted by hotshot charlie
I drove up to Memphis today and dropped into a couple of hobby stores. One store was totally trains only, it was fun to wander around. They had G, HO, N and O layouts setup. Several running. Still having trouble making up my mind on what I want to build on my new layout..... thought today would help, probably only clouded my thoughts even more. This train hobby store was on Sycamore View Road. I also went to a Hobbytown at WolfChase in Memphis, I was pleasantly surprised that they had a fairly nice selection of train stuff.... not a lot, but more than most of the Hobbytowns I have been to.

Charlie, is that Sycamore View Road train shop in a small/older mall, just off a major highway/freeway overpassing its road? I may have been in that one - I know for sure I was in the WolfChase Hobbytown. As you said, the Hobbytown shop was moderately well stocked. If the Sycamore one is the same one I went to, you could spend a whole Saturday in that thing, looking at all the stuff they have. It had whole drawers full just of used HO equipment! [:O] I was there over the summer when I was helping a friend with moral support (she was getting one of her daughters married off).

Fergie - Draftsman? What - are you getting an addition to the train room? Fill us in, man!

Greg, good to hear that you didn’t turn in to a ‘crispy critter’ out there! Does sound like you’ve been very busy with your spring break, though.

Paul, bet all the firefighters - in your area and over to Greg's - are about ready for a rest now! Thank Heaven for our firefighters![tup][yeah]

Well, I'd better get going - got to get up and go to work tomorrow. Everyone take care of yourselves (and your CFOs, those of you who have 'em)[:)]

Blessings,

Jim in Cape Girardeau

[pcarrell]

Hi everyone,

Just stopped in to see whats up. On my way to bed.

Gotta go say my prayers for you all, goodnight.

[wetidlerjr]

Good Morning ! from Indiana. Signal time ! [:D]

[rtraincollector]

Well scince wetidlerjr is buying tofay I'll have 2 slices of turkey bacon ,2 biscuits, order of liquid eggs scrambled, glass of OJ and some hash browns please chole thank you

Morning all just paid my bills with chole so I can still come in here was getting close with a tab for 2 days .

Getting ready to head out to work. Hope all have good runnings today with no derailments in there future will talk to you all later

[GMTRacing]

Good Morning All,
Regular to go this morning Zoe. F-350 to the dealer this morning - some sort of recall for a possibly faulty sensor. Might explain why the milage dropped off a bit the end of last year. Kenworth not back from Sebring yet, then off to Birmingham,Ala. the week of April 3rd. Seasons getting ready to start.
Bill as I get in earlier as the race season gets closer we may end up here at the same time. What exactly do you do for the railroad? Any modeling interests or did you already say and I missed it?
Spent time Saturday at the musem chipping paint in the coaches so we can tidy them up for use this summer. Storing unused cars out in the weather isn't good but a square mile of shed isn't in the cards either. The older cars all have small leaks from years of flexing and the snow and rain always find a way in and that blisters the paint off the ceilings and walls. We don't even want to talk about the concrete floors in the heavyweights. Did chores at home yesterday, so really no layout time at all over the weekend. Did spend some time fiddlin' with my new Trainline FA/FB set, but they continue to run jerkily so it looks like i'll put them aside until i can strip them and find the problems.
Good to see some new faces-names here - welcome and we have some regulars popping in as well.
Steve- whats the update on your new construction? any further disasters with dust? When can you restart the layout and are you still planning on rooting it all out and starting over? Inquiring (Enquiring?) minds want to know - also us nosey people.

All for now - time to take to the highway. [:D]CUL, J.R.

[egmurphy]

QUOTE: JR: Storing unused cars out in the weather isn't good but a square mile of shed isn't in the cards either.

Have you thought about using tarps to protect the ones in worst condition? Not cheap, but less than a shed.

Ed

[beegle55]

Well I spent my weekend replacing track. I went to the hobby store and spent about $200. Its all good. Have a good day

[pcarrell]

Well good morning everybody!

Coffee and a muffin please Chloe, thanks. And put that on wetidlerjr's tab please.

beegle55,
That's quite a bit of track. Did you lay it all down in one weekend, or do you still have something to keep you busy throughout the week? I know that I would have plenty left for the week myself. Are you adding new sidings, building a new layout, or what? In other words, what chew got goin' over there, huh?[:D]

GMTRacing,
You sound like a very busy guy. Got a lot of cool stuff goin' on. I'm curious though, do you ever slow down?[;)]

All,
You all got prayed for last night, and again this morning. I know that a lot of us pray for each other, and sometimes it's just good to hear it.

Gotta run now, later.......

[Anonymous]

Hey Jim from MO....

Yep, I bet that's the same shop. You take I-40 off I-240 and just as your get on I-40 for about a mile or so, you hang a South at Exit 12, Sycamore View. The shop is in a old strip mall, sitting up off the road on a rise. If you keep going past the hobby store, you dead into the Shelby County Penial Farm..... scary looking place.

Well, better get back to work...... Zoe, fill up my cup with some good hot Black Joe !!!

[Paul W. Beverung]

Hi Gang: It's lunch time here at the good ole Six Flags Over Texas. We had a bit of flooding at the park. Of course according to the news we nearly washed away. Actually I've seen alot worse. My stuff came out of it unscathed. I've got to wash some mud off one of the tents in the miners camp that the rain splashed up on it. Other than that my stuff is OK.

Son John and I ran the Spectrum 2-10-2 last night after I left the coffee shop. Since I don't have DCC yet I ran it on DC. You just have to see it to really appreaciate how smooth it runs. It's really good. I put on 24 ore cars and ran it arond for a bit than switched it for the grade going up to the ore yard. The loco didn't even slow down for that 2% grade. I think that it will handle 36 loaded cars with out a problem.

RT: I hope that Cloe remembered to call Vinnie. I'd hate to see him pay you a visit by mistake.

Well I've got a few things that I need to take care of before lunch is over. I'll see you all later.

[Cox 47]

Howdy all...Cloudy and cool out our way poseta rain sleet snow tonite...I'll have Diet Coke and onion rings please...Spent the morning redoing one of my dumb mistakes when I laid my Kato track I figured since the layout was so small I would just throw all the switches by hand sounded good at the time..But as I got some scenery and buildings in I found I was messin up jack when I reached the 2 in the back..Well you figured it out I CUT!! the wires off the switches I tried to find some used ones but could'nt so this morning I pulled them took them apart what did I have to lose? Heck only 2 wires replaced the wires put them back together and to my amazement they work..I'm fellin pretty good..

PCarrell...Thanks for the prayers...

You all have a good one..Jerry

[Fergmiester]

QUOTE: Originally posted by JimRCGMO

Fergie - Draftsman? What - are you getting an addition to the train room? Fill us in, man!

Afraid not Jim! I'll always be relegated to the basement! No, right now we're looking at building on top of the garage for Dad (approx. 450 sp ft.) and a sun room with extended deck on the back of the house. This will also double as a spring time green house[:D]

John I took those pics yesterday with the new 70-300mm lens I just bought on e-bay. Unfortunately I'm still reading/[banghead] the manual for the camera![%-)]

Anyway it looks like I won't be winning this one so I'll have to go for the next CS Milepost!

Later Gents

Fergie

[TrainFreak409]

Howdy y'all. I haven't been on in awhile. Not much going on right now. I would have posted over the weekend, but my older brother had come from Sykesville to be with family for St. Patrick's Day.

Well, I spent part of my tax return over the weekend. I ordered a new speaker system, a new stereo deck, as well as a set of AIRHORNS for my car. And I have arranged with a coworker to help me install it all, so I'll be all set.[:D]

Questions for N Scalers:
Hey, do any of you know where I may be able to acquire some N scale chassis, either steam or diesel, for a cheap price, other than eBay or regular spare part dealers. It doesn't matter to me if they are used or not, as long as they run. I can find enough shells on eBay (although more wouldn't hurt), the chassis are what I'd like to have a greater selection of. Thanks.

[james saunders]

morning one and all, yesterday we had a catergory 5 cyclone hit north queensland about 200kms from where i lived in North Queensland, i was lucky not to experience a SEVERE cyclone the worst been a catergory 2, bad news is another cyclone is rapidly developing about 1000kms off the coast, and will track a similar path to the last one, im just lucky i live in Brisbane now (about 1400kms away) so our cyclone season is already shaping up, like the US' last hurricane season, which isnt good, i just hope that this next cyclone doesnt head south a bit and hit townsville, because i have family and friends there [:(] it was the first catergory 5 storm to hit a populated area since 1923! so its been the best part of 100 years since the last, and it looks like its going to get worse.

i think i need a coffee and i dont even drink it, in that case ill have a chocolate shake please.

now to talk about some modelling, i'm itching to paint a loco into my PA&A scheme, i bought a cheap propellant airbrush of ebay for $10! just to dip my fingers in, but the LHS has a nice paache set for $120 i think, so i may invest in a better one yet. and next time im down there, im going to buy a decent hobby knife and pin vise with some drill bits, i lost my last ones, im also going to buy alot of paint, my toolbox needs re stocking at the moment, and i forgot the most important thing is when i go to the hobby shop, i have to buy a new loco and some freight cars, i cant stop...but its a good thing, in the last 6 visits my loco fleet has grown from 2 to 7 and my car fleet has grown from 20-30, man i need a few more freight cars, i think i would need 50 to operate my layout effectively, i'll have to get some more boxcars and covered hoppers, and gondolas and a caboose or 2 [:)]

well thats all for now i think, i better get back to work.

OZJIM

[Anonymous]

PAGE 1000 contest update

Flip - March 1
KenM - March 3
luct, TallDude - March 4
manofwar - March 5
Jim in Cape - March 6
Attaboy - March 8
*** - March 9
trolleyRob - March 10
JP - March 11
Kathy - March 12
Noah, Chuck - March 13
Duke - March 14
RT - March 15
Deuce - March 16
pc - March 17
OZJIM - March 18
steveblackledge - March 19
Jerry, Trent - March 20
Fergie - March 21
Greg - March 22
KenL - March 24
Gman - March 25
Paul - March 27
dhilyer - March 28
inch - March 29
JR - March 30
nsscot - April 1
Phisig3 - April 2
Ed - April 3
Scott - April 5
der John - April 6
dekruif - April 7
stripes2 - April 8
TrainsRMe - April 10
avidham73 - April 15

We have reached the cutoff page, page 965. No more entries accepted.

I will post this from time to time and update to the post date.

Good Luck.

The winner will get to help out Elliot!!!!!!

[GMTRacing]

Good Evening All,
Just a quick runthrough on my way out the door. Tomorrow morning we pull a bank job for the museum. No, seriously a local bank used to put up a G gauge display at Christmas. Now that the stuff is surplus to needs the bank donated the whole setup to the museum and tomorrow we haul it all out of the basement, hence - a bank job.

James - Glad you weren't affected by the cyclone - the pics on the news are devastating. The little time we spent flying in and out of Harold E. Holt, all we got was sunburned. Hope you make out ok through the rest of your cyclone season.

Fergie - It should be good to have your dad nearer to family like that. The best part is a built in helper for the layout. The only drawback I can see is that you won't be able to bark orders at him like you do us[:D].

Ed - We've thought about tarps for the worst of the cars. Maybe when we get some of our switches rebuilt and we can roll them to the other end of the yard. One problem I can see is that with all the grit in the yard, the tarps will abrade every remaining bit of paint when they flap. The wind you get in an open area like the yard is unbelieveable.

PC - I rest at night [:D]. I quess I just think I should get as much done as I can now so when the day comes that I can't , there won't be too big a list of wish idda done's.

ok off my soap box and to home with me.CUL, J.R.

[rtraincollector]

Hi all well I got told today that I go under the knife on the 5th of April. I have to be there by 10:30 a.m. [%-)] I'm for it and I'am feeling better about it but just wish it was done and over with. Not really looking forward to it.

Oh well not much else happening my mind been really thinking aboutthat and that only.

Oh i do retake my CDL test wednesday [:)]

Well I'll have a large Ice water please chole I know you don't get rich off me drinking water but I'm on a diet sorry .

Well all prayers to all and will see you all later

[Anonymous]

Hey RT, my thoughts and prayers are with you. All will be ok, put all the worry in God's hands.

Good evening everyone, off to bed shortly. Clock alarms at 2:45am...... yuck.

[Anonymous]

hi all, my FP7 is done and I started a thread and posted the pics.

Tonight I tweaked a section of track so my cars don't derail every time I back into the yard.

[rtraincollector]

Talked to DaveJ611 a little while ago (about an hour the phone hasn't stopped tonight. Hes doing well just working alot. Said to say hi to you all. Hopes to get back in soon. Between family and work hes had no time. He said sorry.

Thats the first I've talk to him I would say in about a month or so.

Talk to you all later

[Paul W. Beverung]

Good Evening Gang: Not mush happened since lunch. I didn't get down to the basement tonight. I do need to get the two 2-8-0s out that I haven't run yet and give them a run in. I left the ore cars on the track last night so I don't have to unpack and put them on to check out the locomotives. I have to make a couple of molds for loads for the ore cars. I'm going to make them out of some foam that I have. I figure that I can but a piece of steel in the top so I can take the loads out with a magnet.

Well I'm going to hit the sack.

RT: You keep on keeping on and remember I'm pulling for you.

Good Night All

[egmurphy]

Good Evening Coffee Clubbers,

Well the coffee is sure good and strong and hot tonight, just like the sun was today. [8D] Yup, whatever passed for ‘winter’ here is long gone. I think it got up to around 37º or 38º (right at 100º F) today.

We headed out to the orange grove for another fill-up. It was “Orange Blossom Special” at the grove (okay, ”D.J.” Jerry – cue the music… [{(-_-)}] , the Billy Vaughn version please..). That ought to get a ride out of Flip too, as that train ran through his back yard (well not literally). [swg]

Even though the trees still have a lot of fruit on them, we’re in full blossom season. At this time we have to be a bit careful picking the fruit to avoid knocking off any more flowers than are absolutely necessary. Even at that I had a lot of small white petals on my arms. Bodes well for next year’s crop. [:)]

Still no model railroading activity here. [:(] I feel so unworthy in the presence of you guys. Of course I have been keeping up with my armchair model railroad activities. Don’t know if I told you that Fran got me a copy of the Thompson / Church / Jones book on the Pacific Fruit Express for Christmas. 450 pages with more detail than you ever wanted to know about PFE reefers. I’m still working my way through that.

Well we’re on the road again (Jerry – cue the Willie Nelson cut please… [{(-_-)}] ) Wednesday night. Off to Mexico City again. This time we going to take a trip with a group of railfans to see a couple of famous railway bridges. The trip is Saturday, but we have other stuff to do, so we’re going up early. One of the sites we’re going to visit is the old Metlac Bridge, built in 1881. Here’s a link to an old picture of it:

http://www.zonezero.com/exposiciones/fotografos/espino/esp27.html

It’s been out of service for some years, replaced by a modern bridge built in about 1982. We’re also going to see the new bridge, maybe even with trains running!!


RT – good luck with your surgery and implant. It’s never fun to get cut on, but this type of operation is becoming almost commonplace.


That’s about it for tonight, catch you guys later.

Regards

Ed

[ngartshore350]

QUOTE: Originally posted by egmurphy

Good Evening Coffee Clubbers,

Well the coffee is sure good and strong and hot tonight, just like the sun was today. [8D] Yup, whatever passed for ‘winter’ here is long gone. I think it got up to around 37º or 38º (right at 100º F) today.

egmurphy, we're a little cooler now heading into Winter, Brisbane didn't quite reach your heights but I can't say I miss them. Keep Cool!

Regards,

NG

[ngartshore350]

Ahh!! Looks like I got one! Whatever you want gentlemen! Well almost.

NG

[AggroJones]

Anyone see that movie 'Hustle 'N' Flow'? It great. The best I've seen so far this year. An instant classic.

[james saunders]

QUOTE: Originally posted by ngartshore350

QUOTE: Originally posted by egmurphy

Good Evening Coffee Clubbers,

Well the coffee is sure good and strong and hot tonight, just like the sun was today. [8D] Yup, whatever passed for ‘winter’ here is long gone. I think it got up to around 37º or 38º (right at 100º F) today.

egmurphy, we're a little cooler now heading into Winter, Brisbane didn't quite reach your heights but I can't say I miss them. Keep Cool!

Regards,

NG

a fellow brisbane-ite cool, hey drop me an email, its cool to know someone in the same city... where abouts in Brissie are you?

[sunsetbeachry]

Hi All.........

..........Quick call. Kathy's show '24' is on in a few minutes and must wake her up.

..............RT........... Check your snail mail watch and enjoy also maybe take with you so that all will go well with surgury [Where is the spellchecker when you need it????
................Thank you all........Good Nite and God Bless ......Chuck and Kathy.......
........................Prayer for all..................

[Anonymous]

hey evryone, i havent gotten a chance to stop by in a while, bin busy.
just was wondering about a few questions

can you soder rails with insulated rail joiners?
where can i get it, and about how much does a sheet of facia cost?
and how much does plexiglass cost per sheet?
stupid evil kitty
was test running my yard, and his evil little head popped up as soon as he heard the loco [:(!] so im going to put it up a little higher than the edges of the layout to protect any locos from falling, and to keep him off.

just wondering about all this cause im going to be finishing the layout in sections, and im going to make everysection completely finished, facia painted and all, backdrops, the works.

then move on to the next section.
anyway, my 8 foot yard section will be done soon, and anything i still need, i can get for my bday april 2nd ( woo 12 days!!!)

sorry if im not making any sense, it's the middle of the night, i cant sleep, and im tired lol

[Anonymous]

Good Morning all, been at work for about an hour and waiting of info to build some graphics for this mornings show.

Zoe, the coffee needs to be black and strong today !!! Whew !!!

[Fergmiester]

QUOTE: Originally posted by AggroJones

Anyone see that movie 'Hustle 'N' Flow'? It great. The best I've seen so far this year. An instant classic.

Can't say I have Aggro. BTW nice of you to drop in how are things these days? Hows the forest growing?

Well not much on the go except I finished putting the switch stands in the yard last night so now I'm just about ready to ballast.

Later Gents

Fergie